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Kate G
University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
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Personal comments
I did not struggle with this aspect at all as English is my native language. I was friends with quite afew international students from Europe and they seemed to adapt quite well to the teaching styles and interacting with English speakers.
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Åsta Y
Universitetet i Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Journalism, Undergraduate, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
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Personal comments
The only real problems I had was with locals from small places down south, the southern drag took a while to get, but now I get it and can even pass for a local, "let's go down yonder, yaw'll!".
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anonymous
Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
The experience was a great way to be in touch with business English. I feel that the Business classes, specially the Finance ones, helped me improve my business vocabulary in English.
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Lenore F
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Humanities, Graduate, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
My program in the Netherlands (American Studies) is all in English so I already spoke English fluently before I came.
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Lukas R
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, 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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
some people made jokes about my Eastern Austrian accent; and sometimes it's hard to understand the Southern accent
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torresx
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
At first it was hard to undestand the southern american accent. At the end, I got the trick to understand them.
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