APPLICATIONS are being accepted from Monday 1st September 2025 to Friday 24th October 2025
Do you have a basic knowledge of a foreign language (Minimum GCSE Level 7/CEFR level A2) or A level)? Do you want to work in the export trade or related service industry? Would you like to spend time abroad, studying the language, learning the customs and gaining valuable experience to…
A fond farewell ………………… After 25+ years in the hot seat, we are saddened to announce that Mark Green has stepped down as Chair of the John Speak Language Trust. We are sorry to lose you Mark but fully appreciate your decision that now is a good…
About the Trust
Welcome to the opportunity to widen your horizons! The John Speak Languages Scholarship can provide you with complementary funding to assist you to travel overseas to study a language. Mastering one or several languages provides enjoyment and a wider understanding of the world in which we live. In addition,…
Hannah Smith: Ma première semaine en France, September 2025
Ce premier de mes reports mensuels est écrit à la fin de ma première semaine en France. Je suis installé pour six mois à Sallanches, une commune de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. C’est un lieu d’une beauté naturelle magnifique et, depuis les fenêtres de mon appartement en centre-ville, j’admire les vues…
Caitlin Manchester: 한국 생활에 점점 익숙해지고 있다! Becoming more used to life in Korea! September 2025
한국에서 보낸 첫 달은 즐거웠지만 조금은 힘들기도 했습니다. 산이면 산 궁이면 궁, 서울의 모두 다 쓰러질 정도로 매우 흥미로웁니다. 어느 날에는 수업 끝난 후에 저랑 제 친구들이 같이 동대문 디자인 프라자를 구경하려고 했습니다. 동대문 프라자는 서울에 있는 엄청 유명한 관광거리입니다. <Everflow: 움직이는 장>이라는 라이트 쇼는 열리고 있었고 다양한 빛과 미디어…
Caitlin Manchester: 한국에 도착했어요! 첫 주는 이렇게 보냈어요. I’ve arrived in Korea! – August 2025
저는 8월27일에 한국에 도착했어요! 이 신기한 나라가 이제 내 새로운 집이 되었어요. 이런 새로운 시작은 나에게 큰 기회가 되고 다양한 경험이랑 도전을 엄청 기다리고 있어요! 저는 오후 네시에 인천 공항에 도착해서 바로 버스를 타고 대학 캠퍼스에 갔어요. 서울대학교에 도착하자마자 제 방이 어디인지 물어봤어요. 방 열쇠를 받은 후에 새로운 방으로 이사했고…
Chloe Salmon: Mi Primera Semana en Sevilla – Sevilla, España – September 2025
Hola, me llamo Chloe, y desde hace seis días, volé a Sevilla, España. He encontrada la experiencia muy interesante, pero muy difícil. Es difícil ya que el acento en Sevilla es muy fuerte, y diferente a lo que he aprendido a la universidad en Inglaterra. Por ejemplo, en Andalucía (el…
Natalie Smith: My First Two Weeks in Salamanca – September 2025
After arriving in Salamanca on September 2nd, I had the opportunity to explore the city before my classes began in the Department of Filología, where I will take classes in linguistics and Spanish culture. I spent time walking around the city and admiring the historic streets and buildings. One of…
Grace Dawson: Die letzten Tage in Hamburg – September 2025
Während der letzten Tage meines Aufenthalts wurde deutlich, dass meine Deutschkenntnisse spürbar verbessert sind. Neulich habe ich mich bei variierten Situationen fließend und ohne Zögern ausdrücken können, wohingegen ich am Anfang des Jahres mit diesen Fällen nicht vertraut war. Der auffälligste Fall trat beim Flughafen auf, als ich den Rückflug…
Case Study: Bryony Heaviside – La Belle Province 2024-2025
My time in Quebec, Canada, has finally come to an end. After spending a few weeks back in the UK, I have taken the opportunity to reflect on what this experience and being a recipient of the John Speak Bursary has meant to me. Hands down the best year of…
Bryony Heaviside: Road-trip au Nouveau-Brunswick! – August 2025
Ce mois, j’ai fait un road-trip au Nouveau-Brunswick pour deux semaines. Le Nouveau-Brunswick est la province voisine du Québec, et c’est la seule province officiellement bilingue du Canada. À mon avis c’est une culture unique qui a un mélange d’influences françaises, britanniques et autochtones. L’un des aspects les plus intéressants…
Lauren Maslin: Case Study – Land of the Morning Calm: South Korea 2024 – 2025
I chose to go to South Korea because I was fascinated by its history and very different culture than my own. I also believed that living there would be the best way to learn the language in its natural context, beyond the classroom. “Going to South Korea as a language…
