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
Josh Richardson talks to Shawn Lee about his favourite module this year: ALE250 Child Language and Literacy
As intern for the Applied Linguistics and English Language blog this year, I was lucky enough to speak to one of my classmates, second year Josh Richardson, about the year just gone, and about his favourite module. 1. What is your favourite module about, and why do you like it? ALE250 Studying Child Language Language…Continue Reading Josh Richardson talks to Shawn Lee about his favourite module this year: ALE250 Child Language and Literacy
Molly Havard’s Favourite Module: History of the English Language
Welcome to August’s blog which is again a video interview, this time with student Molly Havard who talks to us about one of her favourite modules of the year: ALE229 History of the English Language. Interviewed by student intern Shawn Lee (2nd year BA English Language and Media), Molly gives us an overview of how…Continue Reading Molly Havard’s Favourite Module: History of the English Language
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
Professor Tess Fitzpatrick on Studying English Language at Swansea University
What exactly is Applied Linguistics? Well, our head of department, Professor Tess Fitzpatrick talks about what we do at Swansea University. For detailed information about our courses, please visit: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/english/…Continue Reading Professor Tess Fitzpatrick on Studying English Language at Swansea University
CLEARING: Mia King on Her Experience
Clearing can be a stressful time for all involved but take a look at our video with one of our successful students, Mia King, who came to us through clearing and is now going into her final year of university….Continue Reading CLEARING: Mia King on Her Experience
Life After Freshers – Jake Clothier
As one of the plucky freshers, starring in C4’s reality TV programme The Secret Life of Students, the outgoing Jake Clothier began life at Swansea as a mini-celebrity even before we met him in class. Having survived freshers and the subsequent years at Swansea, Jake is in his 3rd year, in the final semester, and…Continue Reading Life After Freshers – Jake Clothier
First Year Facts and Fictions
Being a new first year can be fun, exciting, with new experiences but also frustrating, confusing and intimidating. Just finding your classes can be a trauma-inducing experience, let alone understanding finite state grammar. However, it’s nice to know that many have been through it before and that the survival ratio is higher than being a…Continue Reading First Year Facts and Fictions