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Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

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4.13 / 5 based on 78 reviews
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anonymous
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
First, I spoke in English with the other Erasmus and, here in Portugal, almost people can undestand Spanish, but trying to understand Portughese was a little bit difficult.
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Sadik S
Yildiz Teknik Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Engineering, Mechanical, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It was ok, most of the prof.s were talking good English but some of them were nothing. But it was good, because they were always trying to help me.
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Giorgia D
Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Physics, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Since everyday i had lesson in Portuguese and i was in contact with Portuguese student, it was quite easy to learn the language
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Clair v
University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I adored my work, although it was extremely demanding and very hard indeed, in between working I made some fantastic friends.
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Béatrice P
Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Amiens, France
Engineering, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I learnt how to speak portuguese through a 4 week course in the city Language university. The course was too fast to provide a real fluency. I learnt a lot in the everyday life at the university and outside it.
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gabieiro
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Engineering, Chemical, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
My experience with language was very good because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish.
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