Languages - Reviews of Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HVA) | Netherlands

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Ana d

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 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: 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was simpy the best experience that I had. I went alone, and I learn how to deal with this and start to meet people, to know places and to do more things independently. My adaptation was pretty fast and I improve my communications skills and the capacity to leave and most important to coexist with different people, culturaly different. Addicionaly I improve my english and I learn spanish.

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Dominic H

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: Basic phrases

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

Dutch is a really tough language, and I consider I learnt quite a lot over those couple months. Not enough to have a normal conversation, but enough to get by. I really enjoyed my dutch classes.

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Juliette C

Excelia Business School, La Rochelle, France
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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It is difficult to learn Dutch because Dutch people all know English pretty well. Concerning English, living with Americans, Brits and Canadians helped me improve my general level.

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