Languages Reviews
4.06 / 5 based on 129 reviews
Useful |
0
Bahare S
Languages
Language of instruction: Russian
Was learning Russian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Russian
How much did you improve your Russian?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was extremely useful. Would not be as confident as am now if I had not gone.
Read more >
Useful |
1
anonymous
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Everone was very nice and polite at the university because people think and act like europeans. In the street or when communicating with administration and authorities, firstly, they would not talk to you if you did not speak russian, second, foreigners are treated as if they were not humans, theirdly, be aware of russian bueracracy!!!
Read more >
Useful |
0
Tara S
Languages
Language of instruction: Russian
Was learning Russian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Russian
How much did you improve your Russian?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
overall I had no major problems or language barriers
Read more >
Useful |
0
melissa49
Languages
Language of instruction: Russian
Was learning Russian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Russian
How much did you improve your Russian?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Very few people spoke English so I was forced to speak Russian in most situations. Because of this my ability to speak and understand Russian improved while I was there.
Read more >
Useful |
0
Chris J
Languages
Language of instruction: Russian
Was learning Russian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Russian
How much did you improve your Russian?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I definitely improved over the semester
Read more >
Useful |
0
Sarah J
Languages
Language of instruction: Russian
Was learning Russian a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Russian
How much did you improve your Russian?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
russian is extremely difficult to just "pick up", it takes time and alot of effort, but we did manage to learn plenty - we could see on our return to scotland that our level had lifted.
Read more >
en 
English
Español
Français