Languages - Reviews of Kobenhavns Universitet (KU) | Denmark

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anonymous

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Communication and Information Sciences, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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thanks to danish I met better Denmark, but fortunately, english is the second language

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Jerzy K

Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warsaw, Poland
Law, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

It was just what I was hoping for, I practised my english in the fild of my studies.

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Barbara F

Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Social Sciences, 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: 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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

everybody speaks English in Denmark - but they like it if you try to speak Danish

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anonymous

University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Humanities, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

everyone speaks English, but it´s handy to know some Danish for manners sake.

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endobert

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
International Relations, Undergraduate, home university study abroad program

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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

A difficult language, which you don't need to get around, but worth the effort to try and learn it

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anonymous

Trent University, Peterborough, Canada
Humanities, 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: 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

Learning Danish is quite a challenge but everyone speaks english so it's not hard to communicate

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