12 Languages Reviews
4.29 / 5 based on 72 reviews
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Bibor
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was surprised how well most of the Finns speak English (altough sometimes they deny it). I went to Finland to learn more Finnish and it was not easy because I often ended up talking in English.I had some difficulties understanding local people who speak dialects.
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sareta82
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
i was used to an english environment in my home country due to the studies i do, so it wasn't at all a big change in finland. in fact it was the same...maybe more native english speakers as teachers, that's all
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juan1881
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In Finland the official language is finish but everybody (90%) of population speak english and in the university all is in english.That was no problem
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marta m
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the beginning was a litttle bit difficult to speak english fluently, but at the end of my stay I even thought in english!
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Evan S
Ohio Northern University, Ada, United States
Biology, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
No problem--easy to find good English speakers in Finland. I do wish I'd made a better effort to learn Finnish, however.
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Patricia J
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
the language was very difficult but I had the opportunity of learning it at university and among the citizens.
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