Full-Time Work and Study Programme
Students joining this program are offered free Russian classes (Standard group course – 20 lessons a week) and take one of the below mentioned unpaid positions (to work for 20 hours a week).
- Please note that Work and Study programs are the most popular at our school, but the number of places available is limited.
- To make sure we find the most suitable candidate for a particular program, we do not accept online booking forms for this program.
- If you want your candidacy to be considered, we kindly ask you to carefully follow the application instructions given under each position.
IMPORTANT:
The school reserves the right to stop the Work and Study program:
- if a student does not cope with accomplishment of the delivered tasks
- if the real qualification of the student does not correspond to the information provided in the CV
- if the required target language level is lower than stated in the CV and motivation letter
- if student’s creative work turns out to break copyright regulations
Language Course type: Standard course
Course schedule: Mon-Fr 09:30 – 12:50- Work component: 20 hours per week
- Work schedule: Mon-Fr 14:00 – 18:00
Levels available: A2 – C2
Start dates for A2-C2: any Monday
BOOK YOUR COURSE
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum admission age: 20
- Experience in shooting and editing videos (we kindly ask you to send a link to your sample work)
- Students applying for this position are asked to come to the programme with their own camera and laptop with the software necessary to make a video
- Knowledge of Russian at a minimum A 2.1. level
- This position might involve working at weekends (the working week will not exceed 20 hours)
- Knowledge of the European copyright law
TYPICAL DUTIES:
- Shooting short videos of different types (interviews with students, promo videos about the school activities, educational documentary films)
- Installing subtitles to the educational videos of the school
- Making and editing photos of the school, premises, and city sights
- Editing social media pages
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION:
- send a request to lingv@derzhavin.com (with the subject title “WORK EXPERIENCE – Position: film and video”)
- state the starting date and the length of the programme
- attach your CV and motivation letter (in English)
- link to your online portfolio or samples of your creative work
This is a challenging position for creative people who are passionate about the web and graphic design. We offer a unique chance to enlarge your professional portfolio with the samples of the promo materials made for the school.
Since the school is making different course books and study materials in the Russian language, your name will be on the cover of the projects you participate in.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum admission age: 20
- Knowledge of the European copyright law
- Experience in designing and editing promo materials – brochures, posters etc (we kindly ask you to send a link to your sample work)
- Students applying for this position are asked to come to the programme with their own laptop with the software necessary to edit texts, make promo materials
- Knowledge of Russian at a minimum A 2.1. level
- Excellent knowledge of Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Coral Draw, InDesign or similar editing programmes
TYPICAL DUTIES:
- Producing simple promo materials of the school (posters, social media posts, adverts, etc)
- Creating or editing the layout of the in-house produced educational materials
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION:
- send a request to lingv@derzhavin.com (with the subject title “WORK EXPERIENCE – Position: designer”)
- state the starting date and the length of the programme
- attach your CV and motivation letter (in English)
- link to your online portfolio or samples of your creative work
| Standard Group Course 20 lessons per week | Work Placement 20 hours per week | Application fee |
| free | un-paid | 8500 Rub |
FAQ
- Please fill in the enrollment form. The Institute will confirm receipt of your application within 24 hours with a confirmation letter.
- Upon receiving the confirmation letter, you should check all the information, and if everything is correct, confirm it in an e-mail.
- The Institute then send you a contract with the bank details to pay for the programme.
- As soon as you make the payment and send us the bank receipt, the school starts the visa support procedure is requested.
- Upon receiving the invitation letter, you can apply to your local Russian Consulate or Embassy for a Russian visa.
- For all short-term courses (up to 4 weeks) the booking deadline is 4 weeks prior to the start of the course.
- For all long term courses (4 weeks +) your Enrollment form should reach us 8 weeks prior to to the start of the course (apart from Shengen zone citizents-4 weeks).
- For the students from Africa, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Oman the application deadline is 8 weeks prior to to the start of the course irrespective of the course lengh
It is only upon observation of these terms that the Institute can guarantee that it will be able to provide visa support.
- For students who already possess a valid Russian visa and don’t require invitation letters from the Institute the booking deadline is 1week for short-term courses and 2 weeks for long stay courses.
