Languages - Reviews of Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB) | Spain

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anonymous

Universität Passau, Passau, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Catalan

Was learning Catalan a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Catalan

How much did you improve your Catalan?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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Now, I´m talking about spanish as instruction language although most courses were in catalán.

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Claudia K

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Spanish

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

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)

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In Catalonia most people speak Catalan. Catalan is also the academic language at UAB.

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Mihai S

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Philosophy, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Catalan

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Catalan a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Catalan

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Catalan?

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

How much did you improve your Spanish?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

With very few exceptions, they expect you to speak catalan although spanish & catalan are both official languages. If they'd been nicer I probably would have made the effort, but that was not the case.

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ana f

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Journalism, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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It was very good to de sure that ist's easy for me to learn new languages

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anonymous

Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Barcelona is bilingual so foreign students find some difficult for that.

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Pietro S

Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Spanish

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

How much did you improve your Spanish?

My level before:
My level after:

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

learned going to classes

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