Languages - Reviews of Lunds Universitet | Sweden

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basak u

Ankara Üniversitesi, Ankara, Turkey
Economics, Graduate, 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 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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Sweden is an amazing country with mostly educated citizens. Almost everyone is capable of speaking English.I didn't have problems when I first came here. Everyone is polite and helpful. In terms of language and communication this is 10/10 country.

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Olivier P

KEDGE Business School, Bordeaux, France
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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: Did not speak it

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Personal comments

I went there to learn and improve my english. I did so thanks to social interaction with foreigners and academic courses in this language. Thanks to that experience I choosed and international program (taught in english) for my last year (master) of studies.

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Francesc G

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Computer, 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: 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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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

It can be difficult to learn swedish because almost everyone speaks english. Swedish is not really needed to live in Lund. Actually the most of the swedes change to english when they realize you dont really master the lenguaje.

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anonymous

Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Informatics, 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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Most swedes speak English very well, so there weren't really any problems regarding communication. The downside of this is only that you aren't really forced to adapt the local language which is a pity in my eyes.

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Sergei S

Rigas Tehniska Universitate, Riga, Latvia
Manufacturing Sciences (including CAD, CAM, CAE), Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: Swedish

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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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Personal comments

During studies in Lund 3 out of 5 subjects were on English and 2 on Swedish. Subjects given on English was quit easy to understand, but subjects on Swedish has brought some difficulties because Swedish I have not studied before.

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cynthiagutton

ESCP Business School, Paris, France
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: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Being emerged in an english-speaking world (courses, social life..) enabled me to be really fluent in english, and especially in social life, whereas in France I used to work more on my "business" english

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