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University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh, George Square 57, EH8 9JU Edinburgh, United Kingdom
4.15 / 5 based on 132 reviews.
Description:
The University of Edinburgh the fourth of Scotland's ancient universities was founded in 1583 as 'The Tounis College' by the Town Council of Edinburgh, under general powers granted by the Charter of King James VI of Scotland. First established on the Kirk o' Field site now occupied by Old College Edinburgh has expanded to become one of the largest universities in Britain with a world-wide reputation for excellence in research and teaching in a very wide range of traditional, high-tech and professional disciplines.
95% of students recommend
132 reviews
132 Language reviews of University of Edinburgh
by daphnechassin, Dauphine, Paris, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
During the whole year I followed Honours Courses in English. I also had to attend tutorials during which I had to speak in front of the rest of the group (presentations, exercises to solve...). Reading all the books they asked us to read, writing essays in English, taking the same final exams as the rest of the local students, forced and helped me to improve my English greatly. Thanks to this experience I have acquired a sound grasp of the Economic English vocabulary. Going out with Scottish and international friends and sharing a flat with three other international students (Swedish, Dutch and American)was a very good way to improve my everyday knowledge of the English vocabulary. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
 
by Nathalie, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
Speaking english did not pose a problem for me. However, spending a year in an english-speaking environment is still a great opportunity to get even better. The Scottish dialect is difficult to understand but all teachers at uni as well as most students speak Oxford english. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Avecvous, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, United States
Business Studies, American Universities Program
Language difficulties
Language of instruction:
Was learning a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my How much did you improve your ?
My level before: At ease in most situations My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang) Personal comments:
Overall, the language was easy, due to it being my native tongue. There were certain times the accent gave me a few problems, but I soon caught on. It is most important not to be rude when you do not understand, ask for repetition, or just smile and nod! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Laurent, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
International Relations, Independent
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
I was already fluent in English when I first arrived in Edinburgh, thanks to a 10-month internship in the US but I wanted it to improve it as much as possible and I think that's what I did thanks to both academic and social life This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Christine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, United States
Linguistics, University Agreement
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
I'm a native english speaker so there wasn't much of a problem except for a few British words that I had to learn, or words that meant different things in the US versus the UK (eg 'pants') This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Christiane, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Personal comments:
Scottish can be a bit confusing at the beginning, but it is fun! At the beginning it was sometimes hard to explain myself, but people are very friendly, patient and helpful This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Nuria, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
It is important to remark that I lived in Scotland. At the beginning was quite difficult to understand scottish, but in about less than a month I really cope it. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by zierer, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
I had no problems at the uni in regard to understand the lecturers but to understand students was sometimes impossible. There were no real social contacts between natives and international students. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Cassandra, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States
Engineering, Mechanical, University Agreement
Language difficulties
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) Personal comments:
Did not have a problem. I am a native English speaker as are the Scottish people, so no language barrier there. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by MYRTO-HELENA, Panepistimio Egeou, Athens, Greece
European Studies, MSc in International and European Politics
Language difficulties
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 Personal comments:
It was a great exeprience for me to develop my communication skills but also the academic language which was very demanding especially concerning my studies. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Ulrike, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
I was fluent in English before my stay abroad, but I still improved my vocabulary a lot. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Rocco, Università degli Studi di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
Engineering, Civil, Erasmus for 10 months and VISITING STUDENT for other 7 month
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
I'm very happy of my English but still have some problems when someone talks too much dialect (but that's the same for mother-tongue speackers!!!) This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by pleterme, Université Claude Bernard: Lyon I, Lyon, France
Biology, Independent
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
a bit hard to grasp the accent at first - but that was only a matter of 2-3 weeks. :) This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by j_sommer, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Astronomy/Astrophysics, Independent
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
scottish accent can be a tough bit when lecturer is from Glasgow ;-) nice, though!! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Mélanie, IFI Rouen, Rouen, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
That was a really good experience. I improved my level in english very easily thanks to international students and courses in english. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Marine, Université de Rennes I, Rennes, France
Law, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
It made me practise my english and I can now understand the scottish accent! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by geyern, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
History, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
teachers at host university were very helpful; I was surprised not to have great difficulties writing my essays This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Anna, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Economics, University Agreement
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
scots english can be very tricky some times...but you just get used to it after a while....aye aye!!! This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Maria, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Political Science, University Agreement
Language difficulties
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) Personal comments:
I did not encounter any communication problems. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
by Alexander, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
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 Personal comments:
nothing more to add. 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.
