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University of Northumbria, Newcastle

University of Northumbria, Newcastle, Ellison Place, NE1 8ST Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
4.02 / 5 based on 132 reviews.
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The University of Northumbria is one of the largest Universities in the country offering over 300 study programmes to over 23,000 students. Our four campuses offer a range of lifestyles, from the bustle of a major city centre site in the heart of Newcastle, to the rural tranquillity of the Longhirst campus set in 45 acres of parkland. Wherever our students choose to study, they are within easy access of some of the country's most spectacular scenery.


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132 Language reviews of University of Northumbria, Newcastle

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by bharadwaj, JNT University, hyderabad, India
Business Studies, International masters
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
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Personal comments:
i am pretty familiar with english, as i've had my studies in english right throug.english apart, i am very interested in learning a foreign language such as french or spanish and will do when i find the time.i think studying here has improved my english, which is natural i suppose.i have had a decent experience as far as language goes since i speak english anyways.
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by Olivier, ESPEME, Lille, France
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
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
At the beginning, I had some difficulties to understand the local people and sometime foreign people. Indeed, in the area of Newcastle, locals speak with a strong english accent. Now, i can understand them (mainly) However, it would be better if the Uni would provide us english courses ( for sland, for instance)
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by Julien, Université de Provence Aix-Marseille I, Marseille, France
European 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
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 spoke english before i went in great britain but as I trained every day with my flatmates, my friends and at school, I increased my communication skills during this year.
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by ykarinou, Université de Droit, d'Economie et des Sciences: Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence, France
Business Studies, placement
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
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:
It's was agreat experience thanks to student. Speaking with them had helped me improving my skills but with local people it was a bit harder because of their accent.
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by Julien, ESC La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France
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
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:
Newcastle can be a bit difficult for beginners in English because of the local Geordy accent which is absolutely unintelligible by international students...
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by Alberto, Universidad de Cádiz, Cadiz, Spain
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
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:
The classes gave me the possibility of learning english, both speaking and reading. Teachers know your difficulties and help you.
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by Francisco, Universidad de Cádiz, Cadiz, Spain
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
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
The best experience is meeting people from so many countries and realise the importance of english languaje nowdays
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by Isabelle, Université Paris X - Nanterre, Paris, France
Language, 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
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
you always learn quicker and better a language abroad than in your home country, so my stay was extremely positve
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by katia, Université de Haute-Bretagne (Rennes II), Rennes, France
Language, 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
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:
Great opportunity to finally speak the language because there are almost no oral courses at my home university
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by Juana, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before:
My level after:
Personal comments:
During the first week it was difficult and talk to local people is always...a hard experience.
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by Gorliz, Escuela Universitaria de la Camara de Comercio, Industria y, Bilbao, Spain
Business Studies, University Agreement
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
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:
at the beginning it was a bit difficult to understand so many different english accents.
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by Anne-Sophie, Université de Haute-Bretagne (Rennes II), Rennes, France
Language, 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
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:
This experience helped me to become more fluent in Enflish, and to gain autonomy.
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by josehilario, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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: 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:
My level after:
Personal comments:
It was good. The comunication beetween students and teacher's was great.
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by anne, ESC La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France
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
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:
quite hard at the beginning because of the accent, better after a month
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by M Carmen, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
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
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:
My English level was pretty good before going and I improved it a lot.
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by Zoe, University of Northumbria, Newcastle, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Language, I'm English!
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
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'm English so no problem!
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by zaika1981, Ukrainian Academy of Banking, Sumy, Ukraine
Financial Management, 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
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:
too strong local accent
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by HASSAN, Al Khair University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Business Studies, MAIBA
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
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:
Good experience
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by delenchik, Frederick Institute of Technology, Limassol/Nicosia, Cyprus
Business Studies, 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
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:
ecxellent
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by Areye, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Informatics, 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
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:
Very good
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