56 Languages Reviews
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Salvatore A
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The belgian accent is a bit different from french, and mainly with people coming from specific zones is very difficult to interact at the beginning, but after one mounth every difficulty will disappear. The belgians are very opened and tolerant and nice to talk with: it is a good chance to improve french.
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anonymous
Dalian University of Foreign Languages, Dalian, China
Language, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Even though the language environment and communicational philosophy in China are rather different from those in western Europe, being polite and open- minded(acceptive) is appreciated everywhere. Personally, I would say that in my host university, I've experienced a lot, and learned a lot.
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naipaise
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, United States
Language, Graduate, La Communauté française de Belgique
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I spoke French most of the time. Of course there were slight differences of vocabulary and accent between the French of France and the French of Belgium, but I adjusted quickly. My professors asked if I understood and I had assistance from my suitemates when needed.
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Fabrizio D
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
There are some courses done in eglish but it is a good occasion to leanr french becouse not too much people speack english. I made the choice to take an accomodation with other mother tongue students. I recomment, DO NOT live with your country students.
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ariane p
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
For french-speakers : funny Belgian accent and language odd tips, such as the general incapacity to distinguish two verbs ("savoir" and "pouvoir"). You may be surprised to be asked in French whether you "know" how to open the door, or how to read... They only ask you if you CAN open the door, or if you can read althought it is dark, for example. Many weird local words, funny to discover.
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virginie d
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The local language is the same: french, but you can learn flemmish (second official language of this country; spoken in the north). Speaking Flemmish is an important criteria if you want to work in the management field in Belgium. Concerning english language, speaking it during the course helped me not loosing what i learned in Sweden.
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The Université catholique de Louvain was established on December 9, 1425, by a papal bull issued by Pope Martin V. The University split along language lines as a result of political turmoil in the late 1960's. A law recognizing separate Flemish-speaking and French-speaking universities was passed in 1970. The
former remained in Louvain while the latter moved to a new location on the outskirts of Ottignies. This new campus became the town of Louvain-la-Neuve.
Between 1972 and 1979, nine faculties (schools) gradually moved to Louvain-la-Neuve. The Faculty of Medicine chose to move to Brussels (Woluwe-Saint-Lambert), in an area now known as « Louvain-en-Woluwe ».
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