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Ludwig Maximilians Universität München (LMU)

Languages Reviews
4.08 / 5 based on 263 reviews
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Hye-ji K
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, South
Literature, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
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 German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
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)
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
Well, there were many courses conducted in English. I guess it was because i major in English Literature. Also, i had no difficulty in everyday life because people in germany seem to be fluent in English, especially students. So in restaurants, clubs, and classes, it had no problem. Nonetheless, there were a few cases in which i had to speak only German and at that time, i struggled a bit. I chose to study in Germany to learn German that i took some courses in German at the university and i also attended extra german course in an institution. Now, i guess my german became a lot better.
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Maggie-Zhongyuan W
Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Graduate, Independent
Languages
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 German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
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)
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
on campus, it was not a prob to me at all, which language i use, english or german. most of the german students speak very good english. in social and community life, english also works but i'd prefer to speak german, which makes it easier for me to get envolved
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belba
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Language, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
En los primeros meses fue bastante dificil, la mayoria de las veces haciamos sen/as o usabamos palabras del ingles, frances, espan/ol u otras lenguas, ahora es mucho mas facil, e incluso nos damos cuenta cuando cmetemos alguna falta.
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klatschnass
Göteborgs Universitet, Gothenburg, Sweden
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
Of course one feels limited by the foreign language. My own contributions in class would have been more vivid, had my german been better. As it is, I've done well enough, but had been able to perform better if in another language.
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liz_hartley
University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
found it very difficult to improve language skills as ,munich is such an international city and people were very keen to speak english to me. perhaps should have tried to get to know more locals.
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anonymous
Uniwersytet Gdanski, Gdansk, Poland
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Already before I went to Germany I had a good knowledge of the German language, since I had studied Gearman as a Foreighn Language for teachers at my home university in Gdañsk and before my study at LM university I worked as a Au-pair in a german family in Munich. Therefore I didn't experience any difficulties during my stay. I consider, my everyday language has improved and become more varied.
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