Trevor Noah, a hilarious comedian and smart cookie, once said that travel is the best way to erode cultural barriers and develop compassion on a global scale. I’ve got to say that I agree and here’s why… After I finished an undergraduate degree at Swansea University in 2006, I decided to take a job in…Continue Reading There and Back Again. A Swansea Student’s Tale – by Mike Kettle (MA TESOL 2017-2018)
Graham O’Donaghue on his journey from Swansea Student to Working and Living in China
Hello to Everyone, First thank you for taking the time to read this post. My name is Graham O’Donoghue and I studied at Swansea University from 2010 to 2012. I want to take a little bit of time to talk about my experiences and where my degree has led me to thus far. In 2008,…Continue Reading Graham O’Donaghue on his journey from Swansea Student to Working and Living in China
The Gower Glossary: The Lexicographic Journey to Publication – By Ben Jones
What is the Gower dialect? Where did it come from? And is it still used today? In a new publication from myself and Dr Rob Penhallurick, The Gower Glossary (2018), we examine some of these questions about the old English dialect of the Gower Peninsula. Separated culturally from the mainland of Wales from as early as the 1100s, Gower English had an early beginning as one of the…Continue Reading The Gower Glossary: The Lexicographic Journey to Publication – By Ben Jones