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Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR)

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4.11 / 5 based on 594 reviews
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Davide C
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Economics, Graduate, Independent
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?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before:
My level after:
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before:
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Language difficulties
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Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
A term in Holland gives you the possibility to learn how to speak a decent english even if is not the country's official language
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Meltem S
Bogaziçi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Economics, Undergraduate, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Because of the fact that everone in The Netherlands can speak English quite good, I have never had a problem in communication.
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anonymous
Universidad de las Americas - Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Economics, Graduate, Master of Science
Languages
Language of instruction: Spanish
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning Spanish 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: Did not speak it
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
You are not going to have problems with dutch, because everyone speaks english, but maybe it is a good opportunity to learn a new language, but it is dificult
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Pia V
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, CEMS
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Most courses at Erasmus are in English. Dutch people in general speak English fluently so there are no communication problems.
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Nicolas74
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Most of the Netherlands speak pretty well english so there was no problem at university or in social life in communication.
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Davina M
Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Independent
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: At ease in most situations
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I had the opportunity to use the acquired knowledge in every kind of occasions which led me to be much more confident
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