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Heriot-Watt University

Riccarton, EH14 4AS EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
4.11 / 5 based on 120 reviews.
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As Heriot-Watt graduates will tell you, a Heriot-Watt degree is a highly valued passport to employment: provided with top-level science, engineering, business and language skills almost 70% of our graduates are snapped up by employers within the first six months, placing the University close to the top of the employment league table for UK Universities.


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88% of students recommend
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“Drink a beer for me at the Tron on wednesday (just one pound)” Read Review
mattbrab, France

120 Language reviews of Heriot-Watt University

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by mihorido7, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Language, 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?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Personal comments:
I came to that University to study something very specific: I wanted to prepare my exams for the 1997-1998 Certificate in English for Business in the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and they really help me, so as a result, I pass with Credit in most of the areas I studied: Business English, Bookkeeping and Accounts International Trade Sales and Negotiation
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by Delphine, IECS - Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Financial Management, 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?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before:
My level after:
Personal comments:
Speaking another language all day long is definitely the best way to learn! Speaking with host students is not easy because they already have their own friends, but teamwork help us to meet them.
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by Eva, ICADE, Madrid, Spain
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I learnt to express myself in English. Lectures help to get used t hear the language and international relationships with other students and administration/documentation issues help to develop your conversation and negotiation skills. The only difficulty was the specialaccent of the tegion.
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by Sergio, Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Translation/ Interpretation, University Agreement
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
My overall language and communication experience was excellent because I could improve my English up to a proficiency level both in writing and speaking.
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by Bernhard, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Engineering, Civil, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I have learned to understand the different english accents, I had a good training in language skills, especially with communicating with local students
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by Jenni, Turun Yliopisto, Turku, Finland
Translation/ Interpretation, individual arrangement
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 really good to become more familiar with Scottish accents and dialects. It takes a while to get in but is really interesting.
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by Katja, Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
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
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:
I'm a language student so I didn't really have problems understanding people - the Scottish dialect was hard to understand sometimes
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by Hue, Université d´Avignon et des Pays du Vaucluse, Avignon, France
Language, 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: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
at the beginning it was difficult because foreign students tend to stay together. But the problem were solved when i move in a flat with scottish students and during my work placement.
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by flonante, Florida Universitaria, Valencia, Catarroja, Spain
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: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
Scottish accent is quite strong. at the beginnig is common not to understand it . Don´t worry, finally you will find quite easy to understand english or irish people
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by anne, Institut Supérieur d'Interprétation et de Traduction, Paris, France
translation/interpreting, University Agreement
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 went to Edinburgh to improve my translation skills. Studying in the country of the language you learn is certainly the best way to achieve that goal.
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by thorkt, Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo, Norway
Financial Management, Full time undergraduate
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
There was no problem as I'm bi-lingual and I speak english fluently
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by Hedwig, Lessius Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium
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
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 no problems with the language and chose to go to Scotland to broaden my knowledge of English as a translator
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by likasi1971, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
At ease most of the time even with the scottish accent !!
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by Alfonso, ICADE, Madrid, Spain
Financial Management, 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:
pretty comfortable. funny scotish accent
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by raj_g6, University of Madras, Madras, India
Engineering, Electrical, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
it's pretty good
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by kaski, Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v Praze, Prague, Czech Republic
Engineering, Civil, 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:
very good
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by DIMITRIOS, Panepistimio Macedonias, Thessaloniki, Greece
Business Studies, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
excellent
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by Beatriz, Universidad de Granada, Granada, 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
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before:
My level after:
Personal comments:
It was great!
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by Matt, ESIEE Paris, Paris, France
Engineering, Computer, 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: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Fine
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by huki, Rouen BS, Rouen, France
Banking, University Agreement
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:
.
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