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Dear Friends,

We would like to invite you to our Russian language courses for all levels!

The Russian language is really a fascinating world to learn.

Russian is a language which is very rich for its expressive means, vocabulary and embodied in very beautiful literature which got the worldwide recognition.

Not to say that Russian is one of the languages widely spoken in the world for the purposes of politics, business and trading.

Apart from the pragmatic purposes of learning Russian and using it in your education and professional career, it is also a good means to develop your own intellectual abilities, broaden horizons on analysing text structures, and, of course, learn more about the culture of the biggest country in the world.

If it is your very first attempt to start Russian, to your attention is our program “Russian Language From Zero”.

The program lasts 10 weeks which will be quite enough for you to learn basics of Russian, being able to read, write, participate in basic everyday conversations, manage with the short dialogues in the shops, streets, markets and so on when you will have a chance to visit Russia or some Russian speaking countries.

Being equipped with Russian, you will feel yourself comfortable in Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaydzhan, Armenia and other countries, not mentioning Russian communities in different countries of the world, such as Turkey, USA, Baltic countries, Latin America, etc.

We do our best to help our students to reach A1 and higher levels in Russian, making it more understandable and learnable despite huge variety of its linguistic forms and expressions which are very confusing for new learners.

Please take a closer look at the program of Russian Language from Zero and contact us to sign up for the course.

Russian Language from Zero

Russian Language from Zero is the program aimed to enhance the Russian literacy and Russian culture awareness.

The overall content for the program entails teaching basic Russian through interaction with different experts of the Russian Language.

The learning occurs in the natural settings of communication and interaction. The project ends up with the trip to the premisses of the university with the Russian Language as the education medium for the summing up intensive educational and cultural program.

The tentative content of the program covers the following topics to acquire:

Week 1.

  • Reading: alphabet, letters (by the end of the class the students are able to read and write down simple words) 
  • Speaking: sounds, sound combinations, simple words. Conversation: greetings. 
  • Listening:  sounds, sound combinations, simple words. 
  • Writing: sounds, sound combinations, simple words.

Week 2

  • Reading: alphabet, simple words; 
  • Speaking: basic vocabulary, personal pronouns, Topic “Greetings”, plural form of nouns, genders; 
  • Listening:  Basic vocabulary, personal pronouns, intonation in statements and questions; 
  • Writing: simple words.

Week 3

  • Reading: simple words and sentences; 
  • Speaking: Basic sentences. Topics: Greetings. Acquaintance. Jobs. Listening:  Basic vocabulary, personal pronouns, intonation in statements and questions; 
  • Writing: simple words and sentences – copying and dictating.

Week 4

  • Reading: words, sentences, short texts and conversations; 
  • Speaking: Basic sentences. Topics: Greetings. Acquaintance. Numbers. Basic commands; 
  • Listening:  Basic sentences, commands, short conversations.
  • Writing: simple words and sentences – copying and dictating.

Week 5

  • Reading: words, sentences, short texts and conversations; 
  • Speaking: Basic sentences. Topics: Greetings. Acquaintance. Numbers. Basic commands. Shopping. Question-Answer. Weather. 
  • Listening:  Basic sentences, commands, short conversations. 
  • Writing: simple words and sentences – copying, dictating, writing on one’s own.

Week 6

  • Reading: words, sentences, short texts and conversations; 
  • Speaking: Greetings. Acquaintance. Numbers. Basic commands. Shopping. Question-Answer. Family. Professions. Numbers; 
  • Listening:  Sentences, commands, short conversations and texts; 
  • Writing: words and sentences – copying, dictating, writing on one’s own

Week 7

  • Reading: words, sentences, short texts and conversations; 
  • Speaking: Greetings. Acquaintance. Numbers. Basic commands. Shopping. Question-Answer. My family. Professions. Daily routines. Time; 
  • Listening:  Sentences, commands, short conversations and texts; 
  • Writing: words and sentences – copying, dictating, writing on one’s own.

Week 8

  • Reading: words, sentences, short texts and conversations; 
  • Speaking: Greetings. Acquaintance. Numbers. Basic commands. Shopping. Question-Answer. My family. Professions. Daily routines. My house; 
  • Listening:  Sentences, commands, short conversations and texts; 
  • Writing: words and sentences – copying, dictating, writing on one’s own.

Week 9

  1. Reading: words, sentences, short texts and conversations; 
  2. Speaking: Greetings. Acquaintance. Numbers. Basic commands. Shopping. Question-Answer. My family. Professions. Daily routines. My house. My city; 
  3. Listening:  Sentences, commands, short conversations and texts; 
  4. Writing: words and sentences – copying, dictating, writing on one’s own.

