Languages - Reviews of Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) | Spain

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Alexandra C

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Catalan

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Catalan a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Catalan

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

How much did you improve your Catalan?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

How much did you improve your Spanish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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I learned to speak and write spanish almost correctly, and it is very important in the business world in Portugal, because enterprises interact a lot.

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gabo78

Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Archaeology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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:
My level after: At ease in most situations

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it's very easy for me to speak spanish, but everyday I improove my new language

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Melissa C

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
Humanities, Undergraduate, Independent

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

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I have learned so much and my confidence with speaking is amazing now. I know some slang and understand virtually everything.

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Betigül O

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Management Science, Graduate, Graduate Program (Masters - MSc.)

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 Spanish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish

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 Spanish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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Spanish people speak very little English but in the university Pompeu Fabra the language is English so i had no problem.

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anonymous

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Design (Fashion, Graphic, Industrial, Web), Graduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Spanish

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

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It was a good experience. I learnt a lot of things about postproduction.

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eliseuneto

Fundação Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Fundación Carolina

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

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Very interisting to have classes in spanish in a catalan speaking area

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