Languages - Reviews of Ichthus Hogeschool | Netherlands

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Marge T

Estonian Business School, Tallinn, Estonia
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

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Personal comments

I hoped that local university provides the possibility to learn local language, but unfortunaltey it was not possible. Fortunaltey Dutch are very good in speaking English, so language was not obstacle for communication

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anonymous

Riga, Riga International College of Economics and Business Adminis, Latvia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: 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

Since the Netherlands is a quite liberal country there are no problems communicating in English.

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Sandy F

ESCE International Business School, Paris, France
Business Studies, 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

Overall

Personal comments

it was easy to communicate with all the foreign students as everybody speaks english

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Antonio R

Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, 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.)

Language difficulties

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Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Dutch is a very dificult language, but everybody in Netherlands speack english.

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Fang S

changchun normal university, changchun, China
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, Independent

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: Basic phrases
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Did improve the language skills and involved in a different culture.

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Xia X

Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

How much did you improve your English?

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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

the average English level in the university is satisfactory.

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