Week 10

  • Summing up – 
  • Reading: words, sentences, short texts and conversations; 
  • Speaking: Greetings. Acquaintance. Numbers. Basic commands. Shopping. Question-Answer. My family. Professions. Daily routines. My house. My city; 
  • Listening:  Sentences, commands, short conversations and texts; 
  • Writing: words and sentences – copying, dictating, writing on one’s own.

To find out more about this program and other Russian courses, to sign up for the course, please feel free to contact us at the mail start.inforum@gmail.com or by filling out the form below

Why To Learn Another Language?

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Why learn another language?

Here are a few of the best I’ve come across. Speaking a second language will…

1.Open Up a World of Job Opportunities

Learning a second language opens up a ton of career opportunities.

The world is changing fast. More companies than ever are doing business in several – often dozens of – countries around the world, but they can’t do it without hiring globally-minded people who can speak at least one foreign language. Even in small, local companies, chances are that the ability to speak a second language will set you apart from other applicants.

2. Give Your Brain a Boost

Speaking a second language each day really can keep the doctor away! Memory improvement, longer attention span, and a reduced risk of age-related cognitive decline, are just a few of the known positive effects of speaking two or more languages.

3. Establish Deep Connections and Cross-Cultural Friendships

You can’t learn every language in the world and have an intimate knowledge of every single culture out there. But if there’s even one culture that you’d like to understand better, or even one person in your life you’d like to know better, then one of the best ways you can start is by learning to speak their language.

4. Get an Outsider’s Perspective about Your Own Culture

Language and culture are intimately linked. Learn another language and you’ll have insight into another culture. 

Too many people go their entire lives never questioning the universal “truths” they take for granted in their own culture. But step outside this narrow scope, and it’s like stepping out of the Matrix; once your eyes are truly opened to that new perspective, you can never go back.

5. Become More Interesting and Meet More Interesting People

If you’re the one who speaks two or more languages apart from your mother tongue, you’ll have many more lively, engaging conversations about a variety of topics than you ever would have had otherwise.

Sure, you could spend your life trying to get by in your mother tongue everywhere you go, but that’s boring. Be fun! Be interesting! Be multilingual!

 

6. Stay Smart in Touristed Areas

There’s always a danger of obvious tourists being targets, or getting hassled by touts, which can ruin your experience of a place where people are actually warm and genuine. But everything changes when you use the local language.

A skill to speak the local language will open much more doors to unforgettable sites and beauties of the country.

7. Become a Better Learner

As you spend time learning your first foreign language, you’ll identify your own inefficiencies and eliminate them. You’ll start gaining momentum in your chosen language and learn more and more quickly. Then you’ll be able to hit the ground running with the next language. You’ll be on your way to polyglotism before you know it.

8. Conquer Your Fear of “Looking Stupid”

If a foreigner walked up to you to ask for help with something like directions, and they struggled to find the right English words, and made many mistakes but were obviously trying hard, would you feel like laughing at their effort? I doubt it. You’d more likely be impressed with their courage to walk up to a stranger and speak a language imperfectly. That’s a person who has conquered their fear of making mistakes in front of others, and has managed to communicate with you and gotten help with what they need.

If you decide to learn a language, and you start by speaking from day 1, then you’ll get over your fear very quickly. Not only will you be able to communicate effectively in a new language, but your confidence will get a huge boost, and you’ll never be held back from trying any new skill. 

9. Thinking Logically 

This may sound surprising, but when you make a decision in your second language, you’re more likely to think logically and avoid basing your decision on emotion. 

There’s no way around it. Humans are emotional creatures. Everyone is guilty of making decisions too hastily and too emotionally. But if you learn to speak another language, you’ll learn to think in that language. And when you think about your decisions in a foreign language, that emotional bias tends to go away and you end up choosing the more logical outcome.

10. Enjoy Works of Art in their Original Language

If you’re a fan of any type of foreign media – or you’d like to be, but aren’t interested in experiencing it in your own language because of all nuances lost in translation – then this is an excellent reason to start learning that new language. You’ll already have a very clear goal in mind, so you’ll know what type of vocabulary will be most useful to learn, and you can use those materials as a study aid as you progress in your new language.

11. Pay as the Local

Tired of overpaying for gifts and souvenirs at markets when you go on holiday? It’s common knowledge that at many of these places, there are two prices: one for locals and one for tourists. If you make the effort to learn the local language, then you’ll end up saving quite a bit more money than you would have otherwise. And the best part is that you’ll also be participating in an authentic cultural experience in the country you’re visiting.

So What are You Waiting For?

Everyone has their own unique reasons for wanting to learn another language. But while the reasons may be different, they can all be put into action in the same way: by committing to stop making excuses, and to start speaking the language you’ve always wanted to learn.

Once you’ve held your very first conversation in a foreign language, trust yourself: you’ll never look back.

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