Languages - Reviews of St. Petersburg State University | Russia

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Tina S

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning German 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

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english was the common language, because most of the exchange students were not able to speak russian - negative for me. but in use of the local language in restaurants, transport... i improved.

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Veronika L

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Russian is difficult to learn and more difficult to use. Russians speak very fast and expect everyone to speak Russian. Hardly noone outside the main tourist areas speaks English.

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R.Felix K

Wayne State University, Detroit, United States
International Relations, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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It was helpful to interact with the locals and use my language skills. You develop a better accent by constantly hearing the language.

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Clemens W

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

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University School of Management: English (courses), but all administrative matters are in Russian (sometimes not easy to handle)

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Pawel S

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Russian

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Russian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Russian

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Russian?

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

just find a native speaker and meet with him/her regularly, offer a language tandem

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Viktoria S

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Accountancy, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: Russian

Was learning Russian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Russian

How much did you improve your Russian?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

russians are not very patient if you're russian is bad, but that way you learn fast

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