level of education
program language
program duration
needed to educate
72 academic hour
for studying
Russian is considered to be one of the world's most difficult languages. This program is aimed at helping those who are interested in understanding the basics of the Russian language and preparing learners to further their language acquisition.
The program includes videos, presentations, texts for reading comprehension, quizzes and a grammar section.
The program starts with the Russian alphabet, which is essential for your further studies. You are going to learn Russian letters, sounds and their characteristics. By the end of the fourth week of the program, you will know how to read syllables and words in Russian.
The next 12 weeks of the program contain useful vocabulary, grammar constructions and tips that will help you build up your basic speaking and writing skills.
Each week contains speech models or dialogues, in which you can listen to Russian speech and learn the most commonly used conversational phrases.
This program is a unique opportunity to start your journey into the world of the Russian language. Step by step, you are going to master the most important language skills and by the end of this program, you will be ready to participate in a conversation and communicate with your Russian friends and colleagues on the elementary level.
We are looking forward to seeing you on our program and learning together!
If you have any questions, please contact us at online@spbu.ru.
Online learning
Unit 1. Introduction to Russian Alphabet
Unit 2. Russian Vowels
Unit 3. Russian Consonants
Unit 4. Alphabet: Revision
Unit 5. The World Around
Unit 6. Let's Get Acquainted!
Unit 7. About Yourself, Your Family and Friends
Unit 8. My Day
Unit 9. At the Shop
Unit 10. Where?
Unit 11. In the City
Unit 12. What Are You Doing?
Unit 13. My Home
Unit 14. Hobbies and Interests
Unit 15. Holidays and Congratulations
Unit 16. Going to Someone's House
Upon completion of this program, you will be able to understand spoken Russian in a variety of everyday situations at the elementary level, communicate according to the rules of the Russian speaking etiquette, participate in a simple conversation on the topics covered in the program, to ask and answer questions and to read short texts.
level of education
program language
program duration
needed to educate
72 academic hour
for studying
Кандидат филологических наук
Position: доцент кафедры русского языка как иностранного и методики его преподавания