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Cardiff University

University of Cardiff, Park Place 55 - P.O. Box 923, CF1 3TE Cardiff, United Kingdom
3.89 / 5 based on 108 reviews.
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Cardiff is one of Britain's major civic universities. The University is located in and around the Portland stone buildings, parks and tree-lined avenues that form Cardiff's magnificent civic centre.


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88% of students recommend
108 reviews
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3.8/5
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108 Language reviews of Cardiff University

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by thepama, ,
Physics, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
As I learned Physics and Physics and Mathematics language is universal, I had no problem to understand the lectures. In the social life, I meet a lot of foreign students (German, italian, spanish) who have the same english level as me. Then, it was easier at the beginning to talk with them, and we improve our english together.
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by Isabel, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Geology, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
My understanding of the academic vocabulary was much better than the slang at the beginning since geological terms come from Latin and are pretty similar to those in Spanish. As time went by I practised and studied the language and at the end of the year I had improved a lot my language skills in all the areas.
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by Javier, ICADE, Madrid, Spain
Law, Constitutional/Public, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
It was great to improve my english while I was coursing my Law degree.I spoke the local lenguaje fulltime, going out with friends, playing football. It was simply fantastic
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by Aris, The American College of Greece, Athens, Greece
Public Relations/Publicity/Advertising, Master's
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Living in the UK for 1 year, helped me improve my communication ability, both through the daily socializing with friends and thanks to the courses
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by sofia77, Panepistimio Pireos, Piraeus, Greece
Banking, MSc
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I had the opportunity to overact with many international students and improve my language skills.
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by Antonio, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Salerno, Italy
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
It was quite difficult to understand the most of the lectures at the beginning...I took some time to understand the most!!!
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by ursupina, ICADE, Madrid, Spain
Law, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
Learned a lot, at the end of the year I was able to communicate in any situation
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by maguisado, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
It is very important to interact with local people and not only with other international students
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by David, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Few conctat with locals, but great listening understanding skiss improvment.
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by anand_davda, ,
Business Studies, Independent
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
the only difference was the accent otherwise it was as it is back home
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by Richard, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
Urban and Regional Planning, Independent
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
Many presentations and discussions in the courses
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by Guiller, Instituto Vasco de Educación Física, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Education, Teacher Training, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
It has been the best experience of all my life
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by kuddsp, nagarjuna University, guntur, India
Engineering, Electronic, Independent
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I had no problems whatssoever with the local language.
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by yurenao, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
Translation/ Interpretation, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I learnt a lot. It was a good experience
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by npbb, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Economics, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
People are so kind
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by jennifer_li, Haidian university, beijing, China
Accountancy, Independent
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
different
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by katerina, Ethniko Kai Kapodistrioako Panepistimio Athinon, Athens, Greece
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, MSC
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Excellent
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by Cin, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Political Science, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Ok
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