Languages - Reviews of Högskolan Dalarna | Sweden

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nugget

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

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Living in the country, you are able to pick up a lot of the vocabulary during your everyday routine.. having course allowed me to learn sentence structure to be able to convey my thoughts and make everyday shopping easier.

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bishnupokhrel

Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Full time study,Master Degree

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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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As almost everybody speaks english, language of instuction, so it was not difficult for communication. I have improved my language which is needed for technical field

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Javier V

Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Linguistics, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

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

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Personal comments

Living in a different country forces you to communicate in other language and that is great to learn; also it is good to learn by using it day by day and seeing how you improve. Swedish language is difficult to get, but it is not impossible if you practise!

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Satish L

Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

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people of sweden speak English less it was difficult to adjust. but now we are enjoying as we can understand swidish and they can speak some enhlish

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angela a

Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

It was a very important opportunity to improve my overall language and communication. Especially get in touch with people from differents nationalities improved my english's comprehension.

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