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Russian in the City of White Nights

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Russian Language Courses for the period of White Nights in Saint-Petersburg

Course: 7 Days in Saint-Petersburg

It is an intensive Russian language course that includes:

  1. Russian language lessons that take 20 academic hours (individually or in a group).
    Lessons (with one 30 minutes’ coffee break) last from 10 a.m. till 1.30 p.m. daily, 5 days.
    All learning materials are provided.
  2. Saint-Petersburg airport (railway station) reception and transfer.
  3. Accommodation.
  4. One sightseeing tour around Saint-Petersburg or around its suburbs.
  5. On request, the organization of a cultural program and its support, after classes.

Prices for the 7 days’ course (per person):

  1. Individual Training

City hotel accommodation – 1035 Euro

Staying in a private apartment or with a host family (B&B incl.) – 1080 Euro

  1. Group Training (2 persons & more)

City hotel accommodation – 640 Euro

Private apartment accommodation – 565 Euro

Course: 2 Weeks in Saint-Petersburg

It is a super intensive Russian language course that includes:

  1. Russian language lessons that take 40 academic hours (individually or in a group).
    Lessons (with one 30 minutes’ coffee break) last from 10 a.m. till 1.30 p.m. daily, 5 days per week. 2 days per week are free.
    All learning materials are provided.
  2. Saint-Petersburg airport (railway station) reception and transfer.
  3. Accommodation.
  4. Two sightseeing tours around Saint-Petersburg or its suburbs.
  5. On request, the organization of a cultural program and its support, after classes.

Prices for the 2 weeks’ course (per person):

  1. Individual Training

City hotel accommodation – 1680 Euro

Staying in a private apartment or with a host family (B&B incl.) – 1780 Euro

  1. Group Training (2 persons & more)

City hotel accommodation – 945 Euro

Private apartment accommodation – 820 Euro

Additional Services 

In case of need, we are ready to make the following additional arrangements:

  • reserve and buy air or railway tickets;
  • provide invitations for entry visas (for staying in Russia up to 30 days as a tourist);
  • arrange trips to Moscow or other Russian cities/ towns on free days;
  • rent a car and, if needed, hire a driver;
  • make up an after-class entertainment program for the period of staying in Saint-Petersburg.

The additional services listed above are not included in the cost of the language training courses.

All or any items of additional services above, as well as their price, are subject to additional agreement.

Application Procedure

  •  Fill in the Application Form RAFL in Saint-Petersburg
  • Send the Application Form from this website

After you have done the above said actions you get The Approval. This confirms your participation as a student in the course you have chosen.

The Approval will be forwarded to you by e-mail.

The Approval includes:

  • the name and contacts of your tutor;
  • confirmation of admission, as well as the type of accommodation and language course chosen by you;
  • invoice(s) for the training course and for additional services (if any).

The Approval is the only foundation for your admission as a student to the training course.

Payment

After you receive The Approval pointed above, you have to pay 10% of the total amount of the price for the training course and 100% price for additional services (if any). The total cost of the training course and the cost of additional services are specified in the invoice(s) included in The Approval.

This prepaid sum confirms your intention to be enrolled in the course.

Once paid, this sum is not subject to return, irrespective of the reason put forward by a student.

On arriving in Saint-Petersburg and checking-in according to the terms specified in The Approval, you pay 50% of the total sum of the agreed cost. The payment shall be made on the date of checking-in.

The rest of the sum shall be paid on the 4th day (for the Course 7 Days in Saint-Petersburg) or on the 8th day (for the Course 2 Weeks in Saint-Petersburg) of staying in Saint-Petersburg.

You can pay by bank transfer or in cash. You can find full bank details in the invoices provided.

Payments can be made in Russian rubles or in any other currency at the official exchange rate of the RF Central Bank on the day of payment.

All students of any other courses of the www.rafl-online.com project are offered a 10% discount for either of the above given Russian language courses.

RUSSIAN FOR SELF-LEARNERS

Get the Russian Language Basics by Correspondence

BENEFITS

Schedule, pace and time chosen by you

Principle of continuity between the course components

Full support through emailing (optional)

Unbelievably low price (optional)

COURSE COMPONENTS

Book I:  “Introduction into Basic Russian” is the 1st out of the three course books. The course is quite short and may be used as a self-study guide. It consists of 9 steps. Its aim is to familiarize students with Russian sounds before they start learning any basic course at their option. This introductory course suggests that students should go from a sound to a word and from a word to a phrase (rather than immediately start learning the alphabet), and this is the main principle which the guide is based on. Although the introduction to the main course is focused on sounds, learners will get the most necessary initial knowledge of grammar and acquire initial reading skills. In terms of language competencies, this short introductory course meets a considerable part of requirements specified for level A1. It can also be a good addition to your in-class activities. The brochure is included into a set of free materials.

Book II: “Practical Russian: My First Six Steps” is the 2nd out of the three course books. This part is for beginners who have already completed the introductory pronunciation course. It provides detailed explanation and covers the most important basic things needed for further independent studies. Step by step the learner will accumulate the necessary amount of vocabulary units, get good reading skills, acquire the rudiments of grammar and get the initial idea of word formation. Grammar rules are illustrated with tables. Vocabulary units are provided with transcription. The number of sentence patterns is also limited; the patterns are illustrated by examples and included into the reading section of each lesson. In terms of language competencies, this elementary mini-course meets a considerable part of requirements specified for level A2. Can be a good addition to your in-class activities. The brochure is included into a set of free materials.

