Reviews of Instituto Superior de Linguas e Administração de Bragança | Portugal

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mfalen

Akademia Ekonomiczna Im. Karola Adamieckiego, Katowice, Poland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

It would be better if more courses were available in English, Portuguese is not so commonly speaking language

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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mfalen

Akademia Ekonomiczna Im. Karola Adamieckiego, Katowice, Poland
Business Studies, 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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Courses of a host country language started too late - and that is why we managed to learn only the most common phrases. However, we had a lot of opportunities to practise Portuguese in everyday life - e.g. shopping, traveling as English is popular only in major cities in Portugal

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mfalen

Akademia Ekonomiczna Im. Karola Adamieckiego, Katowice, Poland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That English is not so commonly used language there - I might have learnt Portuguese before departure

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Only people who wants to learn more about Portugfal, its culture and language should choose it. Don't count on academic impact on you there

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Traveling is not so expansive - just take sleeping bags with you. And regarding Braganca and Traz-os-montes region you might be surprised with temperature there ;))

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