Posts Tagged ‘Case Study’
Amy Clark – Case Study France and Spain 2014-2015
I can´t quite believe that my 18 months abroad are coming to an end, it only seems like 2 minutes since I was boarding the plane to Alicante in January 2014 to begin my Erasmus study period! I feel that my time abroad, in France and Spain has been the most beneficial part of my…
Read MoreAlexander Arch – Case Study, Paris, France 2014 – 2015
I am a student of French, Spanish qnd international business at Sheffiled Hallam University. I have spent my year abroad in Noisy-le-Grand, just outside of Paris. Whilst in France, I worked for a holiday comparison website which allowed me to develop my French and Spanish skills in a professional environment. The placement also helped me…
Read MoreJosie Holley – Case Study Geneva, Switzerland (2013-2014)
After having finished my degree in French and Spanish with Interpreting at the University of Sheffield, I knew where I wanted my career to go. Since the age of 16 I have wanted to be a conference interpreter. I took the entrance exams for the University of Geneva, and I was accepted. The only problem…
Read MoreSiân Summerton – Case Study Barcelona, Spain (2015)
Thank you to the John Speak trust for their invaluable support during my time in Barcelona As I chose to study French, Spanish and EU Studies (MA Hons) at the University of Edinburgh, I was aware that this would involve a year working or studying abroad in 2014-2015. The idea of working had always appealed…
Read MoreTony Lumb – Case Study, Germany (1959)
“I would most definitely recommend the John Speak Trust to others. My time spent abroad using a foreign language allowed me to learn a new language and culture in a different environment both physically and spiritually” In 1959 I was fortunate to receive a six month scholarship from the John Speak Language Trust. I was…
Read MoreJo Dawson – Case Study, France (1992)
Looking back, I can probably say that the 3 month scholarship from the John Speak Trust was one of the key defining points of my life – something for which I am extremely grateful. One of the many memories that I have of my John Speak Scholarship time in France was talking to the lorry…
Read MoreBenjamin Elliott – Case Study, France (Sept 2013-July 2014)
This year has been……………………………………….intense, but rewarding! My course – Fashion Design – has been great. There has been so much to learn, so normally I would wake up around 7am and go to sleep anytime between 12am and 2am, including the weekends, but in a way its great because you get the chance to go…
Read MoreMichelle Dalgety – Case Study, Bilbao, northern Spain (1986)
The year was 1986; I was 21 years old and had just finished a Business Studies Course at Bradford College. I had taken a linguistics option with advanced French and beginners Spanish so when I learned about the John Speak Language Scholarships I was eager to go to Spain to bring both languages to a…
Read MoreFrank Clayton – Case Study, 1949 (Tarn, France)
“Thanks to the language skills I gained following my scholarship and my time in France, I was involved in the export trade for many years throughout my career”. At my school it had been compulsory for ‘A stream’ students to study French and Latin. Ideally, I would have preferred to study French and German but…
Read MoreDerek Platts – Case Study, Brussels (1954)
“It was wonderful to see that the Trust is still going and providing the same opportunities to young people after all this time. May it long continue to do so”, Derek Platts. Sixty years ago in 1954, I was 23, had recently completed my national Service in the RAF and was working in my first…
Read MoreJosie Holley – Case Study, Geneva (Nov 2013 – May 2014)
My advice to anybody considering a bursary to travel abroad would be to grab the opportunity while you can! After having finished my degree in French and Spanish with Interpreting at the University of Sheffield, I knew where I wanted my career to go. Since the age of 16 I have wanted to be a…
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