There are 3 options for the payment of course and accommodation fees:
- Bank transfer. Bank details are provided on the contract (that we will ask to sign) that is sent to students after the confirmation of course details. All the bank expenses are the responsibility of the Sender.
- In cash (only possible if students do not need an invittion letter from the school). Students can pay the course and accommodation fees in the Institute’s office within 3 working days upon the course commencement
- Credit card (upon arrival only, possible if students do not need an invittion letter from the school). In case of credit card payments 2% is added to the total sum of the invoice
- If a booked and confirmed course or accommodation arrangement is cancelled with a minimum of 1 week’s notice in written form (e-mail or letter) the total sum of the pre-payment is refunded to the student with the exception of the cancellation fee of 100 euros and post expenses, if any should apply.
- If a booked and confirmed course or accommodation is cancelled less than one week before its start date, one week’s accommodation if any and the cancellation fee of 100 euro and any applicable post expenses will be charged.
- In case of the cancellation of the programme (or part of the programme) which has already started, 70% of the remaining course and/or accommodation fees are refunded.
- Pre-paid courses postponed as a result of delays related to problems with your visa or personal issues should be rescheduled to start no later than December 1st of the current calendar year.
- Group lessons missed or cancelled within the period of the course are not refunded.
- Individual classes cancelled less within less than 24 hour notice are not refunded.
- Students must be 18 years old or over to join group course.
- Studentswho are 16 – 17 years old may come as part of a private group with a group leader.
- Individual students aged 16 – 17 can be accepted onto an individual course programme only if they are travelling with a parent or staying with a relative.
If you have more questions about accommodation, visa, etc, please check our FAQ page
METHODS OF TEACHING
The teaching in Derzhavin Institute is based on the communicative approach that means:
- students learn to use different speech patens that they see in authentic texts and learning situation,
- grammar samples are also takes from authentic texts, the grammar acquisition is realized in three stages: presentation (on the bases of the texts), practice (language exercises) and control (interaction and communication in the group),
- academic situations are close to the real-life situations
We also imply such methods as audiovisual, audiolingual, situational, etc. The variety of methods serves to integrate all the language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) enabling the students to comprehend and produce different types of texts.
- Courses are run all year round
Start dates for beginners: fixed - Start dates for A1-C2: any Monday
Maximum number of students per class: 10
LEVELS AND GROUP PLACEMENT
The students studying Russian language at Derzhavin Institute are divided into groups according to their level of Russian language proficiency. Eleven carefully formulated language levels designed by the Russian Language School – from beginner to advanced – allow for accurate group placement.
- Before the arrival all the students studying Russian (except total beginners) take a written placement test to ascertain their grammar and writing skills.
- On the first day at Derzhavin Institute, students are taking oral test, so that we can place our students in the appropriate class for their language level.
According to the CEFRL by the end of A 1.1. level students:
- can interact in a simple way, ask and answer simple questions about themselves, where they live, people they know,and things they have,
- can initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics, rather than relying purely on a rehearsed repertoire of (tourist) phrases.
- Lessons per level: 80
- Start dates: fixed
According to the CEFRL by the end of A 1.2 level students:
- Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
- Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details.
- Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
According to the CEFRL by the end of A2 level students:
- can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
- can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
LEVEL IS DIVIDED INTO:
A 2.1. Pre-intermediate
A 2.2. Pre-intermediate +
- Lessons per A 2.1. level: 80
- Lessons per A 2.2. level: 80
- Start dates: any Monday
- TRKI test: basic level
According to the CEFRL by the end of B1 level students:
- can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
- can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
- can produce connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
- can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans..
LEVEL IS DIVIDED INTO:
B 1.1. Intermediate
B 1.2. Intermediate +
- Lessons per B 1.1. level: 160
- Lessons per B 1.2. level: 160
- Start dates: any Monday
- TRKI test: first certificate
According to the CEFRL by the end of B2 level students:
- can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.
