Language student profiles

Aloka McLean

Mandarin

Aloka McLean is a student in the UBC Extended Learning Mandarin classes. She shares her story about keeping up her language skills with a community of learners at UBC Extended Learning.

Janet Miller

French reading and writing

Janet Miller is a student in the UBC Extended Learning advanced French reading and writing classes. She shares how learning French has expanded her worldview and enriched her identity as a bilingual person.

Jasmine Hall

Portuguese

Jasmine Hall is a student in the UBC Extended Learning Portuguese classes. She shares her story with us about her language learning experience.

Laura Martini

Italian

After a trip to Italy, Laura felt discouraged by the difficulty in communicating with her family. Starting at Beginner 1, Laura studied Italian for more than three years without telling her family so she could surprise them at a wedding in Italy. Read more about Laura's experience taking Italian courses at UBC Extended Learning.

Nelson Newbigging

French

Nelson Newbigging is a student in the UBC Extended Learning French classes and a regular in our French Summer Institutes. He shares with us his journey, experience and love of learning a new language.

Tim Huynh

Public Speaking for International Professionals

Tim wanted to brush up his public speaking skills for his career and connect with other international professionals. Read about Tim’s experience and the impact of the course.