Languages - Reviews of HEC Montreal | Canada

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Susanne E

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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At the beginning I had some difficulties with the french accent (quebecois).

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Stefanie K

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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I am really glad to have been there as my skills have really improved.

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desnesda

EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

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A lot of interactions with Quebecois and also foreign students

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Pedro G

Universidade Pauliste, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, MBA

Languages

Language of instruction: Portuguese

Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese

How much did you improve your Portuguese?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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Student and professors help me a lot to improve my knowledge.

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anonymous

Christians-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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French and English, there are two languages in Montreal - perfect!

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Valerie G

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

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Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was very difficult to understand the quebecois with having only basic french skills. In the end I think I understood a lot but talking in french remained pretty difficult.

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