- can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
- can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
LEVEL IS DIVIDED INTO:
B 2.1. Upper-Intermediate
B 2.2. Upper-Intermediate +
- Lessons per B 2.1. level: 160
- Lessons per B 2.2. level: 160
- Start dates: any Monday
- TRKI test: second certificate
According to the CEFRL by the end of С1 level students:
- сan understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
- сan express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- сan use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
- сan produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
LEVEL IS DIVIDED INTO:
С 1.1. Advanced
С 1.2. Advanced +
- Lessons per C 1.1. level: 160
- Lessons per C 1.2. level: 160
- Start dates: any Monday
- TRKI test: third certificate
According to the CEFRL by the end of С2 level students:
- can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
- can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
- can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations
OUR TEACHERS
Daria Kotelnikova
Daria started teaching the Russian language to foreign students in 2001. In 2007-2008, Daria participated in the international project “Judicial, Cultural and Linguistic Cooperation between Europe and Russia” organized by Derzhavin Institute in cooperation with the Russian Law Academy.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in Russian as a Foreign Language from St. Petersburg State University
- Officially certified TORFL (Test of Russian as a Foreign Language) tester: TEL, TBL, TORFL 1,2 (2010)
AUTHOR OF THE COURSEBOOK
- “Класс!” (levels А 1.1. and A 1.2.)
- Joined the team: in 2008
- Specializes in: beginner level
Languages: English, French, Italian - Hobbies: travelling, languages, cat
Tatiana Esmantova
Tatiana started teaching Russian for foreigners in 1997. She has been working with university students from many countries, as well as with individual clients from different companies and businesses. She has taken part in many professional symposiums and conferences (MAPRYAL congress, exhibitions supported by the “Russian World” fund).
EDUCATION
- Diploma in Russian as a Foreign Language from St. Petersburg State University
AUTHOR OF THE COURSEBOOK
- “Russian language: 5 elements” (levels A1, A2, B1)
- Joined the team: in 2013
- Specializes in: intermediate level
- Languages: English, French, German
- Hobbies:
Anastasia Grosheva
Anastasia started teaching in 1997, and has taught Russian as a foreign language at St. Petersburg State University. She had been teaching in CIEE for 9 years. Anastasia is a TRKI exam coordinator and examiner.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in the Russian Language and Literature from St. Petersburg Herzen University
- Test creation for students of different language levels (2012)
- Officially certified TORFL (Test of Russian as a Foreign Language) tester: TEL, TBL, TORFL 1,2 (2015), TORFL 3,4 (2016)
AUTHOR OF THE COURSEBOOK
- “Russian literature of the 20th century – Silver Age” (levels A2-B1, B2-C1)
- Joined the team: in 2013
- Specializes in: conversation and oral practice, literature, TORFL exams
- Languages: English
- Hobbies: travelling, photography
Irina Rakova
Irina started teaching in 2002, and has taught Russian as a foreign language at St. Petersburg State University. Irina had been teaching in CIEE in St. Petersburg for 8 years.
EDUCATION
- PhD in Linguistics from St. Petersburg State University. PhD Thesis: “Speech features of the literary confession genre of the second half of the 19th century”
- Test creation for students of different language levels (2012)
AUTHOR OF THE COURSEBOOK
- “Russian for tourism industry” (levels A2-B1, B2-C1)
- “Russian fairy-tales”
- Joined the team: in 2012
- Specializes in: Russian for tourism, phonetics
- Languages: English
- Hobbies:
Lidia Semyonova
Lidia started teaching in 1995б and has taught Russian as a foreign language in a number of universities and international companies in Russia, as well as abroad. In 2007, Lidia participated in the international project “Judicial, Cultural and Linguistic Cooperation between Europe and Russia” organized by Derzhavin Institute in cooperation with the Russian Law Academy.
