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Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Lisboa

The Catholic University Of Portugal, Palma de Cima, 1649-023 Lisboa, PORTUGAL, Lisbon
4.24 / 5 based on 84 reviews.

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“Just check it out by yourself, it´s a great experience!!!” Read Review
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84 Language reviews of Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Lisboa

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by ines, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Communication and Information Sciences, 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: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I could only speak some phrases in portuguese before I went there, and most of them I had taken from lyrics of fados and brazilian music, but people from Lisbon are so patient and curious about foreign peole that I hardly could avoid to learn the language ;)
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by Elena, Universita degli Studi di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I studied interpreting and one of my languages was Portuguese, so it was essential for me to spend some months in Portugal. I arrived in Portugal after havong studied Portuguese for a year. I needed lots of practice to improve and the Erasmus was the best choice to do that.
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by Kristin, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
Communication and Information Sciences, 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: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Portuguese people are very open towards strangers and they listen to you and try to help you to learn the language. They are always very happy that someone wants to learn Portuguese.
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by Sabrina, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, 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
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
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 local language?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
I did not need the local language as local people (especially young ones) are quite fluent in English. Thus I experienced hardly any problems.
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by Eveline, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
Overall, I never had any problems with the language, my Portuguese language skills improved a lot after my exchange period.
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by Ilaria Beatrice, Libera Università Maria ss. Assunta Roma, Rome, Italy
Social Sciences, 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: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
WHEN I CAME BACK TO ITALY I HAVEN'T ANY PROBLEM TO EXPRESS MYSELF, AND I CONTINUE PRACTISE FOR A WHILE THE LANGUAGE.
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by Jari, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before:
My level after:
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Problemi all'inizio, ma poi rimboccandosi le maniche si parla che e' una meraviglia!!
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by Lidia, Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Economics, 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
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
really good. I learnt Portuguese and i had a good opportunity to improve my English.
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by Alejandra, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Public Relations/Publicity/Advertising, 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: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Need to find portuguese friends. its the only way to learn the language.
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by lucia, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia, Spain
Marketing and Sales 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: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
portuguese is easy for latin people
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by Florian, Universitaet Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Cinematography, 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: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
it was a half year lerning process...
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by Suzana, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Management Science, 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
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
I've learned the languege by socializing with portuguese people and with books by my self
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by Marta, Latvijas Universitáte, Riga, Latvia
Law, International, LLM
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
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before:
My level after:
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
ok
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by timo, Vaasan Yliopisto, Vaasa, Finland
Economics, 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
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
none
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