Category: Third Years

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

‘A Corpus-Based Study of Quotatives in the American Sitcom, “The Big Bang Theory”‘: dissertation blogpost from Angharad John & Madison Allardyce

Are you a student or otherwise nosy scroller, looking for some dissertation inspiration? Look no further! Here is a brief summary of our dissertation project, a corpus study of quotatives in The Big Bang Theory. So, firstly, and most importantly, what are quotatives? Quotatives are a linguistic device used to introduce or report speech and…Continue Reading ‘A Corpus-Based Study of Quotatives in the American Sitcom, “The Big Bang Theory”‘: dissertation blogpost from Angharad John & Madison Allardyce

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

Language Research Centre’s (LRC) Applied Linguistics Seminar Series: A Summary by Chloe Williams (Autumn 2022)

Chloe Williams is a third year student studying BA English & Media studies. These views and readings are her own. Over the first semester of the 2022/2023 academic year, the LRC hosted another Applied Linguistics seminar series over Zoom. Intertwined every other week with AppLing Wednesday, the seminar series included a wide range of speakers…Continue Reading Language Research Centre’s (LRC) Applied Linguistics Seminar Series: A Summary by Chloe Williams (Autumn 2022)

Study Tool and Tech Review

By Shawn Lee, Hollie Chappell and Vanessa Ku. COVID-19 made me do it – because classes and groupwork went online, my notes and studying methods turned digital too. In this day and age, there are plenty of note-taking applications and technology that can speed up the note-taking process and transform your productivity.  Hello everyone! I’m…Continue Reading Study Tool and Tech Review

Talking Dissertations: Joe East talks to Milo Coffey about his final year research project

This month’s blog/vlog is about dissertations! Every year, many students undertake a dissertation. This is an extended piece of work (around 8-10,000 words) based around a project they’ve been researching and supervised by subject specialists in the department. We thought you might like to hear about one of these which is about computer-generated poetry! We…Continue Reading Talking Dissertations: Joe East talks to Milo Coffey about his final year research project

Can applied linguistics help combat the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation online? by Milo Coffey.

We’ve all heard it. Whether it’s from a family member, a co-worker, or even just somebody in the queue outside the supermarket, at some point in the past year you’re bound to have come across at least one person who maintains that vaccines are harmful: “I’m not taking any experimental jabs,” they declare with conviction,…Continue Reading Can applied linguistics help combat the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation online? by Milo Coffey.

What’s going on this year for Applied Linguistics students?

In 2020 it’s difficult for anything to avoid the shadow of COVID-19 and university life has proven to be no exception. Thousands of students across the country have spoken of their confusion and worry of returning to university, many have been forced to self-isolate in their halls of residence and things seem to be changing…Continue Reading What’s going on this year for Applied Linguistics students?

Sarah Poole: Looking back at my year abroad in South Korea

Hi, my name is Sarah and I am a final year English Language & TESOL student at Swansea University. If you haven’t read my previous blog post about my year abroad in South Korea, I highly recommend you go take a look here before reading this one! When I wrote my previous blog post I…Continue Reading Sarah Poole: Looking back at my year abroad in South Korea

Ede and Ravenscroft Anniversary Student Prize 2017/2018

As you may know, we are always excited to celebrate our students’ achievements and 2019 brings us happy tidings of further success. Two of our fabulous students have been awarded the Ede and Ravenscroft Anniversary Student Prize 2017/2018 for outstanding contribution to student life, building on the previous winners of our prize for 2016/2017 who…Continue Reading Ede and Ravenscroft Anniversary Student Prize 2017/2018