Languages - Reviews of Mitthögskolan (MH) | Sweden

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David S

Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
Engineering, Electronic, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

the communication experience wasnt really a problem as most of the people,especially in the university and even outside are well acquainted to english.but i have to take up the challenge to learn swedish completely as soon as possible.all i am lerning now is through TV and friends.

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srikrishna c

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University,Hyderabad,India., HYDERABAD, India
Engineering, Electronic, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after:

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

i feel its better to speak their native language so that they feel comfortable and it woud be an added advantage im still in my first semester so ill be definite that ill cope up well with language before il leave

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Stephanie J

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Social Work, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Swedish

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The people in Sweden are in general keen in speaking English - no language problems even though without Swedish knowledge

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parepalli s

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
Engineering, Electronic, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Although one may not know the local language its not a problem here as everybody here are quite good in english and thats the way it goes internationally.

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