Languages - Reviews of Oulun Seudun Ammattikorkeakoulu | Finland

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klute_

Politechnika Poznanska, Poznan, Poland
Telecommunications, 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: 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

There is no need to learn Finnish because most of the people around know quite well english. Only problems happen in some institutions and some shops, including hairdresser and car workshops.

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Michal L

Vítejte na VUT v Brnì, Brno, Czech Republic
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), 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

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

The international language is English, most of Finnish speak fluently English,also better than me,so trought this I could improve myself,even when I was mainly with students from my country.

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Samantha B

Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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 the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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

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Personal comments

I didn't really have much of a problem as most people speak English, but I suppose if they didn't it may have forced me to learn more of the language, which might also have been beneficial.

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Bianca S

FH Campus Wien, Studiengang Sozialarbeit, Vienna, Austria
Social Work, 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

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Learning Finish was quite difficult and unfortunately I didn't learn a lot. It would have been easier to study in an english speaking country. Knowing the language is pretty important.

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Andrei P

Universitatea "Politehnica din Timísoara", Timisoara, Romania
Engineering, Computer, 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: 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English was the language that I spoke here in Finland. Before coming here, I knew very well, but it was hard for me to take a conversation, cause I haven't found oportunities to speak english before. Now my conversation in english is much better.

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Sara C

Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
Physical Therapy, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Finnish

Was learning Finnish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Finnish

How much did you improve your Finnish?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All our teachers and guides at our internship were able to talk English very well. The finnisch language was for me to difficult to learn in only 3 months...

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