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klaba
Ekonomická Univerzita V Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovakia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
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Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
In Finland almost everybody speaks at least some English so I had no greater difficulties at this. After a while I became familiar with inscriptions and packages of the products and I could communicate through Internet with the majority because the use of it is wide-spread and services are offered in a big quantity here. Just one thing that is a Finnish feature - they don't seem to be very talkative and never start converstation first!
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anonymous
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow, Poland
Journalism, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: 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
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Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
my fluency in English..deteriorated a bit since all internationals spoke s.c. Erasmus English. at the other side, i've learnt to write serious essays in English. Finnish: trying to study Finnish made me feel more comfortable, as i was in Finland. nontheless, it did not help me much to be able to communicate w/ locals in their native language. All in all, i'm very happy i had a chance to learn a bit of that not so often heard language.
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Karine W
Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris, France
Language, Undergraduate, visiting student
Languages
Language of instruction: Finnish
Was learning Finnish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
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Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
My major was finnish and after that year I could already manage very well in it. The finnish people I could talk with were helpful and very nice. The lecturer in finnish language didn't want to talk in english even if we sometimes didn't understand and it is the best way to be motivated to learn.
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Mairead w
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Political Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
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Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
The language is very difficult, and I couldn't get the hang of it in one semester. Most beginners stuggled.However, Finns acknowledge this and speak english but they are glad to hear a few basic phrases make the effor tand get into the culture in other ways.
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Jon G
Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
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
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Personal comments
at first time I had fear because I didnīt speak english so well, but I have got a good level for being able to solve all problems that I had got. However It was difficult trying to learn finnish because they use another alphabet and a so strange grammar.
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Mairead w
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Most young Finns speak english, this is pretty good. However, speaking to begin with is not their strong suit, so it was challenging to make Finnish friends even if they spoke English. I really recommend learning some basic Finnish.
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