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anonymous
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
All classes were conducted in Spanish in my host university. I also lived with a family that spoke no English, and hung out with many Spanish people, so I picked up the language pretty fast.
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Laurie T
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Sevilla was a difficult place to learn Spanish at first because of the accent, but after a number of months of interacting with locals and other international students it became easier.
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Blanca2003
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Found it difficult to understand at first as they speak very quickly, yet after a few weeks I was able to adjust and understand better
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dirtyflamingo
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I'm a native spanish speaker, but the spanish accent from andalucia was a little difficult to understand. the regional dialect is very different from say, madrid or Barcelona.
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munequi
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
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At the begining was terrible...everyone spoke slang so i had difficulties even in finding a house...now i can read articles from the economic pages and south american books
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smontiel99
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Spanish is my mother language, so I had no problems communicating with locals and also with other international students.
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