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5 Dec 2019: I used my gateway funding to help fund language lessons at the nearby language school. ... Through these lessons, I was able to gain a more formal and structured understanding of Italian grammar which aided my understanding of the phrases and language I

27 Mar 2019: The demographic dividend. When considering young people’s work in terms of economic productivity, we must be careful not to reduce its value to pure economics. ... young people with few economic resources may be deterred from the schemes intended to

12 Dec 2019: We took a placement test to determine our level, and lessons began shortly after; while I was out of practice at conversational French, I quickly found myself improving as the lessons ... As well as learning more grammar, we had lessons focusing on more

11 Dec 2019: When not in lessons from Monday to Friday, I explored Taipei and the beautiful countryside that surrounds it, hiking, swimming and eating my way to understanding more about the local land

10 Dec 2019: I also find the process of language learning a very enjoyable one, so was grateful for the opportunity to take Dutch lessons and begin the journey of learning a new language.

12 Dec 2019: I chose to teach the younger children as I have had experience working with them before and thought my lesson plans would be well suited to kids who would love to ... As well as teaching them my planned lessons, I also helped my class to write speeches

5 Dec 2019: After dinner we headed back home. We had an early night to recover from the flight and prepare ourselves for our first surf lesson in the morning. ... After the lesson, we had lunch, a shower and then headed to the city centre, which was a 20-minute

17 Dec 2019: easy. The course involved three hours of language lessons each morning, in classes of between 10 and 15 people. ... The lessons were taught entirely in German, which was a bit of a shock at first, but gradually I found I could understand more of what the

11 Dec 2019: Having to deal with cancelled flights, getting fined on a bus and sleeping on airport floors had valuable lessons to teach us!

12 Dec 2019: I am looking forward to the next year of lessons and opportunities the programme will have to offer!