Tag: #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

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

My experience taking part in a SPIN internship by Rachel Cooper

I’m Rachel, an Applied Linguistics and English Language student. In my second year I had the opportunity to take part in a Swansea University Paid Internship (SPIN). My particular internship was based at the Centre for Ageing & Dementia Research (CADR), which is a chapter of the Centre for Innovative Ageing at Swansea University. My…Continue Reading My experience taking part in a SPIN internship by Rachel Cooper

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

From EFL teacher to Pro-Vice-Chancellor, International – by Professor Judith Lamie

In this month’s blog we welcome an insight into Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), Professor Judith Lamie’s career. An accomplished researcher in EFL (English as Foreign Language), Professor Lamie joined Swansea University in 2021. International Higher Education has always had its challenges. We’ve seen changing patterns of demand and delivery, higher student expectations, changing employer needs and increasingly…Continue Reading From EFL teacher to Pro-Vice-Chancellor, International – by Professor Judith Lamie

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

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

Employability Series: Swansea University’s Applied Linguistics Literacy Partnership Placements

My name is Maslin Costiniano and I would like to share with all of you an experience that I feel has contributed to my recent success in procuring my next step after graduation, which is an internship as a teaching assistant in Japan. In my third year I took part in a placement scheme organised…Continue Reading Employability Series: Swansea University’s Applied Linguistics Literacy Partnership Placements