Russian for foreigners

Founded in 1988, INTENSIV Language School has a reputation of a highly professional and prestigious linguistic center. For many years we have run foreign language courses such as English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian. Teaching Russian takes a special place in our work, as Russian is our native language, and we are glad to provide foreigners with the best Russian language courses.

Our courses are designed for the needs of the expatriate community and our methods combine intensive teaching with a personal and communicative approach. All our courses are run by experienced and qualified teaching staff.

Our teachers use Communicative approach to teaching which means that students acquire the skills through interaction in the target language. Accent is put on functional/usable vocabulary and grammar patterns. Classes emphasize oral and listening skills. Contact time with the language is all-important – it paves way for better command of it. Not just hearing the teacher, but having personal contact with the language, practicing sounds themselves, formulating sentence patterns and getting a chance to make mistakes and learn from doing so helps students master English.

This course is intended for a very wide audience. It will help people with little or no knowledge of Russian to become proficient quickly. The general Russian language course is designed to teach you conversational, day-to-day Russian. You will be able to socialize, read books and newspapers in Russian, watch TV and movies. The advanced level program includes reading original Russian literature, newspapers and magazines.

We offer five levels of General Russian language courses:

• Russian for Beginners
• Pre-Intermediate
• Intermediate
• Upper-Intermediate
• Advanced

Every level incorporates a different set of course and reference books by the best Russian methodologists. Each level is planned for 100 hours of classes (1 ac.hour = 45 mins) which are structured to train major language skills of Listening, Reading, Writing and most important Speaking.

This course contains 24 chapters covering essential aspects of everyday life, such as meeting people, getting around the city, shopping, etc. Our tutors will not only familiarize you with background knowledge on etiquette and Russian traditions, but will teach you how to put your cultural knowledge to use.

By the end of the course, you will have acquired a large vocabulary and a basic introduction to Russian grammar, and you will be able to converse and be understood in a variety of situations.

Studying with us, you will have the pleasure of seeing concrete results with every day practice. We offer Survival Russian course on an individual basis. There is a minimum of four academic hours per week and a maximum of 20 academic hours per week (1 ac.hour = 45 mins). The course timetable is flexible and can be worked out individually. Lessons can also be held on weekends and in locations other than the school.

This course is designed for business professionals who feel that lack of Russian is affecting their business and quality of life in Russia. This course provides a better insight into the country's economy and enables students to fuel their Russian partner's interest in their business.

During the course you learn how to use Russian in different business situations as well as how to develop your grammatical competence and conversational skills. We will provide you with a customized program and a schedule to meet your personal needs.

Corporate clients may choose a language course in General Russian to improve their staff members' language skills, as well as a customized course, which is specially tailored to meet their business and professional interests.

We provide teaching in small groups, maximum 4 participants per group, which guarantees efficient working in the class.

Groups study two or three times a week. Each class can last four to six ac.hours (1 ac.hour = 45 mins). One level takes 100 ac.hours.

Applicants are listed into groups according to the results of an assessment test. Group courses are available at five levels.

One-to-one classes are demanding and require full concentration in order to achieve best results. The exact content of the course is jointly determined by the teacher and the student. The student is invited to specify his/her fields of interests, which gives the teacher an idea of what the student aims to achieve and allows him to establish a study-plan and prepare a specific vocabulary. One-to-one classes are available for all levels. Course schedule is flexible and can be agreed on individually.

Some students have a need to develop Russian language skills, which can only be practiced in groups and the same students may also have very specific requirements, which are better dealt with the teacher.

This combined course allows such students to improve both areas: 4 lessons per week in a group + 4 lessons per week individually.

Corporate clients may choose a language course in General Russian to improve their staff members' language skills, as well as a customized course, which is specially tailored to meet their business and professional interests.

You may join our courses any time - we work all year round.

If you have any previous knowledge of Russian you should take a placement test. A placement test helps to estimate your knowledge of Russian and your basic language skills. You are kindly asked to register for the test beforehand.

You may also join the group, which is working now. Please, get in touch to find out about current schedule.

Please, call us tel. +7 (495) 925-77-19 or send us a message info@intensiv.ru, indicating your contact information.

Absence during the group course cannot be compensated through additional lessons or reimbursed. Cancellations are not refunded.

Minimum duration of group courses: 16 ac. hours (4 weeks).

Minimum package of one-to-one tutoring: 10 ac. Hours (must be taken within 4 weeks).

Classes will be provided right in the center of Moscow.
Adress: Vetoshnyy per. 5, office 351. Metro "Okhotny Ryad", "Ploschad revolyutsyi"
E-mail: info@intensiv.ru
Fax: (495) 698-36-84

Please, contact us for details on tel: (495) 925-77-19, (495) 698-28-38