Languages Reviews
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anonymous
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Only a few opportunities to communicate with real german speaking people as international students and swiss as well do not really use real german.
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ANDRZEJ K
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 the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I am fluent in German so it was easy for me, but Swiss people are speaking very different from normal german language, so for the people, who are intermatiade in german, it could be a problem.
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Christa G
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The language in my host country was like my first language. But I talked to other exchange students in English and French
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Yngve O
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
One should be aware of the fact that Swiss German is quite different from traditional German ("Hochdeutsch")
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Hijacker2
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Well, it's my mother tongue. But you'll get the chance to train your other language skills quite often.
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Birgit M
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
most of communication in German (my mother-tongue) and also in English with other gueststudents or in classes which were held in English
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