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consu
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
in barcelona there are a lot of pubs,discos but my advice is to go to disco pub,the discos are expensive.
there aren't many nonuments to visit only that one who has done gaudi,my favourite is sagrada familia.
if you come to bercelona surely you will enjoy,the first week that i was here i couldn't distinguish the day by the night
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Marjolein K
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I took Spanish classes in the Netherlands, but as always, in the country itselve it is sometimes really difficult to understand someone who is speaking with an accent etc. But just that you are there and hear the people talk is a really important factor the learn the language. Also the Spanish classes where really important to me.
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silvia_81
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The only disadvantage you have to consider is that in Barcelona people speak very often Catalan,the 2nd offical language, and for example public signs are in Catalan. Even at university it can happen that the courses are held in Catalan, but normally, if international students take part, the language of instruction is castellano!
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Marina E
Germany, Graduate
Business Studies, 2020
OverallI made the degree in international business and I am satisfacted with everything
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Pros
international and in english
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mmela71
Overall
I wish I had known...
that some classes were given only in catalan
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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
IT is a good university although the languuage can sometimes represent a problem
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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
if you really want to learn spanish you will probably have to sign up to a private language course. the university offers some but they only last a month and they do not have a wide range of courses.
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Guilherme D
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It is important for a south american student to know spanish. Most countries there speak it but Brazil, and so, it´s higly well recognized. Besides that Spanish is the 2nd most speaked language in the world, and English that beats spanish, I have already learned.
Now, knowing 3 languages is a key factor in my resume.
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