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.
Case Studies
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Case Study – Henrietta Jinivizian, 2025-26
I returned from Strasbourg just over a week ago, and it’s certain that an Alsace-shaped trou is etched on my…
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Case Study: Salamanca, Spain 2025-2026
I had the opportunity to study at the University of Salamanca in Spain during my year abroad, and I had…
Monthly Reports
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Anam Rahman: China, January 2017
My first impression. China is not a poor country. There are lots of big and beautiful buildings. It is a…
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An interesting concert experience in Beijing: Gavin Vine, China – January 2017
自从我来中国之后,我一直尽力去熟悉华语音乐,为此来提高我普通话的水平。因此,我的朋友门邀请我陪他们去看女子乐队音乐会的时候我毫不犹豫地接受他们的邀请。他们所说的乐队叫做‘BEJ48’。 之前我没听说过这支乐队,所以我问他们给我解释以下。结果把来自英国的我弄糊涂了。这支乐队不是普通的乐队,而是一支由三个队组成的乐队,每个队有二十多个歌手。我们决定最好了解这个概念的方法就是去看表演。然而,我们去看表演之后,表演给我留下的印象是我对中国文化的了解没我之前以为的那么好!首先,我去看音乐会前,我以为大部分的粉丝都是小姑娘,可是原来他们都是很宅的男人。他们的行为好像球迷一样,都在欢呼,不在跳舞。可是,最奇怪的事情就是歌手的装束。虽然她们都是大人,可是他们的样子和八岁的女孩子差不多,都戴着蝴蝶结什么的。对粉丝来说这些女生是偶像,代表他们理想的女朋友,可是对我来说这就是我不能了解的一个现象。 ENGLISH: Since coming to China I have tried my best to familiarise myself with Chinese music in order…
