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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
coming in Great-Britain from my university, I was not really used to speak the everyday language. however, after staying a year in reading I felt really at ease whether in academic English, everyday English and slang
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Reading being quite near from London, everthing was genberally more expensive than at my home university in france
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Do your shopping in the big supermarkets (asda...) and not at Mark and spencer :)
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Overall
I wish I had known...
reading is a great student life
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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
very good professors in the linguistics field (internationnaly renowed)
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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
keep in mind that Reading is near london, and that you can be in the center of london in 20 mn :)
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Academic
My academic experiences
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Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
to share the flat with other people
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Personal comments
I was at Bulmershe Hall and the flats were very clean, quite spacious and well-equipped
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
In 2000 The clubs "the Matrix", "RG1" and "po nah nah cafe" were the favourite.
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