Languages - Reviews of Uppsala Universitet (UU) | Sweden

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Clodagh H

University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

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All Swedes who are in university speak fluent or close to fluent English. Any good English speaker will have no problem communicating with the locals and other international students.

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Margaret S

University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Mathematics, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

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doing the basic swedish course in august was a good idea, though most swedes speak english, it's nice to be able to read the news or ads.

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Terhi K

Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Turku, Finland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: Swedish

Was learning Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

How much did you improve your Swedish?

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

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I believe that I improved in the local language, but more interaction with the locals would have made the improvement more significant.

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anonymous

Universidad de Cádiz, Cadiz, Spain
Biology, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

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If you know english more or less well, you'll have no problem for studying and living in Sweden. Although it's quite useful to learn at least some everyday phrases in Swedish.

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anonymous

LUISS, Rome, Italy
Economics, 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 Swedish a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Swedish

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 Swedish?

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

Language difficulties

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As far as concern english no probno an lem, because I have been speaking english since I was 4. As far as swedish is concerned it was a good chance to learn a new language

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