Languages Reviews
4.21 / 5 based on 85 reviews
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Pedro P
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
Before i arrived in Australia my English was good (IELTS: 7.5 overall score). I did not experienced any communication problems, obviously i did not understand some slang words but even British or Americans have problems understanding Aussie slang.
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David A
Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Bogota, Colombia
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
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
I had lived in enlgand so i had a very good idea on how to approach a conversation. Nevertheless, the exposure to a different accetn and in a way different culture traits, incresed my undertanding of the overall use of english
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Bribear80
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Since I speak English and it is the Australian national language, I had no problems communicating. In the very beginning, it took a little while to understand the accent and slang, but that didn't take long to get used to.
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Terry N
United Business Institutes, Brussels, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Study in Lieu
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As I study in English in my home University, my English was already pretty good before I went there, but I learned heaps of new words, meanings and sayings, maybe my accent improved aswell...
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Surfers
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
I didn't have problems with the language before I went to Australia, but at first I had to cope with the australian slang, which is different to the british and the american slang.
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Ninni N
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
I knew english already before going to exchange. Of course I could improve it a little bit and it got better.
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