Book III: “Practical Russian: Steps Seven to Ten” is a follow-up to the course “Practical Russian: My first six steps”. Like the preceding part, it provides detailed explanation and covers the most important basic things needed for further independent studies. Step by step the learner will accumulate the necessary amount of vocabulary units, get good reading skills, acquire the rudiments of grammar and get the initial idea of word formation. Grammar rules are illustrated with tables. Vocabulary units are provided with transcription. The number of sentence patterns is also limited; the patterns are illustrated by examples and included into the reading section of each lesson. In terms of language competencies, this initial basic course meets about 50% of requirements specified for the first certificate level B1. Can be used by students of higher levels to organize their knowledge.

Either the introductory part or all the three parts of the course will provide firm background necessary for you to further learn this or any other basic course of Russian at your option.

The minimum duration of the whole course is 4 weeks. However, the length may vary depending on a pace preferred by a learner. Even though you prefer a longer period, the price remains the same.

Being an independent learner, you can choose to order to your email either (1) a course book (PDF) only; or (2) one lesson of a course at a time (PDF) with voice recordings (MP3), plus support from the teacher (comments on the exercises done by you and sent for checking, answers to your questions, if any); or (3) both of the aforesaid.

PRICING

Introductory course (steps 2 to 9)

Ordering options Price Total Cost
1. Course book only Free Free
2. Each step + support via email 1$ per step 8$
3. Both 1$ per step
+ book		 8$

Basic course (steps 1 to 6)

Ordering options Price Total Cost
1. Course book only Free Free
2. Each step + support via email 2$ per step 12$
3. Both 2$ per step
+ book		 12$

Basic course (steps 7 to 10)

Ordering options Price Total Cost
1. Course book only 2$ 2$
2. Each step + support via email 3$ per step 12$
3. Both 3$ per step
+ book		 14$

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Self-study room for Russian learners

RUSSIAN FOR SELF-LEARNERS

Get the Russian Language Basics by Correspondence

Dear Friends,

Welcome to a self-study room for Russian language learners!

My name is Natalia. I’m a foreign language instructor, an author, and I’m here to help you start a new language. If you decide to learn Russian on your own, but don’t know what to start with, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve taught quite a lot of beginners, and have been a beginner myself, so I know what every beginner needs.

Here you will find a series of teach-yourself manuals altogether making up a quick beginner course. You may want to order a course book only. Or otherwise, you may need to receive to your email a course, lesson by lesson, and at the same time to get support from the instructor. Whatever you choose, the correspondence course RUSSIAN FOR SELF-LEARNERS suits you well.  With its help you will get firm background necessary to further learn this or any other basic course of Russian at your option.

I did my best to share with you all my knowledge of linguistics, teaching methods and tutoring experience. Go through my correspondence course for beginners, and you won’t regret it!

Yours warmly,
Natalia Sidifarova

Phonetics L1

Phonetics L2

Phonetics L3

Phonetics L4

Phonetics L5

Phonetics L6

Phonetics L7

Phonetics L8

The course of Russian

If You are the beginner in Russian and if You will to get Russian as a convenient communication environment the Course will help you to achieve your targets in Russian.

Listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing in Russian are the results of the course.

At the start you know more than 400 Russian words immediately. The Russian language lessons will help you to express your everyday life intentions in Russian after 75 hours of studying.

Do You need more information about the Course? Please, just click on Presentation.

Do You want to know some more details after this page searching? Do not hesitate to put your questions with the CONTACT FORM.

Do You want to be as a student of the Course? The Trial Lesson is the tool for your transformation to a student.

And, of course,

You can click on APPLICATION FORM to become an investigator on your friendly way into the Russian language treasure-land.

e-mail: igortrifonov@hotmail.com

Russian as a Foreign Language (RAFL) On-Line

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Dear friends!

You are visiting the website which is aimed at those who want to have Russian as a part of their language portfolio.

The authors of the team do not know the ways and reasons that led you to the Russian language. But we know that Russian can help you if you are

  • interested in discovering Russian culture roots;
  • going to travel or work in Russia;
  • going to study in Russia as a student of a Russian High Education School.

Of course, each aim has its requirements and limits. That is why we are going to issue several courses of Russian as a foreign language (RAFL).

Here you can find two RAFL courses named ФАРВАТЕР (FAIRWAY) and RUSSIAN FOR SELF-LEARNERS. These are the courses for beginners. If you have heard about Russia and you want to open for yourself the Russian way of life, it is your course!

Working and studying in Russia is restricted by law. The law defines the skill levels in Russian that allow to achieve the pointed aims. We are going to help you and we are preparing two new courses that will let you attain both skills and certificates in Russian.

The authors and the teachers of these RAFL courses know how to prevent mistakes that are commonly made at the beginning of the Russian language studies.

It is not a place for students only. It is a place for those who are interested in Russian. If you have some ideas or materials on RAFL it could be the place for you and for your projects on RAFL. That is why the website has minimum references in its menu line now. A language is like a life. It is alive. Let’s develop our skills in RAFL together. This is the place for our cooperation and communication.

You are welcome!

Yours sincerely,

Igor Trifonov     RAFL Teacher