Languages - Reviews of Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN) | Netherlands

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Lukasz W

Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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

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Personal comments

I have learned very much at Dutch courses, I recommend them to everyone, who'd like to learn that language! So far, I do not have any problems in communicating Dutch on everyday occasions.

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lorearri

Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, 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: 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: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

I arrived to Groningen with basic english and improved a lot. More than in university I learnt more english with my international friends. I did not know that dutch people talk so good english!!

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Alina H

Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

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)

Language difficulties

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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

My language experience was very good. I have improved my english since I've arrived in Groningen. Regarding the communication experience I have no problem in talking with the foreigners.

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anonymous

Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your English?

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

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

everybody is speaking english,so there was no problem at all to communicate!people are friendlya ndgladly switch to english when realize that you are a foreigner

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alexa m

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Law, 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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Almost everyone in the Netherlands speaks English ( and probably one or more other languages)to a very high level, which means there is little incentive to learn Dutch.

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PetriR

Vaasan Yliopisto, Vaasa, Finland
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Everyone speaks English in the Netherlands so there's no problem. If you know English and German you can understand some Dutch (written), at least the context.

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