Languages - Reviews of Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunst | Belgium

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Marisa A

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Business Studies, 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: 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Belgium in terms of languages is pretty interesting and complicated. I speak french, but I found out that french is only useful in certain parts of Belgium, while in others only flemish will do. However, most people understand english and spanish and are happy to try to speak them.

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Daniel J

Universitat d'Alacant, Alacant, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

I was quite fluent already, however I learnt the actual way of speaking a language as a native speaker, I learnt how to speak the language from a translation and interpretation level poin of view

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Agnes P

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I could experience how important learning languages is cause in Belgium people speak many languages. I improved my English mainly thanks to hanging out with internationak students

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