I am a non-native English language speaker (bilingual Latvian/Russian), a mature student and a single parent to two busy boys. This is my ‘success story’. As a working-class immigrant and Montessori teacher/nursery nurse, you would be forgiven for thinking this would be a challenging enough pathway. I know I certainly felt that way when I…Continue Reading ‘Barking mad’, or embarking on a life changing journey?
Meet the Staff: Neal Evans (ELTS & Applied Linguistics)
Neal Evans currently works in both the Applied Linguistics department and English Language Training Services and teaches on the TEFL/TESOL strand embedded in our degree programmes. He is also a CELTA trainer. I am lucky enough to share an office with Neal and so he couldn’t escape my blogging clutches when I asked him for an…Continue Reading Meet the Staff: Neal Evans (ELTS & Applied Linguistics)
Doing 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. in TESOL at Swansea University! Before studying at Swansea University I worked as a Speech and Language Therapist in Scotland for 9 years. In the year 2000 my husband and I moved to the Philippines…Continue Reading Doing an M.A. in TESOL by Mary Ritchie
Employability: On Getting My Perfect Job by Harvey Miller
Before going to university, I was never entirely sure as to what my career aims were, although teaching has always been something that has interested me. However, after researching Swansea University, I noticed that the Applied Linguistics Department offered the CELTA programme as part of their English language degree. This was one of my main…Continue Reading Employability: On Getting My Perfect Job by Harvey Miller
Employability 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 Swansea University as an English tutor on the General Summer programme. I finished my second year of studies in the Applied Linguistics department at Swansea University at the start of June. Luckily, the programme began…Continue Reading Employability Series: Working with ELTS (English Language Training Service) by Ellie McHugh
Ede 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 of our fabulous students win the Ede and Ravenscroft Anniversary Student Prize 2016/2017 for outstanding contribution to student life. Each prize is worth £250, and is given in recognition of students’ ‘outstanding contributions’ during Year 2…Continue Reading Ede and Ravenscroft Anniversary Student Prize 2016/2017
Mature 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 how life can be condensed down to a small series of pivotal decisions made at seminal points in our lives. Sometimes consciously, sometimes not, the decisions we make during these times launch us in new…Continue Reading Mature Students in Focus: Neil Roberts