There and Back Again. A Swansea Student’s Tale – by Mike Kettle (MA TESOL 2017-2018)
Trevor Noah, a hilarious comedian and smart cookie, once said that travel is the best way to erode cultural barriers
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Sarah Poole on her Year Abroad in South Korea
Sarah Poole, a student in the Applied Linguistics Department, is currently studying for a BA English Language and TESOL and is on
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This year’s finalists had a very busy schedule. Working hard on their dissertations and submitting their final pieces of coursework,
Read moreHow I Survived University with Autism by Nicholas Fearn
Our guest post this month is by Nicholas Fearn a final year student in Applied Linguistics who is also (already)
Read more‘Barking mad’, or embarking on a life changing journey?
I am a non-native English language speaker (bilingual Latvian/Russian), a mature student and a single parent to two busy boys.
Read moreDoing an M.A. in TESOL by Mary Ritchie
My name is Mary Ritchie, and at 48 years old I’m probably the oldest person to have completed the M.A.
Read moreEmployability Series: Working with ELTS (English Language Training Service) by Ellie McHugh
Blog Post by Ellie McHugh Over the summer, I had the fantastic opportunity to work within the ELTS department at
Read moreEde and Ravenscroft Anniversary Student Prize 2016/2017
We are always excited to celebrate our students’ achievements and January 2018 brings us happy tidings of further success. Four
Read moreMature Students in Focus: Neil Roberts
As a forty-seven year old first year undergraduate I’ve been reflecting on life. Well, more accurately I’ve been thinking about
Read moreMature Students in Focus: Rachel Sanders
I had the pleasure of meeting and teaching Rachel Sanders in her first and second year at Swansea and, impressed
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