Languages - Reviews of Linköpings Universitet (LIU) | Sweden

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anonymous

Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Engineering, Computer, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

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

How much did you improve your Swedish?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

You can speak English with almost all the people (there are no problems within the University), but a little of Swedish can help very much.

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filippo f

Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

was quite easy to communicate with swedes, theyr english is really good and they dont make any effort to switch languages from english to swedish....it helps a lot a foreign student who doesnt know any scandinavian.

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chambos

Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
Management Science, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Sweden is an amazing country. Everyone speaks english, that's why it's hard to learn the local language. Event the children and the old people speak english. No need to speak the local language to live other there.

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Carlos G

Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

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

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

In Sweden we found a particular situation. The host country language is swedish, but how everyone speaks English we can communicate withouth problems in English. So, I learnt a little swedish, but a lot of English.

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Fabrizio M

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Engineering, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English is spoken and understood averywhere, but some knowledge of Swedish is good to have a better integration with the Swedes

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Rosario A

Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Engineering, Technology, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your English?

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

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

In Sweden most of the people speak english so there was no need to learn swedish. Surely in another context i would have learnt the local language especially if i would have been there for more than 6 months

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