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Cecilia S

ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Management Science, Graduate, CEMS

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 Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

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 Italian?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

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I grabbed the opportunity to study both in Italian and English, and the university list provided a wide range of courses in both languages.

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eelvebo

NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, Graduate, CEMS

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 Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

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 Italian?

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

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Learned basic italian, but most of the time I spent with other exchangestudents, and then using english was natural.

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Sylvia C

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

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 Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

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 Italian?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

I'm fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and French so learning Italian was not as challenging as I thought. It's just a matter of "wanting it"!

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anonymous

Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, 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 Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

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 Italian?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Learning the language was pretty easy - the people at the uni were so sociable and i had lots of Italian friends

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madile

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, CEMS

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning German a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

How much did you improve your Italian?

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

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

quite hard (at least as a bloke) to get to know italians in milan; i would have liked to practice a little more

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Torsten R

Universität zu Köln, Cologne, Germany
Business Studies, Undergraduate, CEMS

Languages

Language of instruction: Italian

Was learning Italian a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Italian

How much did you improve your Italian?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

The fact to know italian already before going to Milan was very helpful in the social life. I went out a lot with italian students.

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