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celinainones
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Since my academic and professional interests were,and are, focused on translation and languages, the language and communication aspect was a very important element in this living-abroad experience. At the end of the exchange program, I was satisfied with the results at the language level: I could easiy interact with local people and my translation and French language speaking and writing skills had improved notoriously.
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celinainones
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because my room and the building I was living in met my accomodation and social needs.
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Personal comments
The on-campus accomodation at the Universite Laval offers unlimited opportunities to meet people from different cultures and, as a consequence, to appreciate diversity. In addition, and as I have pointed out before, the building was always clean and properly maintained. Security personnel ensured the peaceful living of the students.
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“Great teacher for finance degree”
Alex V
Canada, Undergraduate
Financial Management, 2020
OverallTeachers in precise program extremely competant. Possibility to get involved in the student life easily. Almost every student can speak good english.
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Pros
student life
Cons
Big classes, not so personalized,
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Laure M
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I had no bad surprises.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
When doing group project, join local students instead of other foreign students. This will make your stay much more interesting and gives you a chance to meet locals.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Canada is a great country with very friendly and open people. But you have to make the first move to get to know them. If you go in winter bring very, very warm clothes, since the temperatures can reach below 30°C. Cheap car rentals for weekends (if above 25 years old, otherwise take the coach. Buy a travel guide book for Quebec/Canada. Go see the whales!!!
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Karolina K
Academic
Course recommendations
I reccommend the "Culture" course for international students. It was great to get to know the regoin and its history and culture. That made the whole stay much more interessting.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
My main problem was language. It is difficult to do the essays and projects ina language that you do not command. Maybe a mandatory French course would have helped.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Kristina E
Overall
I wish I had known...
no, I knew the basics, the rest you should find out on your own
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
very well organized, friendly people, but local students don't familiarize with you
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
good opportunity to learn a lot of french, but you can still pass a lot of your life in your local language and english
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