Languages - Reviews of Helsinki Polytechnic (HKIAMK) | Finland

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NOBLET u

Université de Paris - Val de Marne (Paris XII), Paris, France
Marketing and Sales 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: Basic phrases
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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Personal comments

The finnish language is particulary difficult, but when I came back to helsinki I really wanted to begin, moreover it was the way to be with all exchange student. Our teacher wanted that we can speak for useful words, and especially to learn the finnish culture.

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YENER A

Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

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)

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Personal comments

It was nice experience to learn Finnish, it was easy to learn because it is coming from the same roots with Turkish. Ý ve already been studying in English in my own universtiy, therefore i did not get in any trouble with English(instruction language).

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Bram F

Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Arnhem, Netherlands
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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Finnish is a very difficult language to learn, and the locals know this. That's why there were hardly any problems because most signs etc. were in English.

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Alexandre G

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Lisbon, Portugal
Management Information Systems, 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: 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

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

I could perfect my English. Finnish language is a very difficult language to learn, so what I did was instead o learning Finnish, I just perfected my English and Spanish language.

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