APPLICATIONS are being accepted from Monday 1st September 2025 to Friday 24th October 2025
Do you have a basic knowledge of a foreign language (Minimum GCSE Level 7/CEFR level A2) or A level)? Do you want to work in the export trade or related service industry? Would you like to spend time abroad, studying the language, learning the customs and gaining valuable experience to…
A fond farewell ………………… After 25+ years in the hot seat, we are saddened to announce that Mark Green has stepped down as Chair of the John Speak Language Trust. We are sorry to lose you Mark but fully appreciate your decision that now is a good…
About the Trust
Welcome to the opportunity to widen your horizons! The John Speak Languages Scholarship can provide you with complementary funding to assist you to travel overseas to study a language. Mastering one or several languages provides enjoyment and a wider understanding of the world in which we live. In addition,…
Case Study: Bryony Heaviside – La Belle Province 2024-2025
My time in Quebec, Canada, has finally come to an end. After spending a few weeks back in the UK, I have taken the opportunity to reflect on what this experience and being a recipient of the John Speak Bursary has meant to me. Hands down the best year of…
Bryony Heaviside: Road-trip au Nouveau-Brunswick! – August 2025
Ce mois, j’ai fait un road-trip au Nouveau-Brunswick pour deux semaines. Le Nouveau-Brunswick est la province voisine du Québec, et c’est la seule province officiellement bilingue du Canada. À mon avis c’est une culture unique qui a un mélange d’influences françaises, britanniques et autochtones. L’un des aspects les plus intéressants…
Lauren Maslin: Case Study – Land of the Morning Calm: South Korea 2024 – 2025
I chose to go to South Korea because I was fascinated by its history and very different culture than my own. I also believed that living there would be the best way to learn the language in its natural context, beyond the classroom. “Going to South Korea as a language…
Lauren Maslin- August 2025년 9월 언니와 즐긴 한국 관광 A tour of Korea with my sister
요즘 모두 잘 지내고 계신가요? 어느새 여름도 어느덧 끝을 향해 가고 있네요. 저는 8월 내내 정말 바쁘게 지내면서 다양한 경험들을 하며 뜻깊은 시간을 보냈어요. 먼저, 친구와 함께 부산으로 당일치기 여행을 다녀왔어요. 하루 종일 비가 왔지만, 오히려 그 덕분에 색다른 분위기를 즐길 수 있었어요. 벽화가 가득한 작은 마을을 천천히 걸으며 사진도…
Grace Dawson: Auf Wiedersehen Hamburg! August 2025
Mit dem August kommt mein Jahr im Ausland zum Schluss, was mich gleichzeitig trauert und freut. Wenn ich an meinen Aufenthalt in Hamburg denke, stehen die vielen Freundschaften und spannenden Erlebnisse neben meinen verbesserten Deutschkenntnissen im Vordergrund. Ich wusste diese Chance vom Anfang an zu schätzen, auch wenn ich mich…
Elodie Sparrow: Case Study – Over and out! – Beijing 2024 – 2025
A year studying in Beijing has been incredible. Getting off the plane and walking into the late August heat feels like a lifetime ago – so much has happened since then. This last year, I have had the privilege to study at Peking University (PKU), supported by John Speak Language…
New career opportunities
Are you developing the foreign language skills of your staff? Does your company employ people who use foreign language skills on a regular basis? If yes, do you know how many people have those skills? Which languages does your company use? Does your company give temporary placements to overseas…
Grace Dawson: Der sonnige Juli
Trotz der ermüdenden Hitzewellen konnte ich den Juli mit Hilfe eines Schwimmbad Besuchs und vieler Rennrad Tours genießen. Es ist ein glücklicher Zufall, dass das schöne Kaifu Bad sich ganz in der Nähe von mir befindet. Mit einem 50m langem Sommerfreibad, Winter-Außenpool und einem Hallenbad bietet die Anlage eine beeindruckende…
Case Study: Jack Beeching – France, 2024 – 2025
I can still remember my first morning in Paris. I was tired, having arrived late and spent the night in a cheap hostel, and anxious – not sure what I was doing there. I stood, in line for a pastry, clumsily rehearsing the words “un pain au chocolat, s’il vous…
