SRF Russian language classes in Edinburgh
2021-2022

Enjoy learning Russian in small groups with professional Russian language tutors

• The classes will resume after Easter break on 25 April 2022 
• Contact Natalia Samoilova to enquire about classes or to enrol:  russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org, mob.07980004569
• To encourage potential students - an article about why adults make good language students (Daily Telegraph 18 Sept 2013)
• Here are 5 tips on how to learn Russian from the British actor Andrew Byron
• More tips about learning Russian are on our Facebook page

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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.

courses 2021-2022

Classes run for 1hr 30mins once a week on a weekday evening. Term 3 will run from April to June 2022. 
Please contact the course organiser, Natasha Samoilova, for advice on which class would suit you best and other enrolment queries: tel. 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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Beginners

Textbook 
Ruslan Russian 1, 5th ed. 
​(see Contents & Lesson 1 here)​ + Workbook. 
​Tutor: N. Samoilova
​Wed. 6.15-7.45pm. 
9 weeks, 
first lesson on 27 April
Fee: £108
 ​​At tutor's home

Pre-Interm. level

Textbook Ruslan
​Russian 2, 4th ed. 
​(see Contents & Lesson 1 here)​ + Workbook, 2nd ed. 
​Tutor: N. Samoilova
Thur. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
9 weeks,
​first lesson on 28 April
​Fee: £108
​​At tutor's home 

Interm. level

Textbook Tochka Ru
​2nd ed., 2021 
​(see a few sections
​here  and here)​.
Tutor: N. Samoilova
Mon. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
9 weeks,
first lesson on 25 April
​Fee: £108​​​
Central Library 

​Advanced level

News & articles on the Internet, videos on YouTube
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Tutor: N. Samoilova
Tues. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
9  weeks,
first lesson on 26 April
​Fee: £108
Zoom

​Advanced level discussion group

Tutor: Irina Safronova
Thurs. 6.30 - 8.00 pm.
​​At tutor's home
​Please contact Irina for dates & fees

​Reading Russian Short Stories, online class for A2/B1+ students with Natasha Samoilova
Friday 4.00 -5.30 pm in Zoom, 8 weeks, first lesson on 29 April. Fee: £80 (free if you take any other SRF course).
This course is about understanding the original literary texts with their cultural references and about recognising stylistic registers in Russian. In Term 2 we will focus on the writers of the start of the 20th c. 
​Fees to be paid in the first week of the term, preferably by bank transfer.
How to enrol: please email the course organiser Natasha Samoilova at russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org.

Other Russian classes may be offered depending on demand

• 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.

more information

Contact the SRF: info@scotlandrussiaforum.org
Contact Natalia Samoilova: russiancourses@scotlandrussiaforum.org, tel.07980004569

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and if you can't get to Edinburgh ...

Our tutor Natalia Samoilova can also offer lessons or conversation practice via Skype or Zoom.  Please contact Natalia (details above) for details of charges.