Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Personal comments:
The fact that I only had a couple of hours of Spanish a weeks made that I had some knowledge of the language but never had to use it on a daily basis. The first couple of weeks were hard as I didn't have any confidence in speaking spanish. Felt a bit ashamed to speak and feared that people would (excuse the expression)"take the piss of me". But after a while I realised that spaniards are quite proud that you're making an effort to learn their language and will always try to help when you can't find a word, use a wrong conjugation, and listen to what ou have to say. Just try, you're not gonna be deceived. I learned an awfull lo just by being with them, listening to them and being humble enough to accept corrections as they are only trying to help and do it because they want you to improve.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Personal comments:
At the beginning, I recognize that I was difficulties to understanf because of the rapidity of talking. It was too dificult when I had to go the administration because it is a specific voacabulary. Since the beginning, I decided to talk only in spanis because I was there for that. So with the other foreign sutdent, we taked in spanish sometimes we mixed french words to define a english word then to find the spanish word that we wanted to say. It was funny. My level was better but when you are only with forign people like you, you used to ouse the same words, it is like a vicious circle. So my levet was stagnating. But, I had the opportunitis to meet spanish people and they became my friends, I improve my spanish level considerally.By the way, I used to the accent, the words which make the difference, the expression and I had the chance to have a friend who took the time to explain me some aspects of his culture, it was mi "padrino" during this trip. One times per week, w organised a meeting, one hourwe were talking in french and do some gramar execises because he was studied french, and the second hour, we were doing the same thing but in spanish for me. Now, in my home university, I study the specific business vocabulary to perfect my language.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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)

Personal comments:
i learned a lot...really a lot. The best thing you can do going on erasmus is to live with foreign students or local ones.The best and the fastest way of learning because you simply have to ;) Your brain is working 24h, not just during the clases and relaxing after coming home :P

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Personal comments:
I met more erasmus students than spanish because there are not very open minded as we could think beut the ersmus life is great and it slike real community of students from every country so you learn a lot about all of their habits and their wy of life

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Personal comments:
Being a portuguese in spain, i had my job facilitated in learning the local language since there are many similarities... So i had no problem at all learning spanish and by the end of the first month i was speaking like a local.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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)

Personal comments:
Thanks to my host university, people met there and my internship in Barcelona, I think I improved in every field of communication. I judge my stay as being a really positive experience

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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)

Personal comments:
The international study experience helped me a lot to improve my Spanish. At the end in everyday situations I was even thought to be Spanish.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Personal comments:
a great place to study spanish. go to the escuela oficial de idiomas. mo-thu for a dirty cheap price and good quality.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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)

Personal comments:
It was really easy to communicate with spanish people.So, I didn't have difficulties to improve the language.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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)

Personal comments:
You should speak with native people and not so much with foreign people to improve your langauge skills.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Personal comments:
ALthough I was relatively competent in written Spanish before going to Leon, the experience really benefitted my spoken Spanish, which had been a weak area for me previously.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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)

Personal comments:
First had problems to understand the slang but later it was easier.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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)

Personal comments:
A lot of the students speak english and you will get by. You pick things up everyday and if your stuck, all you need to do is ask.

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Personal comments:
A very good experience and now i speak another language

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Personal comments:
very good

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Personal comments:
I had no problems

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Personal comments:
Very good