Languages - Reviews of Universitat de Barcelona (UB) | Spain

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Anne-Valérie B

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Language, Graduate, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

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I came in Barcelona to improve my Spanish. I had very nice teachers and I get along very well with the others students.

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Maria F

Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Undergraduate, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your Spanish?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

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In the end i coped pretty well with spanish. The University made us follow some language courses for foreign students

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Bertel D

Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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Barcelona is difficult because the majority of the population speaks Catalan, which is another language than Spanish

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mmela71

Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Biology, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

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I wanted to learn spanish and the fact that the official language in barcelona is catalan sometimes was an obstacle

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Shirleen C

Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, United States
Medical Sciences, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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The language at the University is Spanish and English. But most of the locals speak Catalan. Living in Barcelona was a great way to improve both Spanish and Catalan! Now I'm trilingual!

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Diana L

Fundação Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Business Studies, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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It wasnt hard at all for me as im a native portuguese speaker. also, i took an advanced level course of spanish in order to improve it even more - which was more worthy than uni itself.

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