by Echarif Ismaili-Alaoui
My life in Bristol started when I received a confirmed placed from UWE to study English Language and Linguistics. When I came to Bristol, I instantly loved the city, as it is vibrant, arty, and fun, where diversity shines. Its people’s open-mindedness made me feel welcome and feel part of the community in a short space of time, which I really enjoyed.
My experience at UWE was a life changing opportunity, where I was able to develop and strengthen many different skills. I have sharpened my communication skills, boosted my language proficiency, expanded my cultural, intercultural, and linguistic awareness, and have built great relationships with the friendly lecturers, tutors, and students, which I will never forget!
After my first year, I had an opportunity to study for a year abroad, where I chose to go to Nijmegen, Netherlands. Not only was it a great experience living and studying in a different country, but it left an ever-lasting impression on me, as it changed my world view and I built strong friendships with people from many different countries around the world.
At UWE, every lecturer and tutor is an expert in the areas they teach and deliver it with great passion and inspiration, whilst updating students on the current findings in the world of linguistics, through their own research or presenting other linguists’ findings. This high quality of teaching provided me with the best environment to learn and develop my knowledge.
The variety of modules provide an insight into human language and wider society as well as presenting its context within the real and virtual world. This opens doors to different options and careers in linguistics and many other fields. These include language teaching, language therapy, forensic linguistics, advertising and marketing, the list goes on.
I absolutely treasure my experience at UWE, and I feel very lucky to have been a part of it 😊.