Languages - Reviews of Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) | Belgium

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Estela A

Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Journalism, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

How much did you improve your French?

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

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I had only everyday knowledge of french when i arrived. But all my courses were in french and also my exams. So i had to learn it. But it was a very positiv experience and by the end of it i was at ease with it.

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anonymous

Åbo Akademi, Turku, Finland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your French?

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

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

I had some problems to understand the economical terms (on the courses) in the beginning, but after a while it went ok. The oral exams were something totally new for me, that was an interesting experience.

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Marta P

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Porto, Portugal
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Some of my courses has taught in english and others in french.I did during the semester a language course in French that helped me

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David J

Universidade De Évora, Evora, Portugal
Sociology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

How much did you improve your French?

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

Language difficulties

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Educational

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Personal comments

The best way to learn a language ist to be forced to speak. There is no better way to live 24 hours a day with local people.

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anonymous

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Marketing and Sales Management, 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 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

During my semester abroad I had the opportunity to improve my language skills in English (at the University), in French (in the city) and in Spanish (I lived with three Colombians

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