NEEDS ANALYSIS
REVIEW |RESULTS | QUESTIONNAIRE | SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE
Germany | United Kingdom | Hungary | Finland
Results of the Needs Analysis Carried out at Pécs University
A. Background Questions | B. Proficiency in Hungarian | C. Questions about studying | D. Questions about everyday situations | E. Social life and leisure | F. Important/essential vocabulary
Total: 48 answers = 23 answers from students of medicine (spring 2000, long questionnaire) and 25 answers from exchange students of different subjects (autumn 2001, short questionnaire)
1. Gender Distribution
2. Age Distribution
3. Home Country
*each one student from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Sweden
and Spain
**each one student from Mauritius, Nigeria and Zimbabwe
4. Mother Tongues
One Greek student was bilingual (Greek and English) and both languages
were counted.
*The student from Mauricius had French as mother tongue.
**The student from Zimbabwe had Ndebele as mother tongue.
***One student form Norway was originally from Afghanistan and had Pushto
as mother tongue.
5. Other Languages (multiple answers, only 23 questionnaires from spring 2000)
| fluent | good | satisfactory | poor | |
| Danish | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| English | 18 | 3 | 1 | - |
| French | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| German | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Greek | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hungarian | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Italian | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Portuguese | - | - | - | 1 |
| Spanish | - | - | 1 | - |
| Swedish | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Zulu | - | - | 1 | - |
6. What do you study in Pécs?
7. How long are you going to stay in Hungary?
8. Why did you decide to come to Hungary as a student? (multiple answers, asked only in spring 2000)
9. What has surprised you most about Hungary?
10. What have you enjoyed most about Hungary?
11. What have you enjoyed least about Hungary?
12. Did you take part in an orientation programme? (only
23 questionnaires)
13. Did you get all the information you needed during this time? (only 23 questionnaires)
14. If not, what other information would you have liked to be given? (only 23 questionnaires)
- Student life
- Location of classes and buildings in the university.
- Empty (21)
15. Have you had any difficulties in dealing with practical matters or getting to know the university? (only 23 questionnaires)
16. If you answered ‘yes’ to the previous question, please specify the problem areas (only 23 questionnaires)
17. Descriptions of Problems (only 23 questionnaires)
- At first to move around the city areas rather difficult due to language barriers.
- Students are fairly helpful.
- Difficulties mainly because of language problems, since few Hungarians are able to speak German or English. Even in the main bank of Budapest there is only one employee speaking English. Or even at the police…
- It (health services) sorted out at the end with the help of the university. I had to have an operation just before the exam period.
- For registration we had to go around to 4-5 different health care centres in Pécs for papers and tests.
- Communication/language problems (4)
- Empty
(16)
A. Background Questions | B. Proficiency in Hungarian | C. Questions about studying | D. Questions about everyday situations | E. Social life and leisure | F. Important/essential vocabulary