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Queen Mary & Westfield College - University of London (QMW)

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Mustehsan M
Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Engineering, Electronic, Graduate, Independent
Languages
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
Language difficulties
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Before comming to UK, although I was comfortable in spaeaking and understanding English. But after arriving here I realised that the way native prople speak is entirely differnet and at beginnig I had difficulties in listening. But by and by I overcome this. Now I have improved my speaking skills especially exten pretty much in one year.
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Linda L
Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
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)
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Having attended an international school during middle and high school in Singapore (with the language of instruction being English), my primary aim of choosing to study abroad in the UK was not so much to improve my language skills but to rather experience the British student life.
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grumar
Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
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
Language difficulties
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Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
I did not study there for a long period and I did know the language pretty well already. So I could not improve my skills so much.
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Christine H
Northwestern University, Chicago, United States
Literature, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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Personal comments
Well, it's London. They speak English there. Though the accent was a bit hard to understand at first. Having an American accent was annoying after a while because people sometimes assume you're just a dumb tourist. But overall, it was not a big deal.
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Shilpi S
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Graduate, Independent
Languages
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)
Language difficulties
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Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
It was good experience. But as i was already having a good command over english things were fine there.
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Ahmed E
Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Law, Graduate, Independent
Languages
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)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
No problems at all, it was interesting
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