Good luck wishes Phoebe
Congratulations to our new scholar Phoebe! Phoebe will be travelling to Germany in March 2015 to study German at the University in Jena. In July 2015 Phoebe plans to start work in Germany We will keep you posted on Phoebe’s progress over the coming months! Good luck Phoebe …
快樂中國新年 Happy Chinese New Year
綿羊或山羊的一年 Year of the sheep (ram or goat) Ranking the eighth position of all the animals in Chinese zodiac, Sheep (Ram or Goat) represents solidarity, harmony and calmness. People born in the year of the Sheep are polite, mild mannered, shy, imaginative, determined and have good taste. On the negative…
Sitges – Sian Summerton, Feb 2015
Last weekend I travelled out of Barcelona to the beautiful town of Sitges, which takes around 40 minutes on the local train. Sitges is incredibly busy over the summer, but is calm and quiet over the months of November- February. Despite this, the weather was still lovely, with blue skies…
“I would most definitely recommend the John Speak Trust to others. My time spent abroad using a foreign language allowed me to learn a new language and culture in a different environment both physically and spiritually” In 1959 I was fortunate to receive a six month scholarship from the…
Love Languages Careers panel – 5 March 2015 Manchester University are currently recruiting alumni who use languages in their career to take part in our Love Languages careers panel event. You can find details of our previous events here. If you are interested in getting involved fill in this short survey…
Jo Dawson – Case Study, France (1992)
Looking back, I can probably say that the 3 month scholarship from the John Speak Trust was one of the key defining points of my life – something for which I am extremely grateful. One of the many memories that I have of my John Speak Scholarship time in France…
Congratulations Mark Green!
Many congratulations to Mark Green (John Speak Trust Committee Chair) on being awarded the Order of Merit by the Federal Republic of Germany Well done Mark, keep up the good work!
Calling all previous John Speak Trust scholars – tell us your story
Have you received a John Speak Trust Scholarship or did/do you know someone who has? We would love to hear from you. Please contact the Trust and tell your story. Derek Platts received a Scholarship in 1954 and has very kindly provided his Case Study – read Derek’s…
The John Speak Language Trust and the Trust Committee would like to wish you a wonderful and prosperous New Year. New Year Language Resolution – There is no better time to turn your dreams of learning a foreign language into a reality, new year, new start! Happy New Year…
Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid to win Spanish Super Cup
