Languages - Reviews of Universiteit van Amsterdam (UVA) | Netherlands

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stifou

HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Business Studies, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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

Everyone speaks very well the language of instruction so communication was easy

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michalb

Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
Financial Management, 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

IN AMSTERDAM AND PARTICULARY AT THE UNIVERISTY OF AMSTERDAM ENGLISH IS COMMONLY USED AND SPOKEN.

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Silvia M

Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, 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 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: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I did not have any problems because I could speak in english with everyone

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Hjortur E

Haskoli Islands, Reykjavik, Iceland
Linguistics, 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 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

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Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Hard to learn Dutch sine more or less everyone speak English to you!

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kobus

Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Law, Comparative / Law with Languages, 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 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: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

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Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Dutch students and teachers (!) are not as fluent in English as they are said to be.

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raffaele c

Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
Political 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 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: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was the most wonderfull year of my life, both for the social and my student

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