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  • Alexander Johnstone: Case Study – Beijing, China 2017-18

    By Debra Patchett | 27 February 2018

    As part of my undergraduate degree in Chinese Studies, I set off to Beijing in August 2017 to spend a…

  • Holly Henry: Case Study – Mexico 2017

    By Holly | 22 January 2018

    During the first semester of my year abroad, I spent 5 months studying at UNAM in Mexico City. Looking back,…

  • Case Study: Anam Rahman, China – 2017

    By Anam Rahman | 22 August 2017

    During my second year of university I wrote a paper on the Chinese economy.  It was here where the magnitude…

  • Case study: Mercedes Jaskolka, St Petersburg, Russia – 2017

    By Debra Patchett | 11 August 2017

    I was full of nerves when I landed in St Petersburg. I thought I’d feel somewhat comfortable in a new…

  • Case Study: Gavin Vine – China 2016-2017

    By Debra Patchett | 14 July 2017

    I began my year in China working at the British embassy in Beijing, before starting university at Peking University, one…

  • Case Study: Charlotte McGarry – China, 2016 – 2017

    By Debra Patchett | 28 June 2017

    The third year of my university degree took the form of a year abroad spent studying Mandarin in Beijing, China.…

  • Nathan Randerson, Case Study: Spain 2016-2017

    By Debra Patchett | 8 May 2017

    John Speak Trust Report – 2017 Its been an incredible last 18 months, my experience in Spain has surpassed all…

  • Sinead O'Connor: Case Study, China – 2016

    By Sinead | 19 April 2017

    I began receiving the John Speak travel grant in September 2016, when I began my third year abroad in China…

  • Matt Hattam: Case Study – Madrid, Spain 2016

    By Debra Patchett | 18 April 2017

    For the final four months of 2016 I worked for a translation company in Madrid. The scholarship from the John…

  • Grace Partington: Case Study – Portugal, 2016

    By Grace Partington | 28 February 2017

    Case Study:  Grace Partington, Portugal (2016) Receiving a John Speak Trust Scholarship was extremely helpful in easing financial pressure whilst…

  • Georgia Dolan: Case Study – Colombia, 2016

    By Georgia Dolan | 7 December 2016

    In April this year, I was fortunate to receive a John Speak Scholarship. I initially arrived in the capital, Bogota,…

  • Jack Davies – Case Study: Liaocheng, China 2015-2016

    By Jack Davies | 18 April 2016

    Firstly let me start by saying ……………….. Thank you to the John Speak Language Trust for the support it offered…

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