Languages - Reviews of University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Australia

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Matthew J

University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, United States
Art, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

I loved Australia. The social life, acdemics and experience was amazing. One downside is that Australians, generally, were more racist than I expected. I did not realize how pc the United States was until I studied there.

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Aleix O

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

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)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

I had no problems whatsoever. Maybe sometimes it´s difficult to understand some Australian slang, but you get used to it pretty soon.

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Nathalie L

IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management, Aix-en-Provence, France
Management Science, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

I can speak now english fluently. I had the opportunity to communicate with other international students and with local people.

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lorenzoconforti

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

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)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I had no problem with the language. The teachers and the other students were anyway kind in explaining me words I didn't know

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Silvia P

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

I had the chance to improve a lot, in my classes my italian friend and I were the only italian, so in order to speak with everybody else english was the only way.

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