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anonymous

Instituto des Ciencias de la Salud, Medellin, Colombia
Medicine, Graduate, University Agreement

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: Did not speak it

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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Es dificil aveces en reuniones grandes, pero si uno pide hablen español inmediatamente lo hacen

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Nadine L

Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Philology, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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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apart from the satisfaction of being able to communicate both in Spanish and Catalan, I got to make excellent people, which, meanwhile, are excellent friends

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Amanda D

University of California, Davis, Davis, United States
Literature, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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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i did not know any catalan and now i understand a lot because of watching television and listening to music, i knew spanish before i came, i just got better.

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Maria A

Högskolan i Trollhättan-Uddevalla, Trollhattan, Sweden
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

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Language of instruction: Spanish

Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

How much did you improve your Spanish?

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It was very hard to follow the classes in the beginning. But you lurn fast when you have to!

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tkendall

University of Texas, Austin, Austin, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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i was really starting to learn the language well but i feel that my time there was too short and wished that i could of studied there for a whole semester

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