Category: Employability

Showcasing Real-World Linguistics: Student Submissions at COPA by Ellie Dickinson

An image of a pull-up banner, showing a young student with the name of the department under (English Language, TESOL and Applied Linguistics). Alongside the banner is a display of posters created by students in the department

Each year, Swansea University hosts COPA: an event that brings together students, faculty, and industry professionals to celebrate innovation, collaboration, and creativity. For students in Applied Linguistics, COPA offers a unique opportunity to present how their academic work applies to the real world. Whether through projects on language revitalisation, heritage language preservation, or policy development,…Continue Reading Showcasing Real-World Linguistics: Student Submissions at COPA by Ellie Dickinson

Dylan Thomas School Voluntary Literacy Mentoring Placement: A Student Perspective by Thea Baumgartner & Victoria Miller

Two of our students Thea and Victoria recently worked with the Dylan Thomas Community School’s after-school MAT (More Able and Talented) group. This co-curricular placement was in partnership with Swansea University’s Reaching Wider who work with a variety of stakeholder groups, including school pupils and families, to increase participation in HE for people from underrepresented groups in Southwest Wales….Continue Reading Dylan Thomas School Voluntary Literacy Mentoring Placement: A Student Perspective by Thea Baumgartner & Victoria Miller

MFL Mentoring Schemes by Alex Wright

In first term of third year, I received an email from the University sharing an opportunity to be part of an MFL mentoring scheme funded by the Welsh government. I was intrigued by this email, however I had not participated in any active language learning since taking French at A level and German at GCSE….Continue Reading MFL Mentoring Schemes by Alex Wright

Shawn Lee Interviews Beatrice Massa, Language Technician at Phrasee

Alumna of Swansea University, Beatrice Massa, talks to Shawn Lee about her work as a language technician at Phrasee. Beatrice completed her undergraduate BA (Hons) English Language and MA TESOL at Swansea in 2019 and 2021 respectively. While at Swansea, Beatrice made the opportunities the university and the department could offer, and worked as a…Continue Reading Shawn Lee Interviews Beatrice Massa, Language Technician at Phrasee

Employability Round Up! by Beatrice Massa

Employability Series:  Here’s a recap of what happened last semester I am sure many of you are aware of the talk series run by Dr Alexia Bowler, our very dedicated Employability Officer. However, in case you are thinking of joining Swansea University next year and want to know more about this initiative or, due to the…Continue Reading Employability Round Up! by Beatrice Massa

My experience doing a SPIN internship by Theo Mills

I’m writing this blog post as a culmination of a completed SPIN (Swansea University Paid Internship) placement in the department of Applied Linguistics at Swansea University. A SPIN placement is a paid internship placement generally held for four weeks in partnership with various employers. In my case, I worked for my department alongside a member of my…Continue Reading My experience doing a SPIN internship by Theo Mills

Employability Series: Speech and Language Therapist, Marianna Puzzo, talks to Applied Linguistics students – by Ed Clarke

 As part of our employability programme in the Applied Linguistics department, we invited alumna , Marianna Puzzo, who is now a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, back to talk to our students about a potential career in SLT. Graduating with a degree in English Language and Italian in 2014, Marianna went on to do a…Continue Reading Employability Series: Speech and Language Therapist, Marianna Puzzo, talks to Applied Linguistics students – by Ed Clarke

Placement Puts Students At The Top of the Class

The Applied Linguistics Department offers several employability opportunities. One such placement is working with local schools as teaching assistants, with a focus on language and literacy at an after- school group. The eight-week placement allows students the chance to design and deliver activities, see real-world teaching and learning in action, work with a range of…Continue Reading Placement Puts Students At The Top of the Class

Health Communication Research Projects in Applied Linguistics

Two final year students in Applied Linguistics, Molly Rabin and Megan Davies, undertook a WOW (Week of Work) placement this year, working as research assistants alongside Tess Fitzpatrick and Alexia Bowler on a health communication project with a local health board. The project’s aims were to evaluate patient information documents provided by a newly created…Continue Reading Health Communication Research Projects in Applied Linguistics