Languages - Reviews of Mälardalens Högskola (MDH) | Sweden

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bladsgaard

Herning Institute of Business Administration and Technology, Herning, Denmark
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, Norplus

Languages

Language of instruction: Swedish

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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Danish and Swedish are both scandinavian languages and very similar. The pronunciation and some words are a bit different, but it only took 2-3 weeks to adjust. This is where I would differ from most other exchange students wisiting Sweden.

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erequenapueyo

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Business Studies, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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In Sweden is quite difficult to learn the language, because there, everybody talked English, the lessons were in english, TV in English, and the pronuntiation is really difficult, at least for people from Spain, France and Italy.

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Widyoseno E

Hanzehogeschool, Hogeschool van Groningen, Groningen, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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Most teachers and students speak really good english, with few exceptional teachers I would say. Swedish language is somewhat difficult at the beginning (and a bit funny) but later you can cope with that

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Vanda L

Külkereskedelmi Fõiskola, Budapest, Hungary
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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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Swedes speak excellent english. It was easy to find your own way there. There was always someone around who could and was ready to help you. No communication problems occured. I loved to live there.

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tibalduch

Université Lumière: Lyon II, Lyon, France
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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

it was easier for french people who knows german to learn swedish. i studied spanish and i had the opportunity to improve thanx to the others spanish students.

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