Russian Studies
Please select the course which mostly suits your educational goal in the list below. If there is no course which would focus on your particular area of interest, you may order to have a specific course program designed to respond to your educational needs. Our teachers will develop the unique learning plan for you or your group of learners, with all necessary sets of classroom study materials, self-study exercises, tests, and list of materials for additional reading. Some of the courses are taught by different teachers. Choose the one among them and contact your teacher to discuss classes structure, intensity, and cost of classes before you get started.
Survival Russian
Course code: R1
Teachers: Tanya Bykova, Oleg Lavrentyev
The course is beneficial to those who are planning to visit Russia, Ukraine or other Russian speaking countries. It is perfect for English-speaking learners who need to quickly get to know the minimal number of words and phrases, to be able to "survive" in Russian-speaking environment. It helps students to develop their skills and abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and negotiation in situations of everyday communication.
Survival Russian
Course code: R1-I
Teachers: Tanya Bykova, Oleg Lavrentyev
The same course (please, read the description above) is suggested with a deeper insight into practicing of various language structures. Extra time is assigned for pronunciation and intonation training, explanation and exercising grammar structures, speech patterns' drills, and to developing speaking skills through building dialogs in the classroom.
Russian for Beginners
Course code: R2
Teachers: Tanya Bykova, Oleg Lavrentyev
The Russian for Beginners Course is an accelerated combination of studying and practicing pronunciation and basic grammar of Russian. You will learn how to pronounce Russian sounds and gradually master to learn Russian syllables, words, sentences.
Romantic Russian for Beginners
Course code: RRB1
Teachers: Tanya Bykova, Oleg Lavrentyev, Marina Pristinskaya, Katya Shtamburg
The course is intended for foreign men seeking marriage in Russia or other Russian-speaking countries, who are planning to visit their fiancées and need to obtain basic knowledge of simple conversational tools for everyday communication during their Russian trip. The course was developed on the basis of the Romantic Russian Phrasebook, created by the team of Russian language teachers at Discover school of virtual education.
Romantic Russian In One Week
Course code: RROW2
Teachers: Tanya Bykova, Oleg Lavrentyev, Marina Pristinskaya
The course of Romantic Russian In One Week is the fastest way to master the most commonly used Russian phrases, which can be vitally important to a man visiting Russia with the purpose of marriage. Only in 5 days, you can study 100 simple, but very widely used Russian phrases, which will help you to communicate in simple everyday situations, to ask for necessary services or assistance, and to please your dear lady by demonstrating your commitment and care to her. The course was developed on the basis of the Romantic Russian Phrasebook, created by the team of Russian language teachers at Discover school of virtual education.
Russian for Advanced Learners
Course code: R3
Teachers: Tanya Bykova, Oleg Lavrentyev
This course is a continuation of a Basic Course, and can be taken by those who have mastered the fundamentals of Russian language. The course prepares students to intermediate writing and speaking skills.
Reading in Russian (all levels)
Course code: R4
Teachers: Tanya Bykova, Oleg Lavrentyev
This course is a good continuation for those who have mastered the fundamentals of Russian language and needs permanent improvement in speaking skills and vocabulary. Students of this course develop skills in reading comprehensive texts of different topics, including passages from classical Russian literature, newspaper articles, science etc.
Russian Character Through Russian Literature
Course code: R5
Teacher: Marina Pristinskaya
Through reading and discussing works of famous Russian Classical writers who described Russian lifestyle and traditions, you will learn how to "sense" Russian and Slavic culture.
Russian for Japanese Speakers
Course code: R6
Teacher: Tanya Bykova
As Russian language is becoming increasingly popular in Japan, we have designed The Course of Russian Language for Japanese Speakers. Either a native Russian speaker or a Japanese instructor speaking Russian will introduce you to the fundamentals of the language.
How To Get Started
- Please contact us to discuss your interest in a particular course. When you write to us, please, indicate the name of the course and the course code. The teacher of this course will contact you back by email within 24 hours. Your teacher will tell you about the details of the learning process, and you will test the voice chat software by meeting your teacher for the first time in a virtual classroom. The first meeting is free; you can check how the online learning technology works, agree about the most convenient time of classes and discuss your preferences in learning with your teacher.
- Make payment for the first month of study.
- Obtain registration to meet your teacher in the virtual classroom (at this stage, our web administrator will email your classroom login/password information to you).
- Meet your teacher and start the learning process.
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