Languages - Reviews of Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WUW) | Austria

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Claire M

HEC Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

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My German was ok when I got there but got better after 5 months. However, since I was a loy with exchange students, the language we spoke was English, so my German didn't get as good as it should have gotten.

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Silvia K

Ekonomická Univerzita V Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovakia
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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I improved my german language a lot. But the Austrian people speak in dialect, not only in pubs but also at university, in the company and in every instituton.The Vienna dialect is very difficult

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Polina K

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Management Science, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

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The comminication experience in academic field was rather confusion-free as I speak English fluently. My German is also rather ok which hepled me in many everyday situations.

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michaelxu

University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Financial Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

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I managed to learn the basics in German. The programme was not geared towards learning a language though, and that is understandable since it was only a month long programme.

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Christopher Z

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

I learned quite a bit by being totally immersed in the German Language. I learned a vocabulary and certain phrases that I wouldn't have learned if I studied German in the US

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mereteha

Norwegian School of Management BI, Oslo, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

not as a good a chance to speak german as I would have hoped for, because most of the interaction was with other exchange students and the main language was then english.

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