EDUCATION
- PhD in Linguistics from St. Petersburg State University. PhD Thesis: “Syntax of Advertising”
- Joined the team: in 2004
- Specializes in: conversation and oral practice
- Languages: English
- Hobbies:
Tatiana Nikitina
Tatiana started teaching in 1988, and has taught Russian as a foreign language in a number of universities and international companies in Russia, as well as abroad. Before joining Derzhavin Institute, she had worked with students from Princeton, Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge. Tatiana has written several coursebooks on writing and conversation.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in the Russian Language, Literature and the Polish Language from St. Petersburg State University
- Officially certified TORFL (Test of Russian as a Foreign Language) tester: TORFL 2,3,4 (2012)
- Joined the team: in 2004
- Specializes in: culture and literature
- Languages: English, Polish
- Hobbies:
Anna Lenuar
Anna started teaching in 1994, and has taught Russian as a foreign language and the English language in a number of universities and private language schools in St. Petersburg.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in the Russian Language and Literature from St. Petersburg State University
- Diploma in Law from St. Petersburg State University (2003)
- Joined the team: in 2012
- Specializes in: conversation and grammar
- Languages: English, French, German
- Hobbies:
Elena Filatova
Elena started teaching in 2014.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in Russian as a Foreign Language from St. Petersburg State University
- Joined the team: in 2020
- Specializes in: conversation, grammar, phonetics
- Languages: English, Italian, Chinese
- Hobbies: Elena likes to play ukulele, take pictures and explore the city walking with her son.
Polina Kolesnik
Polina has been teaching the Russian language to foreign students since 2008. She has taught Russian as a foreign language in several universities and private language schools. Polina is taking an active part in developing school teaching materials.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in Philology, major in teaching Russian as a foreign language from Ulyanovsk State University
- Joined the team: in 2015
- Specializes in: speaking, beginner and elementary levels
- Languages: English, French
- Hobbies: literature, music, travelling
Larisa Vasilenkova
Larisa has finished a post-graduate course in Linguistics. She is taking an active part in developing school teaching materials.
EDUCATION
- B.A. in the Russian literature, and M.A. in Russian as a foreign language from St. Petersburg State University
- Post-graduate course in Linguistics (St. Petersburg State University)
- Joined the team: in 2015
- Specializes in: reading and conversation
- Languages: English, Italian
- Hobbies:
Daria Kovrizhkina
Daria started teaching Russian for foreigners in 2009 at St. Petersburg State University.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in Russian as a Foreign Language from St. Petersburg State University
- PhD in Pedagogy from St. Petersburg State University
- Joined the team: in 2016
- Specializes in: conversation
- Languages: English, Italian
- Hobbies:
Maria Pimenova
Maria started teaching Russian for foreigners in 2016. She has taught languages at a university and private language schools.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in the English Language and Literature from Kemerovo State University
- Diploma in Russian as a Foreign Language from St. Petersburg State University
- Diploma in Law from Kemerovo State University (2014)
- Joined the team: in 2017
- Specializes in: conversation
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Hobbies:
Regina Ganieva
Regina has been teaching the Russian language to foreign students since 2014. She has taught Russian as a foreign language in several universities and private language schools.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in the Russian Language and Literature from Moscow Pedagogical State University, major in teaching Russian as a foreign language from Moscow State University
- Joined the team: in 2019
- Specializes in: beginner and elementary levels
- Languages: English, Spanish, German
- Hobbies: literature, traveling, dancing, sport
Aleksandra Shilovskaia
EDUCATION
- Saint Petersburg State University, the program cultural studies and
German culture, Bachelor (2016). A part of the academical program completed at Heidelberg University, Germany. - In 2020 Aleksandra got her Master degree in Cultural linguistics at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia.
NOW
Aleksandra is a PhD student of the program «theory and method of teaching
Russian as foreign language»
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aleksandra began her professional way as a teacher in
2017 She works at Derzhavin Institute since 2018 Aleksandra had an internship
as a teacher of Russian as foreign language at University of Jyväskylä in 2019
- Joined the team: in 2019
- Specializes in:in building vocabulary and writing skills
- Languages: English, German
- Hobbies:
Vera Cherentsova
EDUCATION
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- Saint-Petersburg State University, Linguistic Department
Master of Russian as a foreign language.
- Saint-Petersburg State University, Linguistic Department
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Vera starts to teach RFL initially as a volunteer in 2014 for migrants` children.She worked at some Saint-Petersburg`s universities
She was working at private`s school in China for 2 years.
Vera joined Derzhavin Institute in 2017.
