Languages - Reviews of Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (EHSAL) | Belgium

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Julia C

Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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: 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: Basic phrases
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Everybody in the university speaks English although it is not their local language

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Julia C

Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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: 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: Basic phrases
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Everybody in the university speaks English although it is not their local language

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sanne r

HES Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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: 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

in brussel they speak both dutch and french. of course my dutch is fluently, but my french not. unfortunatly there was no possibility to study this when coming for 1 semester. and because the language at school and with other students was always english i couldnt practice my french.

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