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Bettina R
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
Improving my english was definitely one reason to go to Vancouver, however due to interacting a lot with german speaking students I did not improve as much as I had hoped for. Nevertheless I was able to enrich my vocabulary quite a bit.
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Céline P
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Very useful to stay with people speaking fluently the local language, even if they are international students. But i had no problem, even before coming there.
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Mauricio V
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Financial Management, Undergraduate, Semestre Internacional
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before:
My level after:
Language difficulties
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Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
it was pretty easy to comunicate its pretty much the same as american english except with some "oots".. hehehe aboot... ouoot... ahhaha accent things...
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anonymous
Fundação Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Management Science, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
We were in a group with 62 exchange students and we had the opportunity to improve the english idiom based on relationship with people from different nationalities.
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Isabella G
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I am speaking more fluently and I am less shy in speaking English. Of course the contact with other exchange students and locals improved my slang language as well.
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Andreas P
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
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)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
The time in Canada provided me with the chance to see that my English is sufficient to succeed in an English speaking environment.
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