- Joined the team: in 2017
- Specializes in:
- Languages: English
- Hobbies:
IN-HOUSE PUBLISHED BOOKS
KLASS A1.1
This coursebook is used as the main book for the beginner level. It is based on the communicative approach covering the most frequent everyday situations. It also gives the speech patterns that are easy to use in real life, as well as explains Russian grammar in a clear and effective way. It contains:
- textbook with 10 units
- workbook with extra grammar and vocabulary exercises
- grammar supplement
- audio tape scripts
- audio supplement, that is available online
- extra resources for teachers are available online
This coursebook is given to our students who are studying at the beginner level (the cost of the book is included in the registration fee).
- Level: A 1.1 (Beginner)
- for 80-100 hours
Price: 2000 rub / 1500 rub (pdf)
KLASS A1.2
This coursebook is used as the main book for the elementary level. It is based on the communicative approach covering the most frequent everyday situations. It also gives the speech patterns that are easy to use in real life, as well as explains Russian grammar in a clear and effective way. It contains:
- textbook with 8 units
- workbook with extra grammar and vocabulary exercises
- grammar supplement
- audio tape scripts
- audio supplement, that is available online
- extra resources for teachers are available online
This coursebook is given to our students who are studying at the elementary level (the cost of the book is included in the registration fee).
- Level: A 1.2 (Elementary)
- for 80-100 hours
- Price: 2000 rub / 1500 rub (pdf)
KLASS A2.1
This coursebook is addressed to foreign students who speak Russian at the elementary level. Materials of this Book Set contribute to the development of oral and written skills, as well as listening and reading of texts within the framework of the Basic level of the Russian language proficiency. The first part (A 2.1) of the Set contains four sections: “Day after day”, “Free time”, “Holidays”, “My family and I”, and follow-up grammatical topics. It contains:
- textbook with 4 units
- workbook with extra grammar and vocabulary exercises
- grammar supplement
- applications: audio/video, handouts
- extra resources for teachers are available online
This coursebook is given to our students who are studying at the pre-intermediate level (the cost of the book is included in the registration fee).
- Level: A 2.1 (Pre-Intermediate)
- for 80-100 hours
- Price: 2000 rub / 1500 rub (pdf)
KLASS A2.2
This coursebook is addressed to foreign students who speak Russian at the pre-intermediate level. Materials of this Book Set contribute to the development of oral and written skills, as well as listening and reading of texts within the framework of the Basic level of the Russian language proficiency. The second part (A 2.2) of the Set contains four sections: “How do you feel?”, “Where we live”, “My hobbies”, “Shopping”, and follow-up grammatical topics. It contains:
- textbook with 4 units
- workbook with extra grammar and vocabulary exercises
- grammar supplement
- applications: audio/video, handouts
- extra resources for teachers are available online
This coursebook is given to our students who are studying at the pre-intermediate+ level (the cost of the book is included in the registration fee).
- Level: A 2.2 (Pre-Intermediate+)
- for 80-100 hours
- Price: 2000 rub / 1500 rub (pdf)
RUSSIAN FOR TOURISM INDUSTRY
Russians are more and more interested in the main European tourists’ destinations. And since an average Russian tourist doesn’t have a great command of foreign languages, it’s getting really important to those who work in the travel industry to be able to communicate in Russian.
This book is geared towards the needs of wide range of professionals involved in the tourism industry:
- receptionists,
- front-desk personnel,
- shop assistants,
- hotel managers,
- ski-resort staff
The book covers the most frequent situations in a hotel and summer and winter resorts. Based on the authentic materials and rich in real every-day conversations this course will help you become more efficient in your job.
Book one – levels A2 – B1
Book two – levels B2 – C1
RUSSIAN LITERATURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY
The book is used as the main book for the corresponding Immersion module. It’s aimed at those who are in love with Russian poetry and who’d like to study original texts of the great Russian poets of the 20th century:
- Block,
- Akhmatova,
- Tsvetaeva,
- Mayakovskij.
The book gives a deep insight into Russian history, analyzing the social and political background of this great epoch. You will have a great chance to trace the changes in Russian life through the perception of the poets who witnessed the dramatical turn of the Russian Empire into a Young Soviet State.
The pieces of poetry are all given with the comments in English, thus making it much easier to get the meaning of the poem. The questions given after the poem help students understand the essence and the deeply hidden ideas.
Book one – levels A2 – B1
Book two – levels B2 – C1