Russian classes at the Scotland-Russia Institute

   

Enjoy learning Russian in small groups with a professional Russian language tutor. Do not worry if you miss a class – you will get the materials by email. Complimentary tea and coffee.

Course Organiser/Head Tutor: Dr Natalia Samoilova (PhD St Andrews)
Dr Samoilova has considerable experience of teaching Russian at all levels and has taught at the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews. She is a native speaker. 
Tutor:  Irina Safronova (MA Moscow State University, MCIL).  Irina has taught Russian and English in Moscow, Strasbourg and Edinburgh and also worked as an interpreter/ translator for various international governmental and non-governmental organisations

Contact Natalia Samoilova for further information on all Russian courses:
Tel: 07980004569, email: russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org

All enrolled students will automatically become full members of SRF - reduced rates for SRF meetings, invitations to members-only events, twice yearly newsletter, regular email news bulletins, free use of the SRI lending library and many other benefits.

In 2011-12 we will offer the following classes:

Russian for absolute beginners :: Learn a new alphabet and impress your friends by conversing in Russian.  Textbook Ruslan 1*. Thursdays 6-7.30pm. 
Intermediate Russian for learners with basic language skills :: Improve your communication skills and learn to speak Russian more confidently. Textbook Ruslan 2*. Mondays 6-7.30pm
Upper Intermediate Russian :: Textbook Doroga v Rossiju, level 3, part 1.  Tuesdays 6-7.30pm
Advanced Russian :: Achieve proficiency in communication skills, enrich your vocabulary and master difficult aspects of Russian grammar. Textbook Rossija den' za dnem, part 1.  Wednesdays 6-7.30pm
Upper Advanced Russian (Discussion Group) :: Maintain fluency and broaden your knowledge of the cultural, political and economic life of Russia.  Wednesdays 6-7.30pm

Classes run for 1hr 30mins once a week on a weekday evening.  Fees to be paid termly in advance. Fee for the September term 2011 is £120.
Please contact the course organiser, Natalia Samoilova, for advice on which class would suit you best: tel. 07980004569 or email russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org

* For more information on Ruslan teaching materials see www.ruslan.co.uk. Our students will receive a discount on textbooks and workbooks purchased at the Scotland-Russia Institute shop.

Other Russian classes may be offered depending on demand:

• Business Russian
• Russian for public examinations such as TRKI*
  
• Individual tuition
• Russian weekends

*TRKI - download test papers here: Elementary level, Bazovii level, Second level ,Third level, Fourth level

Some comments on from previous years:
"Excellent, patient, thorough, fun", "Excellent, engaging, informed", "Friendly informal style", "Very enjoyable, very well organised", [about the Ruslan textbook] "best of all used before"

Weekend Russian courses at SRI

We also run occasional intensive two-day courses for complete beginners (and in the future might offer courses at other levels too).  These lively weekend courses will introduce you to the Russian language and will enable you to get more enjoyment out of your trip to Russia. The course can also be a taster for a deeper study of Russian later on.
Some comments on the weekend course we ran in February 2010:
"The time flew by, and I never found it too long", "At no time during the course it felt as if too much was expected of us – and yet looking back to what I learned between Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon seems a huge amount", "I did not really have a particular expectation – but I could not have asked for more" and "It surpassed my expectations".

Other Russian classes for adults

Please let us know of any classes we have not listed - srfnews@scotlandrussiaforum.org

Dundee
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Perthshire