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University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

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anonymous
University of York, York, United Kingdom
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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Personal comments
Easily done. My slight British accent received constant good humoured 'dissing' but try to tone it down.. then they'll start understanding you. :P (no generally I didn't have any problems)(people do make an effort to understand you)
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bigpi
Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Communication and Information Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
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Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
I had some small difficulties at the beginning in following the classes as well as in interacting with people, especially as far as slang was concerned. It turned out pretty well though. By the end I found myself much more confident in any situations.
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Andri W
Universität Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
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)
Language difficulties
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Personal comments
Boosts anyone's abilities in slang, Santa Barbara has it's own slang words that one need to know: narly, shady etc.
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davidams
EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
A bit disappointing as I've not been able to improve my language skills. Not technical enough.
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Lucia H
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Anthropology, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
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Educational
Administrative / Institutional
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Personal comments
spoke language (English) spoken at home university and host university
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Madison K
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
everyone mainly spoke english, so the communication was fine.
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