Pedagogy and teachers
Qualified and committed teachers
All our teachers are native Russian speakers and hold a university degree in teaching Russian as a foreign language at Master's or Doctorate level. In addition to their educational qualifications and teaching experience, they were selected for their communication skills, positive attitude and enthusiasm. They are all passionate and committed teachers and really care about each of their students.
Below you can read more about our key teachers:
Anna Epifanzeva
Speaks: English/French/Spanish
Listening and attentive, Anna always knows how to make her students feel comfortable during lessons. She has extensive experience of teaching Russian language to participants of all age and nationality. Passionate about travel (Kamtchatka, Altaï, Baikal, etc.), Anna will not only help you make progress on your goals effectively but will be also happy to share with you her knowledge of Russia and Siberia.
Natacha Litvinenko
Speaks: English/French
Enthusiastic and dynamic, Natacha particularly enjoys working with groups. Her greatest satisfaction is to see her students improve their communication skills and fluency in Russian speaking. Through role-plays and simulation exercises, you will gradually gain confidence and soon won't be afraid anymore to communicate in Russian in all daily life situations.
Anton Makarov
Speaks: English/Spanish
Curious and committed, Anton does his best to make his lessons as personalised and interesting as possible. Whether you need to focus on a specific technical area (oil and gas, industry, bank, etc.) or you want to talk about the history of Russian literature, Anton will be glad to cover all sorts of topics, always in a lively and playful way.
Tatiana Panova
Speaks: English/French/Spanish
Tatiana is a specialist in intensive individual courses. Thoughtful and curious about other cultures, she likes to highlight the cultural specificities of Russia during her lessons. Always motivating, Tatiana will encourage you to develop your communication skills through spontaneous conversations in Russian whatever your proficiency level is.
Irina Prokudina
Speaks only Russian
Holding a PhD in Russian linguistics, Irina has taught for years in higher education institutes in Novosibirsk and is a TRKI official examiner. Patient, caring and positive, she supervises all our exam preparation courses at our centre.
Communicative method
We believe that the main purpose of learning a language is communication: the objective is that you be able to communicate in Russian language as spontaneously and naturally as possible in all the situations you can encounter in your daily or professional life. We will not ask you to memorize endless lists of irregular verbs or to learn pages of grammatical rules without understanding the reason: our goal is rather that you learn the specifics of Russian language through a wide variety of activities focusing on spontaneous conversations and targeted to your interests. Simulation exercises, role-plays, appropriate and modern learning material, audios and videos...everything is done so that you make effective progress without getting bored.
