Languages - Reviews of Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) | Spain

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Sheryl K

Hunter College - CUNY, New York City, United States
Law, Graduate, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

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Learning the language was the most frustrating but most rewarding part of my journey to Spain. Before attending the Law program at Complutense, I attended 6 months of classes at the University of Granada in Granada. I came not knowing a word of the language and left able to converse and study, although it was tough!

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yoghurtgirl

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Philology, 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 Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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 Spanish?

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

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I'm supposed to take courses taught in English here at Complutense and I found some excellent ones after a lot of running and searching at the English Philology department. Still, all other programs are taught in Spanish. There's a free language course for Erasmus students in September and February.

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Coralie P

HEC Liège, Liège, Belgium
Business Studies, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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I think that the best way to learn a language is to live in the appropriate country, so when I get to Spain, my spanish was pretty poor because I was not a very good student in Belgium. But overthere, I was living with spanish girls and so I lived Madrid with a great level!

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Johannes W

Hanzehogeschool, Hogeschool van Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

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I was very fortunate as I have a spanish friend who lives and studies in Madrid who introduced me to a lot of spanish people so I as forced to speak spanish, the best way to learn! I noticed that spanish people do not speak english so you are really forced to speak spanish.

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Renuka

The Hague University, The Hague, Netherlands
Law, European Community/EU, 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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Personal comments

In general people don't make effort to learn english at academic level, therefore one is obliged to take spanish courses to become at ease with spanish. That is a good thing, otherwise one would take the easy way to speak english rather than to learn spanish.

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paola s

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, 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)

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Personal comments

Thanks to University courses, private courses and every-day practice with local and foreigner students, I reached an advanced knowledge of the Spanish language (both written and oral)that is very important for my work and for my pleasure.

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