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Julia H
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Marseille is a very lively place by night.
Aix-en-Provence itself is much more quiet, more a "go out for a coffee" place
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because I would have more space for myself.
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Personal comments
The prices are very reasonable, cleanliness however left much to be desired.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I had to use public phones (buying international phone cards) to call abroad)
food is cheaper in france than in the UK
housing is cheaper as well, especially university accomodation
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
stay in Uni accomodation, and, if entitled to, apply for the CAF (caisse d'allocations familiales)
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Academic
Course recommendations
lectures are delivered on a much more theoretical level than at my home university and last longer (up to 3hours), self study is therefore necessary
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
split some really long lectures into 2 short ones instead of one long lecture in order for students to be able to concentrate better
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known before that I could also have stayed in Marseille University accomodation
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
To go there not expecting it to be like a British University, being prepared to rely a lot more on yourself rather than on tutors/lecturers
definately very useful to learn the language and learn different aspects in translation/interpreting studies
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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
travel tip: explore "provences alpes cote d'azur", STUNNING landscape, definately worth renting a car to see the region better than by bus/coach
money saving tip: staying in the "Cité Universitaire" in Marseille and travel to Aix to attend lectures (cleaner and more modern)
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My stay in France helped me a lot to improve my French skills, both spoken and written and I also acquired a lot of new vocabulary that I just never would have used before in the UK for the simple reason that I never needed to
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