63 Languages Reviews
4.33 / 5 based on 387 reviews
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Guelnaz E
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
started to speak fluently French, French was spoken between the exchange students nearly all the time; at the beginning when I insecure with my language skills the people continued in English; only some teacher couldn't understand our difficulties
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Mark F
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The Quebecois accent is really quite something, and although you get used to it pretty quickly, some Montrealers speak i a much stronger accent that other. As a consequence you sometimes get landed with a lecturer who is very hard to understand.
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Tariq M
NED University, Karachi, Pakistan
Management Science, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was very educating and enlightening experience for me to mix up and communicate with students from 39 different countries. HEC Montreal provided with this unique opportunity to learn about different cultures and their sensitivities.
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FkY9
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I have been lucky to leave with anglophone students, though many french students in exchenge program remain with the francophone communityand do not improve their english. I did it pretty well.
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Karoliina M
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was able to use both French and English. University was offering courses in English, French and Spanish. I took all my courses in French and used French in everyday life in the host city
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Alejandro M
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
Quebecois is really different from french and you have to wait a while before you arrive to understand the whole thing, specially with the students from the surrounding of Montreal
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