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Erasmus year: Only English in Sweden?

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albysky
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27 November 2012 at 8:47pm | IP Logged 
If someone plans to have a 6 months erasmus in Sweden ,is it advisable to learn swedish
or is it perfectly possible to get by only with English ? ... how much learning swedish
could improve the interections with local people ?

Edited by Fasulye on 22 January 2013 at 9:40am

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juman
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27 November 2012 at 9:43pm | IP Logged 
Hi there... moste Swedes speak English to an almost fluent degree. It's part of our
education from a young age kind of part of the culture here. So getting by in Sweden with
just English is no problems at all. Have had several people at work and other places that
only speak English and live in Sweden. So welcome :-)
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28 November 2012 at 12:27am | IP Logged 
Assuming Erasmus means that you'll study at an university or something like that (in a fairly big city), it's very common that foreign students speak English during the first semester (even the first year). I've got surprised several times when people who I thought only knew English apart from their native Russian/Polish/whatever all of a sudden spoke Swedish.
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28 November 2012 at 1:06am | IP Logged 
If you are interested (as indicated by your other thread), go for it!
If you're hesitant, I still recommend learning it at least passively, plus some useful words like those for getting the directions and names of foods (or just ways to ask: is it spicy? does it suit vegetarians? etc... not necessarily for yourself!).
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28 November 2012 at 1:00pm | IP Logged 
There are usually language courses at the receiving university for erasmus students (free of charge). I'd recommend taking such a course if you want to make the most of your stay.
Learning Swedish will certainly do you no harm.
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11 February 2013 at 1:36pm | IP Logged 
Most students do not learn Swedish to a conversationable degree, that is my experience form the Erasmusees I've
met. Germans, for some reason being an exception.
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30 March 2013 at 4:00pm | IP Logged 
It is more enjoyable if you learn the language!

I was very fortunate to do a year at university in Germany. I would say that it is important to learn the native tongue of the country, it is part of the experience.




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