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| DavidW Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6340 days ago 318 posts - 458 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, French, Italian, Persian, Malay Studies: Russian, Arabic (Written), Portuguese, German, Urdu | Message 25 of 36 03 September 2009 at 5:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'd like to take a Russian course for at least a couple of months, I'm considering Odessa, Kiev, Minsk and possibly Volgograd. The course in Minsk mentioned above seems to offer incredible value. Ukraine has the advantage of not needing a visa, as far as I know. If you attended a course, could you please give the details of the teaching, accomodation, location and enviroment of the classes, and costs. This would be a big help. Thanks!
PS I see also there are courses organised intended for second year Russian university students from the UK, the site is: www.rlus.co.uk 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Skandinav Hexaglot Senior Member Denmark Joined 6701 days ago 139 posts - 145 votes Speaks: Danish*, English, German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian | Message 26 of 36 08 October 2009 at 3:41pm | IP Logged | ||
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Just a follow up: I enjoyed 1 month learning Russian in Odessa, and I can only recommend it. Unfortunately, 1 month, even if you're on advanced level, is hardly enough for anything. Therefore, I am seriously considering take a leave of absence from my job for 1 year in order to really get into Russian. I am considering Moldova. Any insights on that?
I found this place, which seems reasonably priced. Anyone know abouth this particular place: http://learnrussian.ucoz.com/index/0-5 Edited by Skandinav on 09 October 2009 at 8:25am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| NJMaverick Newbie United States Joined 5969 days ago 34 posts - 36 votes Studies: English*, Portuguese | Message 27 of 36 10 October 2009 at 12:25am | IP Logged | ||
I disagree with the statement that "1 month, even if you're on advanced level, is hardly enough for anything." With concerted effort, you can make great progress in with that kind of immersion. Especially with a tutor adding 80+ hours to your total language studies over the course of those weeks. It would be great if everyone could take off a full year to go away and immerse themselves in a language, but it is not realistic and/or necessary for most. I would add that having been there, Minsk definitely provides a full immersion experience in Russian. The visa is a hassle but relatively easy to obtain. Just don't be surprised if the KGB monitors your comings and goings day-to-day! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Skandinav Hexaglot Senior Member Denmark Joined 6701 days ago 139 posts - 145 votes Speaks: Danish*, English, German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian | Message 28 of 36 09 November 2009 at 11:10am | IP Logged | ||
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Did I mention that I am quite pessimistic... ;-)
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| Wilco Triglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6144 days ago 160 posts - 247 votes Speaks: French*, English, Russian | Message 29 of 36 09 November 2009 at 2:41pm | IP Logged | ||
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I know the DVGU (Far Eastern University) in Vladivostok offers courses to foreigners which aren't bad at all, though it is a bit far.
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| Skandinav Hexaglot Senior Member Denmark Joined 6701 days ago 139 posts - 145 votes Speaks: Danish*, English, German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian | Message 30 of 36 11 November 2009 at 9:20am | IP Logged | ||
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Yeah, that sounds really interesting, but in the end probably among the most expensive options (nbelow Moscow and Piter, of course).
I am considering travelling to Ukraine (not Kyiv) or Moldova in order to improve my Russian. This summer I made som good progress in Odessa, but still one month is too little to go in depth. Does anyone know about some good language schools/programmes in Ukraine (e.g. Kharkov) or Moldova? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| DavidW Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6340 days ago 318 posts - 458 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, French, Italian, Persian, Malay Studies: Russian, Arabic (Written), Portuguese, German, Urdu | Message 31 of 36 21 February 2010 at 1:23pm | IP Logged | ||
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Does anyone have any more reports? I'm actively looking for a course at the moment. I see many universities and institutes in Ukraine and Belarus offer classes for foreigners, often in the form of a preparatory year in order to prepare foreigners for higher education.
Is Belarus generally less expensive than Ukraine for language classes? I know Odessa is mostly Russian-speaking. What is the linguistic situation like in Kiev for learning Russian? How to private language schools compare with the universities? I also was looking at studying in Almaty, Kazakhstan, but have heard that it is quite an expensive place to live. Any info? Thanks Edited by DavidW on 21 February 2010 at 1:27pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Khublei Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Yugoslavia homestayperu.net Joined 5161 days ago 90 posts - 141 votes Speaks: English*, Irish*, Spanish Studies: Russian, Khasi, French, Albanian | Message 32 of 36 24 April 2010 at 5:37pm | IP Logged | ||
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For those who were considering Moldova, I wouldn't really recommend it.
I spent a few weeks there in January, luckily my friend understand Romanian as that was the language used most of the time. The way it works there is people speak whichever they are most comfortable with Romanian or Russian, and people answer in either as well. So very often my friend was speaking Russian and being answered in Romanian. I think every day interactions are part of the in-country learning. For that reason I wouldn't go to Moldova to learn russian, unless you found a Russian speaking part of the country. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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