Languages - Reviews of University of Waterloo | Canada

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Gabriel B

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

It was first difficult to meet people because of the difficulties to work, nevertheless I managed to meet others, essentially internationnal student, after a fiew weeks

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micsarfati

Université Claude Bernard: Lyon I, Lyon, France
Statistics, Undergraduate, 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 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

The good thing in my host university was that there were really few french people so i was always communicating in english during the year i spent there!

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Alvaro F

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Computer Science / IT, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

Great chance to learn the language. Anyway there are MANY international students form everywhere so the accent was sometimes difficult to follow...

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Sae R

Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea, South
Economics, 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

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

It is very important for every student who is studying in other countries to have an attitude to throw oneself to all kind of social events and works and learn from everything. That is only way to achieve the goal of getting flunet in that language.

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