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

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gozde i

Ýstanbul Ünýversýtesý, Istanbul, Turkey
Natural Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

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I had no problem communicating the people,everyone speaks English frequently ,for that reason I didn't need to learn Dutch.

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rehema

University of Dar es Salaam, Salaam, Tanzania
Humanities, Graduate, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Difficult to communicate with local people because most of them using local language, but at lease we can understand each other.

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Gerda L

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Dutch

Was learning Dutch a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Dutch

How much did you improve your Dutch?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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It is no problem to absolve the courses in English but I decided to visit business courses, which were held in Dutch.

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Filippos K

Technologiko Ekpedeftiko Idrima - Athinas, Athens, Greece
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent

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

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

I had an excelent experience in communicating in The Netherlands in all aspects of my everyday and studying life.

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Melinda B

ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Management Science, 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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

In the NL most people speak English so I didn't have any difficulties with languages. My English also improved.

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Sonja H

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Development 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: At ease in most situations

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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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

now i speak a little dutch and my english is better (but mainly because of my australian friend ;-)

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