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4.19 / 5 based on 190 reviews
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Ashley B
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Fantastic! Everyone was very helpful and keen to help me perfect my Spanish!
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Ashley B
Academic
Course recommendations
choose carefully, language courses often do not equate to the same level/type as in the UK.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More help arranging and organising the timetable.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Ashley B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
More on travelling because I wanted to travel arround Spain to see as much as I could and for the fiestas etc. More on the telephone because I was phoning from abroad and inevitably this was more expensive.
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Ashley B
Overall
I wish I had known...
the best thing to do is to live with Spanish students! Despite being daughting it is the best thing you can do.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Great student atmosphere, beaches are not far away. Everyone's extremely friendly and fantastic social life, lots of fiestas throughout the year and great weather in the summer!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
be prepared when you first arrive because it does get very cold in the winter. Be as sociable as you can and cease every opportunity you get!
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Ashley B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Although I let the University accomodation office find me accomodation in my first term. It was over-priced and not well-equipped at all. In my second term I chose to find accomodation independently and lived with 3 Spanish girls. This was an enormous improvement.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
All of the fiestas! Semana Santa and la Banda de la Huerta. Any activities arranged by the local council such as orchestras and choirs. Shows at the local theatre. University parties.
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