HES Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations
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Personal comments
In this part of spain, there is also another language "el Vasco", but most of the people spoke th enormal spanish and I learned a lot. There are still peolple here with whom I'm speaking english, but the spanish is getting better and better. You have tot have a bit of discipline, though, to look up words in your diccionary when you don't know them etc.
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations
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For the first couple of months it was easy to get by without making too much effort, but once i did start making an effort (to speak to the south american contingent, or the spanish students) i found that my standard improved more.
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Liliana P
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, United States Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: At ease in most situations My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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At first it was difficult to get used to the accent (I had perviously been instructed in Spanish for Mexico) but after a while you get used to the accent and the local slang. Overall a wonderful experience.
My level before: At ease in most situations My level after: At ease in most situations
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In most of the cases I didn´t have big problems. Sometimes it wasn´t that easy to understand all academic and business terms, but in general i regard it a good opportunity to improve my spanish.
My level before: At ease in most situations My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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As I have studied spanish before the period abroad for more than two years it was all fairly easy to get around. The 6 months in Spain helped me to improve my language skills.
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: At ease in most situations
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The local language was Basque and I never felt attracted by the idea of learning it. I loved learning Spanish and I am very happy to speak it fluently now.
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