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Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB)

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Nicholas C
University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Cultural Experiences Abroad
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 Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
At first it was difficult to communicate but after a while my understanding greatly improved.
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Thomas M
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, United States
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
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
Made a little more difficult because locals also speak Catalan, but still great experience.
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Jeske U
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
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
I wanted to improve my spanish and did so very much. I fyou actively learn and get into ontact with locals and other speakers of the same language (in my case: south americans) you can learn a lot. Next time im back I want to learn catalan!
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Geraldine V
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
after a while it sort itself out. Don´t get to frustrated in the beginning...
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nelly n
EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
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
I really appreciate the possibility to discover an over language, catalan.
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Silvia C
Universitatea "Ttransilvania" din Brasov, Brasov, Romania
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
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
As Barcelona is part of both, Catalunya and Spain, in order to have a deeper integration and facilitate my communication, besides improving to high level my Spanish skills, I have also start taking Catalan classes.
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