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Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, International Relations Office, Praça do Príncipe Real, 26, 1269-150 Lisboa, Portugal, Lisbon
3.91 / 5 based on 210 reviews.
90% of students recommend
210 reviews
210 Language reviews of Universidade Nova de Lisboa
by Juliano, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
Management Science, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English 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 local language?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
For my fellow Filipinos: Tagalog = has parts of Spanish... Spanish = similar to Portuguese, hence Tagalog = has parts similar to Portuguese Shopping will be easy, just dig up the Spanish words in Tagalog and all is well. Conversing will be more difficult because they speak FAST. For those who know another Romance language: Knowing Spanish, French or Italian alone does not guarantee survival. They speak so fast and use a lot of slang that even Brazilians have to cope up when conversing. For my fellow native English speakers: If you cannot distinguish words that have a Germanic origin from a Latin origin, then you will have difficulty learning the language. For those who speak Hokkien, Mandarin or Nihongo: You must have a strong command of English or a Romance language, lest you desire to feel extremely lost and out of place. Being a Eurasian, I speak these languages and was eager to help those who were not so good with English. However, I seriously doubt there are people who are fluent in these languages and can act as translators. (Well, save for the many Chinese shop owners. Use authentic mandarin to get some perks! :D) For all: People who spoke English were basically limited to businessmen, most university-level students and teachers. No, public servants do not necessarily know English, nor do employees in malls and cafes. All of these apply ONLY FOR LISBON, other cities merit an entirely different answer. However, the people are EXTREMELY friendly and very touchy feel-y. Eventually, you will come to relish and love the Portuguese language. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
 
by Nuria, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: Basic phrases My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
Spanish and portuguese are very similar so I learn very quickly the language and I was living with portuguese people. on the other hand, the courses teach me in english and it was a little bit more difficult for me because I didn,t speak so well english but now I improve my english, I extend my vocabulary and I have friends for another countries (Greece, Germany, Cher Republick) and I had to speak in english with them. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Nina, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Portuguese is a very diccicult language to learn for foreigners. Reading and writing is not so much the problem as is speaking and understanding the local people. But most people are very patient and eager to help so in the end the communication barriers can easily be resolved. Most young Portuguese speak English quite well. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Viktoria, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: No problems in any areas (including slang) My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
At Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nove de Lisboa courses are - in general - taught in Portuguese. However, most courses for exchange students aer in English. This way, studying was easier for me - but of course my Portuguese would have improved much more if I had taken courses in Portuguese. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by herveleonard, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Law, International, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
Good experience in general, but hard to start without any knowledge before arriving there. It was a good opportunity to have courses at the university of Lisbon to get the basics of portuguese. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Caroline, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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've improved my english skills a lot by speaking to the other eramsus students and I've also learned a bit portuguese by handling dayly life situations and by attending a language course. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Elisabeth, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: At ease in most situations 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:
the teachers english was quite good, we had some problems with portuguese students, some of them hardly speak a word english, which was quite difficult in group works This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Herbert, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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:
Portuguese is quite hard to learn if you don´t know any latin language. But after a while you can get along pretty well and many portuguese speak english anyway. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by marsha8, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Most Portuguese speak English, so it is easy to get around. Portuguese is a difficult language, but I took a language course. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Marian, Högskolan i Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden
Political Science, free-mover erasmus
Language difficulties
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: 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:
Everyone face difficulties facing new language and culture, however its important that the people are friendly to help. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Nathalie, IEP- Sciences-Po, Paris, France
Development Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: 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:
Pretty well. Courses in the Host university helped and social interaction with portuguese students as well as erasmus. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Hannelore, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
The language skills of most of the teachers was pretty good. The english skills of the students was quiet excellent. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Sophie, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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:
Everybody within the erasmus community is speaking english, so it is quite hard to study portuguese...... This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Andrea, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: Did not speak it My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
I wanted to visit courses in english because I had not been taking English-classes for quite a while and felt that my knowledge had somehow vamished. As I had already learned Spanish at University, I reckoned that I could handle Portugues quite well which was actually the case. I was able to fix my English and learn the basics of Portugues. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by ionuta_g, Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Portugal
Financial Management, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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:
Most of the people know English and for this reason it was not very important to learn Portuguese. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Ewa, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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:
It was easy to communicate with profrssors and other students as all of them know English. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by asa, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
International Relations, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Basic phrases Personal comments:
I acuired some command of the local language but I did not improved English much. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Verena, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
my portugues improved but not a lot, because I didn't talk enough in portuguese. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Monique, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: No problems in any areas (including slang) 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
I really enjoyed the Portuguese language courses at the social sciences faculty. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Aurore, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: Basic phrases Personal comments:
Portuguese language is not easy but everyone in Lisbon speaks english! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
