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Maro K
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I didn't have any problems, as I was intstucted in english during my BA as well, and I hold a teaching licence of english in my home country
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Peter S
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It helped a lot that I have a background in reading and writing English beforehand especially in preparation for examinations in the summer.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Uni. Essex is a tiny campus about 30 mins from Colchester town center. There is very little to do on campus because it is so tiny and limited. The food is absolutely diabolical, as is the social life in general. You keep running into the same people over and over and over, and you can't do anything without the whole campus knowing about it within a day.
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Karina M
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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies, Graduate, Erasmus
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
At first I was amazed at all the different accents I heard at Essex but by the end of the year I could speak to anyone with no problem.
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Maro K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I was calling my boyfriend all the time
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Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Anne D
Academic
Course recommendations
Donīt take them serious, they donīt know what they are doing, including supply of false info.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Much clearer course structure at the beginning of courses is needed, communicating meaning and sense of course work and finally having the relevant knowledge in the first place, instead of wanna- be " cleverness"
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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