Lizzie Fane
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10 multimedia ways to spice up children's French-learning
Thursday, 02 February 2012A friend of mine has an enthusiastic French-loving 14 year-old son who is keen to continue his language learning outside the classroom - not in a pushy-parent way, but in a 'why can I only learn French according to my timetable?' sort of way. I said I could come up with ten fun, interactive, multimedia ways to keep French fresh in his mind in the evenings, weekends and holidays, and thought I would share them with the world - just in case there are other parents (or Language Assistants!) in the same situation. First and foremost though, here is the Why Study Languages? site to kick-start the enthusiasm.
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TYA is 2 today!
Wednesday, 25 January 2012It's our birthday! Two years ago today the switch was flicked and ThirdYearAbroad.com was live. Over the past year we've had 100,000 visits from students who have used our resources and network to help them make important year abroad decisions, and we have...
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Academic grade comparison in Europe
Monday, 23 January 201210 points is a fail in Italy, sufficient in France and Belgium, very good in Denmark, excellent in Germany and doesn't even exist as a grade in Switzerland! Avoid all confusion with this handy comparative chart...
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Jobs and internships for year abroad students and graduates
Thursday, 19 January 2012Before you ask: no, you don't have to be an interpreter, teacher or translator! As a year abroader (past or present) with language skills and/or the capacity to feel at home when you're abroad, you could bring international business to any company you chose to work for. You could also search different countries' job markets!
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How to fake your language skills to become a local
Monday, 16 January 2012Becoming fluent on your year abroad is easy as pie if you're constantly surrounded by local people at work, at university and in your social life, but in reality your 'year' abroad might be only seven months (or half of it spent in another country), you might also hang out with English-speaking friends while you're there, and of course you always need a bit of time to yourself! There's no way that you can be fully-immersed 24/7, but you still need to appear less foreign/touristy as fast as possible. Why? So that locals don't reply to you in English, so they trust you and open up to you more, and so that you feel you are progressing quickly which helps hugely with confidence. "Your [insert language] is amazing! How long have you been here for?!" We are all, secretly, praise junkies.
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100 Reasons to Study Abroad
Monday, 30 January 2012I have recently had the opportunity to read through hundreds and hundreds of year abroad graduate case studies, and it made me realise just how much students miss out if they don't study abroad during their degree course. It also means I'm in the perfect position to write this list - an assimilation of their (and my!) top tips and biggest benefits in hindsight - all in one place.
Here are 100 reasons (there are many more - these are the best ones!) to study abroad and make the most of every second you're away...
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The Linguist Magazine
Monday, 23 January 2012Madeleine Kilminster is in her first year at the University of Birmingham studying French and German, and has just launched a new publication to be distributed around campus and available online. We interview her to find out how and why she set up The Linguist Magazine, and give you a sneak preview and a link to the latest competition to win a large Collins bilingual dictionary!
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The Mole Diaries: Grenoble
Monday, 23 January 2012Sally is studying French and Spanish at the University of Edinburgh, and has just come to the end of her first semester in Grenoble, where she was studying a range of subjects from politics to symbolism, at Université Stendhal 3. Although Grenoble was initially her 5th choice, she's been totally won over by this exciting city, and now wouldn't have wanted to go anywhere else! Here, she reveals why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, and why Grenoble really is the perfect city for a year abroader...
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The Linguist Competition
Thursday, 19 January 2012To celebrate the launch of Birmingham University's latest publication, The Linguist Magazine, 'a magazine for language learners and culture vultures', we have launched a brand new competition!
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Bristol University Year Abroad photography competition
Thursday, 22 December 2011I am so excited that ThirdYearAbroad.com has sponsored the 'unexpected' category of the 2010-11 Year Abroad Photo Competition. I think all the categories (including 'people' and 'places') epitomise the year abroad, but 'unexpected' most of all; not simply because of the untapped personal skills and coping mechanisms you discover while you're away, but the cultural surprises - the things you never expected you would do or see, let alone capture on film! The winning photographs encapsulate adventure and spontaneity, and that is not only how to make the most of your year abroad, but how to take the very best photographs. Congratulations to Laura and Rachel!
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