SRF Russian language classes in Edinburgh
2019-2020

Enjoy learning Russian in small groups with professional Russian language tutors

tutors

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.

courses 2019-2020

Classes run for 1hr 30mins once a week on a weekday evening. Term 3 will run from April to June 2020 . 
Please contact the course organiser, Natalia 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 3 ​via Zoom
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​Beginners level

Textbook Ruslan 1 (see contents here).
Tutor: Natalia Samoilova
Thur. 6.00 - 7.30 pm. 
5 weeks,
first lesson on 9 Apr., last lesson on 7 May
Fee: £60

Pre-Interm. level

Textbook Ruslan 2 
​(see contents here). 
Tutor: N. Samoilova
Mon. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.
9 weeks,
​first lesson
on 20 April, last
​lesson on 15 June.
​Fee: £108 

Interm. level

Textbook Poekhali 2.2
(see contents here)​.
Tutor: N. Samoilova
Wed. 5.30 - 7.00 pm.
8 weeks,
first lesson on 22 April, 
last lesson on 10 June.
​   Fee: £96​​​

​Advanced level


​​​Tutor: N. Samoilova
Tues. 6.00 - 7.30 pm.

8 weeks,
first lesson on 21 April., 
​last lesson on 9 June.
​Fee: £96

​Advanced level discussion group

Tutor: Irina Safronova
Thurs. 6.30 - 8.00 pm. 

TBC
Fees to be paid termly in advance preferably by cheques or bank transfer.

other Russian classes may be offered depending on demand

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

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, free use of the SRF lending library and many other benefits.

more information

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

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

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