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Universität St. Gallen (UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN)

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3.96 / 5 based on 298 reviews
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Daniel B
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS
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 the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
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Personal comments
I did not choose the university for language purposes as my mother tongue is German, yet it was pretty hard to unterstand Swiss German
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Beatrix K
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
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Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
It was my native language. The Swiss accent is very strong so I needed to get used to it.
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Barbara K
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS
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 the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Had some difficulties with understanding Swiss German but locals switched always to "Hochdeutsch" when they noticed it;)
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Peder S
Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo, Norway
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
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)
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
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Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
It was very good. got to learn german and swiss german in practice, and the people helped me when I had difficulties
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anonymous
Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
All lectures, seminares and most of literature was in German, which is excellent!
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Hannes T
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, 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 the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
For non German-native-speakers it is very hard to understand Swiss-German
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