Languages - Reviews of Tampere University of Technology (TUT) | Finland

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anonymous

Universitatea Bacau, Bacau, Romania
Engineering, 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: 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

Most of the time I used my English knowledges.In my case this was the language of instruction too.In the spare time I used FRnch, Spanish and Italian too.Anyway, in both cases it was nice to use my language skills and improve them where it was needed.

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André F

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Engineering, Technology, 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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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Finnish Language is very difficult to learn. Although I made a big effort to learn it, i could not manage it. Foreign people needs more than 6 months to learn it. Neverthless it was always easy to communicate with Finnish people who are very friendly and sympathetic

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lil_benites

Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Environmental Sciences, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Ñow i can speak english without any problem. In the begguning i was afraid of speaking english but then it was very easy. All the international students are in the same situation (except the ones from england and USA) and we can understand each other perfectly.

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anonymous

University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
Telecommunications, Graduate, Independent

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: Basic phrases

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

The don't speak finnish so well, but i can understand a basic pharases, but as english is the communication langage in the University so i did not face any problem in communication.

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Martin U

Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, 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: 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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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Almost every Finn you will meet will speak at least some Finnish. A lot speak even very good English. But it is of course it is always polite to at least try to speak some phrases in Finnish. The reactions will be usually very positive.

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han y

Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Biotechnology, Undergraduate, 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 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:
My level after:

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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Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The official language is English here, I feel free with English both in study and everyday life. However, Finish is also required by many employers, thus I am trying to learn it.

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