Russian language courses in Russia

Our centre in a few words

Our centre is located on the 2nd floor of a building overlooking the Novosibirsk's central park. Tea, coffee and biscuits at break, free internet access, Russian books and films at your disposal, everything is done for you to make progress in the best conditions! For lunch you can choose between eating in the park or enjoy the various cafes and restaurants downtown.

Location of our centre in Novosibirsk

Our centre is located just 5 minutes walk from Lenine Place and the opera. The closest metro stations are stations "Krasny Prospekt" and "Plochad Lenina" (also approximately 5 minutes walk from our centre). You will find below a city map with the location of our centre (blue point).


Map novosibirsk

Presentation of our team

Sylvain Bonnot
Program coordinator with Russia - Speaks: French/English
Sylvain liaises with the teams in Novosibirsk and will do his utmost to make sure that everything is all right during your stay in Russia. Don't hesitate to contact him - He will help you organize your journey and will answer all your pratical questions before the beginning of your language program.
Mariya Dombrovskaya
Centre manager in Novosibirsk - Speaks: French/English
Holding a PhD in linguistics, Mariya is in charge of organizing the courses and managing the teaching staff. She has a passion for the Russian language and will always see to it that your stay goes off very well and that you improve your Russian significantly.
Elena Sklarova
Admin/Accounting - Speaks: French/English
In charge of administrative matters and of accounting, Elena will always be very pleased to tell you what is worth discovering, visiting or doing in the enjoyable city of Novosibirsk.
Natacha Zdorieva
Admin/Welcome and accommodation - Speaks: French/English
Natacha will welcome you and pick you up on your arrival at the airport or at the railway station. She is always in good spirits and ready to be helpful. She will propose you different activities in your spare time and will help you discover Novosibirsk and Siberia. Sure you will learn a lot of exciting things about Russian traditions and customs!
Anna Epifanzeva
Russian teacher - Speaks: French/English
Travels are Anya's great passion (Kamtchatka, Altai Mountains, Lake Baikal...). She will help you start studying Russian grammar but will also try to make you feel the magic of a journey in Siberia. Motivated and enthusiastic, She will always do her best to make the lessons interesting and fruitful.
Anna Moldovanova-Kouks
Russian teacher - Speaks: English
Currently preparing a thesis in Russian linguistics, Anna has a significative experience of teaching Russian in University (Novosibirsk State Technical University) and in Novosibirsk language schools where she regularly prepared students for official exams of Russian as a foreign language (Levels A1 - C1). She also worked for different international organizations in Novosibirsk. No doubts that she will manage to share with you her experience of Russian language!
Constantin and Larissa Rogoziny
Russian teachers - Speak: French
Both of them are experienced teachers who know how to put our participants at ease. They know the differences between Russian culture and the learner's culture and they enjoy revealing Russian particularities. Their lessons are always very lively and efficient!
Irina Prokudina
Russian teacher - Speaks only Russian
Irina has a PhD in Russian linguistics and is an experienced teacher who has taught for years in higher education institutes in Novosibirsk. She will help you develop your skills to communicate in simple Russian and will explain the history and the evolution of the Russian language.
Tatiana Antropova-Allison
Russian teacher - Speaks: English
Tatiana is a specialist in short language courses designed for professionals. During the lessons, you will discuss the topics of conversation you are interested in as soon as your Russian is of a good standard. Express your opinion! Negociate for something! Explain your expectations!...To communicate in Russian will be a child's play to you!

Educational method and communicative approach

For participants with beginner to elementary level, our lessons are mainly focused on oral comprehension and expression. Lessons are based upon the communicative method which consists to encourage spontaneous conversation with the teacher and with the other participants. Thanks to this method, learners are more involved in the language learning process and the teacher can adjust his lessons to help the participants in all the situations they can encounter in their daily and professional life. To enhance and accelerate your language progress, our teachers implement a wide variety of activities focusing on spontaneous conversations.

Development of learner's skills

For participants with a more advanced level of proficiency, our teachers try to identify and eliminate the learner’s gaps and typical errors (phonetics, grammar, vocabulary…). Focus is placed on the development of listening and speaking skills. The aim is to allow the participant to communicate (written and oral communication) as naturally as possible in all the situations that he can encounter in his daily or professional life.

Tailor-made lessons

  • Intercultural communication
    Special attention is paid to differences between the learners’ culture and Russian culture (communication, understanding of time, organization, mentality…) to make easier the adaptation to Russia and Russian culture.

  • Adjustment to your sector of activity (individual lessons)
    Lessons can be on request adjusted to your sector of activity in order to provide you with all the necessary vocabulary and useful phrases. Role-plays will allow you to develop your communicating skills in all the situations that you could encounter in your sector of activity