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University of Malaya (UM)

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Charlie D
Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Nantes, France
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Undergraduate, GE4
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: 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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It was quite difficult to improve my english there because most of the people wer speaking a bad english, in a way it was a good thing because i had to make efforts to be understood and to understand
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Marion P
Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Graduate, Visiting Researcher
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Official language is Bhasa Malaysia, but everybody in KL can understand you by talking English.
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