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Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU)

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onemorestudent
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States
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?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
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
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Personal comments
While I did not speak the language at first, my teacher and those around were patient and willing to help.
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sara p
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Could have had more contact to local people/students and so improve the language even more
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Réka A
ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
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
The local dialect "Oberösterreichisch" was pretty hard to understand. I was lucky to get known many austrian people, who were so nice, that they tought me their local language, so that I could understand them in their everyday life.
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lindasharma
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Law, Comparative / Law with Languages, Undergraduate, Socrates
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
austrian students could speak more german to foreign students!
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Zuzana G
Ekonomická Univerzita V Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovakia
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
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Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
Takes time untill one gets used to the austrina German but the teachers express themselves very understable and most of them speaks very well English.
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Siobhan K
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
Currently in Linz. Lots of language experience.
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