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  • 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…

  • Phoebe Ellis – Case Study: Jena in Germany, March – May 2015

    By Phoebe Ellis | 25 June 2015

    In March 2015 I travelled to Jena, a small city in the former Eastern part of Germany in order to…

  • Benjamin Elliott – Case Study, France (Sept 2013-July 2014)

    By Benjamin Elliott | 24 December 2014

    This year has been……………………………………….intense, but rewarding! My course – Fashion Design – has been great. There has been so much…

  • Michelle Dalgety – Case Study, Bilbao, northern Spain (1986)

    By John Speak | 24 November 2014

    The year was 1986; I was 21 years old and had just finished a Business Studies Course at Bradford College.…

  • Derek Peters – Case Study, Ascq, near Lille in France (1949)

    By John Speak | 11 November 2014

    Opening a recent news bulletin from the Leeds Chamber of Commerce, a reference to the John Speak Trust immediately caught…

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