SRF Russian language classes in Edinburgh

2022-2023

Enjoy learning Russian in small groups with professional Russian language tutors

Tutors

Course Organiser/Head Tutor: Dr Natasha 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.

Classes in 2022-2023


Classes run for 1hr 30mins once a week on a weekday evening. Term 1 will run from September to December 2022. Please contact the course organiser, Natasha Samoilova, for advice on which class would suit you best and other enrolment queries:
mob. 07980004569 or email russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org


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

Classes offered in term 1 
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A1 level:
​Beginners

Textbook 
Ruslan Russian 1,
5 ed. (see Contents & Lesson 1 here) + Workbook. 
​Tutor: N. Samoilova
​Tue. 6.30-8 pm. 
14 weeks, 
first lesson on 13 Sept.
Fee (block 1): £91
 Tutor's home

A2 level:
​Pre-Intermediate 

Textbook
Ruslan Russian 2, 
4 ed. (see Contents & Lesson 1 here) + Workbook, 2 ed. 
Tutor: N. Samoilova
Wed. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
14 weeks,
​first lesson on 14 Sept.
​Fee (block 1): £91
​​Central library, Edinburgh

A2 level: 
Pre-Interm.in Zoom

Textbook
Ruslan Russian 2, 
4 ed. (see Contents & Lesson 1 here) + Workbook, 2 ed. 
Tutor: N. Samoilova
Wed. 12.30 - 2 pm.
14 weeks,
​first lesson on 14 Sept.
Fee (block 1): £91
via Zoom 

B1 level:
​Intermediate

Textbook Tochka Ru B1, part 1
(see information about the course here) + Workbook
​Tutor: N. Samoilova
Mon. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
14  weeks,
first lesson on 12 April
​Fee: (block 1): £91
Central library, Edinburgh


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Fees The first term is divided into two blocks:
           block 1 (7 weeks) is to be paid by 12 September and block 2 (also 7 weeks) is to be paid by 31 October.
           The fee for each block is 91 pounds which comes to 13 pounds per class.
           Please pay by bank transfer to Natalia Samoilova, account no.00220436, sort code 83-26-28.

Advanced level Discussion group with Irina Safronova
The classes take place on a Thursday at 6:30 - 8 pm at tutor's home.
​Please contact Irina for dates & fees at irina.safronova@blueyonder.co.uk
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Reading Russian prose, online class for A2/B1+ students with Natasha Samoilova
This course is about understanding the original literary texts with their cultural references and about recognising stylistic registers in Russian. In Term 1 we will focus on Dovlatov's collection of stories "Чемодан" (The Suitcase), 1986
​Friday 4.00 -5.30 pm in Zoom, 14 weeks, first lesson on 16 September.
Fee: £70 for term 1 (14 classes) or free if you take any other  SRF course.

How to enrol: please email the course organiser Natasha Samoilova at russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org. 

Other Russian classes may be offered on demand (face-to-face classes or via Zoom)

  • Individual tuition
  • Russian for public examinations such as TRKI
  • Russian A level

Other benefits

All enrolled students will automatically become full members of SRF - reduced rates for SRF meetings, invitations to members-only events, twice yearly magazine, regular email news bulletins and other benefits.