Pastel de Nata July 25, 2023
By A student (Portuguese Language, Literature, Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/20/2023 to 06/01/2023 with
CIEE: Lisbon - Language and Culture
My portuguese improved a lot and it was definitely worth it.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The CIEE professors and direct enrollment professors were super helpful |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The staff were very nice and understanding |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The host families were all super interesting and many spoke some English |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Taking direct enrollment classes + homestay was helpful |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Extremely safe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
CIEE is a great program that allows you to study with local students, have support from a cohort of Americans, and organizes fun field trips. |
Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 50$ |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Portuguese 215 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Homestay |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The portuguese dialect is different from brazillian. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Advanced Portuguese |
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| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | Rodrigo is super kind and approachable. The tests were difficult and we had two oral presentations. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No. |
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History of Fascism |
| Course Department: | History |
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| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | The class was challenging because it was 4 hours, but Alice was really helpful during office hours and the lecture material was very interesting |
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Art in the Portuguese Empire |
| Course Department: | Art History |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The museum field trips were awesome. We were assessed with papers, exams, reading reviews, and a presentation. Very thorough. |
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Anthropology Lab |
| Course Department: | Anthropology |
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| Instruction Language: | Portuguese |
| Comments: | The class was very easy to follow and the class centered around a proposal for an anthropology research project. Professor Lourenco gave great feedback. |
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