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Alumni Event 2021

Posted on 27 April 2021

Language and Linguistic Science alumni participate in the LLS Alumni Event 2021

On Friday 12 March 2021 the Department of Language and Linguistic Science hosted its annual Alumni Event ‘What can you do with a degree in Language and Linguistics?’ to showcase to current students the range of different career paths open to language and linguistics graduates. For the event, LLS alumni Hatti Briggs, Thomas Giles and Chris Morris, returned ‘virtually’ to York to share their experiences and to present how their degree helped them to shape their current career paths. 

The Alumni Event 2021’s guest speakers were:

  • Hatti Briggs (2017 BA Linguistics), Trainee Solicitor at Mills & Reeve LLP
  • Thomas Giles (2019 BA Spanish & French), recently qualified ESL teacher and commencing MSc Audiology in September 2021
  • Chris Morris (2015 BA Linguistics), Marketing Manager at Vodafone UK 

Prior to the event, short introductory video presentations were made available to students who were also encouraged to submit questions for the speakers about their career journeys. 

On the day, a staggering 53 UG students representing all degrees and years of study joined a very lively Zoom Q&A session to listen and chat with our panel of invited speakers.

"As a polyglot and educator, I can’t speak highly enough about the efforts that higher education institutes like York give language and linguistics students to ensure the knowledge and experience they receive is put to good use in the job market and beyond.” - Thomas Giles, LLS Alumni

“Our annual alumni event is a fantastic opportunity for students in our department to learn about the wide variety of possible careers that a Linguistics or Languages degree opens to them. For myself and colleagues, it's also really rewarding to invite our graduates back and to hear about the wonderful things they've been up to since their time at university.” - Dr George Bailey, Lecturer in LLS and Careers and Employability Coordinator 

Poster of the event: LLS Alumni Event 2021