Languages - Reviews of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Netherlands

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dewi m

Parahyangan University, Bandung, Indonesia
Law, International, Graduate, Independent

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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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

The most difficult thing is that I live in international student flat where thare was no dutch student and since all my courses are in english i really found it a bit hard to improve local language especially almost local people are able to speak english.Aniway, I work as a part timer at the restaurant so i thought...why don't i try to start say things in dutch??!!

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Andrea L

LIUC Università Cattaneo Castellanza, Castellanza, Italy
Banking, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

if u partecipate at graduate courses, u can have opportunity to improve your communication with your colleagues. At undergraduate courses u could have some problem to find good english among your colleagues

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armando b

Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

it depend of you, you have to forget the people how belong to your country, it´s the unique solution if you want ro be integrated.

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anonymous

Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, 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: 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

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Dont bother to study dutch language since it is very hard and all the dutch speak the english language very very well

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PANAGIOTIS P

Panepistimio Patron, Patrai, Greece
Financial Management, Graduate, Master programme

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:
My level after:

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The interaction with another foreign student helps improving my language and communication skills

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Roser F

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, 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: 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

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I should say I have improved a lot the language of instruction, not just because of the university, but due to social life, given that in the host country and university everybody was able to speak fluent english

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