Languages - Reviews of Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) | Denmark

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alegr_00

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

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 the local language

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 the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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Everybody speaks english in Denmark, the problem is that if you don´t look struggle to practice it with foreign students or loca students you never learn anything.I mean you have to be an open person, not shy at all.My experience was pretty good as I didn´t haVE PROBLEMS WITH ENGLISH.

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Wojciech M

Politechnika Lódzka, Lodz, Poland
Biotechnology, Undergraduate, MSc studies in Denmark and Poland

Languages

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 the local language

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 the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Few times in Danish institutions people refused to talk with me in English. They told me that they are in Denmark and the national language is Danish and they don't have to use English.Generally in other cases I didn't have any problems with communication

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LuitJan

Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, autonomous

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your French?

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 the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

The Danes speak realy good English. The Danish tongue is too difficult to learn in 6 months only, especially since the pronounciation can be a lot different from the written version of the word (more so than in other languages, in my humble opinion)

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migueldavid

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

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 the local language

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 the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Danish is very dificult to learn. It's a language spoken by only 5 million ppl over the whole world and it's verbal language is quite different from the written language. You should try to have an introductory course though, it's always helpful.

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anonymous

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Lyngby, Denmark
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent

Languages

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)

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Everyone speaks English very well in Denmark! The problems are more related to social interactions. At university, as well as when interacting with the authorities (or public services), it is not a problem at all to rely exclusively on English.

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lindbergellinor

Linköpings Tekniska Högskola, Linköping, Denmark
Microbiology, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Danish

Was learning Danish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Danish

How much did you improve your Danish?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

When there were difficulties in understanding danish, the danes spoke slower. When the danes couldn't understand me I spoke slower, tried to find the danish word (if it was not the same in swedish) or said it in english.

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