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  • Eleanor Winstanley – Case Study: Berlin, Germany 2015

    By Eleanor Winstanley | 20 January 2016

    My name’s Ellie Winstanley and I am a 21 year old language student in Manchester, although following my period abroad…

  • Case Study – Richard Freeman Germany 1961

    By John Speak | 15 January 2016

    In January 1961 (age 20) I boarded the train from Harwich via London followed by a short ferry journey to…

  • Christopher Wilson – Case Study, Germany 1969

    By John Speak | 25 November 2015

    “The John Speak Trust Scholarship was of great benefit to me personally and also to my career; a very useful…

  • Imogen Page Jarrett – Case Study, Beijing China 2014-2015

    By Page-Jarrett | 15 September 2015

    My name is Imogen Page-Jarrett and I have just finished my year abroad in Beijing, China. The past year would…

  • Graham Moulson – Case Study 1963 to 1964

    By John Speak | 1 September 2015

    At age 72, looking back and having studied several foreign languages I have learned that language learning is similar to…

  • Oliver de Planta – Case Study, Germany 2014 – 2015

    By Oliver de Planta | 19 August 2015

    During my studies at Sheffield Hallam University I undertook a year abroad in Germany from June 2014 to March 2015.…

  • Geoffrey Padgett – Case Study, France 1953

    By John Speak | 18 August 2015

    In 1953 at age 22, I was fortunate to receive a Scholarship from the John Speak Trust to assist with…

  • Anthony Kassapian – Case Study,

    By John Speak | 13 August 2015

    The year was 1960, I was nineteen years old, working in the wool trade for the family business, Kassapians (Combers)…

  • Emily Martin – Case Study: China 2014 – 2015

    By Emily Martin | 27 July 2015

    I’ve just finished my third year of studying Chinese at Cambridge University, spending my year abroad studying at Peking University…

  • Nadia – Case Study – Beijing, China 2014-15

    By Nadia | 27 July 2015

    In August 2014 I set off for Beijing for my year abroad at Peking University to continue with my language…

  • Amy Clark – Case Study France and Spain 2014-2015

    By Amy Clark | 27 July 2015

    I can´t quite believe that my 18 months abroad are coming to an end, it only seems like 2 minutes…

  • Alexander Arch – Case Study, Paris, France 2014 – 2015

    By Alexander Arch | 29 June 2015

    I am a student of French, Spanish qnd international business at Sheffiled Hallam University.   I have spent my year abroad…

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