Author Archives: Eilidh Elizabeth Molly Mcgrath

Ever since my creative work went online due to the pandemic, I have been able able to liaise with my colleagues all over the world! I am in a band called STRIDE and over the course of the last year, we have been collaborating with our Mexican colleagues who are a band called Rock DI,Continue reading “Languages and the dance and music industry”

One of the main reasons why I am so passionate about language came about during a second year French class when a classmate of mine felt compelled to shout out “why are we doing this? Everyone speaks English anyway” not only is this extremely ignorant and arrogant but it is also a false statement withContinue reading “Why are we doing this?”

I mentioned in my last article that I had smashed my exams in modern languages this year and the more astute readers are bound to be wondering how I managed to do the speaking element of the exam which was split into reading, writing, listening and speaking. While I believe that the other three partsContinue reading “Speaking exams”

I have a disability called cerebral palsy which affects my ability to speak, however I have a real talent for foreign languages. I have been speaking French since the age of ten but in February 2020 my life changed when I hired a new personal assistant who had just come over from her homeland inContinue reading “My Journey”