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
Swansea Linguistics Journal
This year’s finalists had a very busy schedule. Working hard on their dissertations and submitting their final pieces of coursework, as well as job-hunting, several of them seemed to find time to set up the first ever student journal for those working in Applied Linguistics and Language-related disciplines. Aptly named the Swansea Linguistics Journal, the…Continue Reading Swansea Linguistics Journal
How I Survived University with Autism by Nicholas Fearn
Our guest post this month is by Nicholas Fearn (left) a final year student in Applied Linguistics who is also (already) on his career journey as a journalist with publications in various news outlets. You can read his work by following the links at the end of the post. Thanks Nic! In just under two…Continue Reading How I Survived University with Autism by Nicholas Fearn
‘We Are Family’: Academic success for mother and daughter graduating from Swansea University together
The phrase ‘keeping it within the family’ has never rung so true as it has this year at Swansea University and in the College of Arts and Humanities. In July 2017 mother and daughter, Suzanne and Melissa Isaacs, both graduated from the college on the same day. Melissa graduated from our Applied Linguistics Department with…Continue Reading ‘We Are Family’: Academic success for mother and daughter graduating from Swansea University together
Doing a Joint Honours Degree in English Language and Literature
The Applied Linguistics Department offers both single and joint honours degree programmes. One of our students, Jasmine Metcalfe, recently graduated with a first class degree in English Language and Literature. During her degree, Jasmine went on a year abroad to Brock University, Canada and she took the CELTA certificate during her summer vacation. Jasmine is now…Continue Reading Doing a Joint Honours Degree in English Language and Literature
Interviews with Third Years: Lauren Jones
After the dust had settled: exams done and graduation celebrated, I had a chance to catch up with finalist and now post-graduate student, Lauren Jones. Lauren recently graduated with a first degree in English Language and is going on to do the MA TESOL here at Swansea. She kindly took time out of her well-earned…Continue Reading Interviews with Third Years: Lauren Jones