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Cubillo J
Universidad de León, León, Spain
History of Art, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
In the beginning I had problems to understand people and express myself but after some weeks I was able to understand around 70 of the language.
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anonymous
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Especially the six weeks-Erasmus Intensive Course at the Faculty of Letters in September and October was the best that could happen to us, speaking in language and social terms
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Ronald d
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
History, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
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
Portuguese is a difficult language. To a lot of people it sounds like russian. But learning another language is worth a lot.
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Riccardo G
Libera Università Maria ss. Assunta Roma, Rome, Italy
Public Relations / Publicity / Advertising, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Obviously I could't reach a language level to discuss exams at best, but I reached a goog level to express myself as I want in any life situation.
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anonymous
Université Paul Valéry: Montpellier III, Montpellier, France
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your the local language?
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
it is hard to speak portuguese when with other international students but in campus it is in overall the best way to learn the language
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Robert M
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Portuguese
Was learning Portuguese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Portuguese
How much did you improve your Portuguese?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
PORTuguese is hard...much harder than spanish..I wud advise you to learn the best you can some portuguese phrases...it's very helpful!
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