ALUMNI AND STAFF REPORTS

'WAITING BEHIND THE BINS FOR BERNIE'
INTERVIEW WITH SARAH GOUGH

FEB 2019

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands it goes to his head, if you talk to him in his language, it goes to his heart." Going into my interview with Channel Four journalist and former Exeter student Sarah Gough, I set my sights on bridging the gap between journalism and languages.

WRITING A PORTUGUESE PHRASEBOOK AHEAD OF WORLD CUP AND OLYMPICS IN BRAZIL
BY NATALIA PINAZZA

JAN 2019

The months that preceded the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 gave Portuguese a new prominence. These global events went in tandem with a period of economic boom in Brazil. Work and investment opportunities drew attention to the country, its culture and its official language – often mistakenly presumed to be Spanish.

A GUIDE TO DOING AN MA IN TRANSLATION
BY AMBER WOODS

JAN 2019

Like most language students, I’ve always had a passion for language, culture and travel, but at eighteen I didn’t want to commit myself to a full language degree. I was cajoled into doing a BSc instead because everyone around me said science degrees are more employable which, as it turns out, is an urban myth.

AN INTERVIEW WITH VIRGINIA STUART-TAYLOR: CIVIL SERVICE FAST STREAMER AND TRAVEL BLOGGER

BY KATHERINE HELLIER AND ELEANOR HEPBURN

JAN 2019

On the 9th November, we had the very exciting opportunity to interview Virginia, who studied Spanish, Italian and Portuguese at the University of Exeter. Having graduated with a first class degree in 2014, Virginia joined the Telefonica graduate scheme, travelled and volunteered all over the world, has completed a 2 year masters degree and is now on the Civil Service Fast Stream.

ONE THIRD STORIES: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALEX SOMERVELL

BY RHIANA FULLAN AND NATALIE HOWLEY

MARCH 2018

From his home in Walthamstow, London, Alex Somervell, one of the co-founders of One Third Stories, kindly agreed to Skype with The Language Exepress team to discuss his own journey to success.

MY PATH TO ACADEMIA: KATHARINE MURPHY

BY RHIANA FULLAN AND NATALIE HOWLEY

FEB 2018

In a cosy office in the Hispanic Studies Corridor, situated on the second floor of Exeter University’s Queen’s Building, we met with Katharine Murphy, a Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, to discuss her path to academia. Despite the darkness and hailstorm outside, Katharine’s enthusiasm to share her “transformative” experiences was not dampened.

EXETER UNIVERISTY: MY YELLOW BRICK ROAD

BY REBECCA EVANS

DEC 2017

I have wanted to be an interpreter and translator since the age of fourteen. Studying at Exeter facilitated that path, and continues to help me along my long linguistic journey.

WHAT LANGUAGES MEAN TO ME

BY FLORENCE GOMEZ

DEC 2017

It was during a tear filled eleven-hour flight from San Francisco to Paris that I realised I would be happier living abroad for the rest of my life. This was my epiphany moment after having spent nine months studying the English language at Mills College (EF school), CA and living with an African American host family.