ONLINE GROUP COURSE
Are you looking for the ways to minimize the cost of your Russian language learning? Consider our Online programs that offer professional online training for more attractive price. Our online programs are held on the video conference platform ZOOM, where participants could speak and listen to each other. Now any convenient place can become your classroom: study at home, at work or even in your car.
Advantages of the programs:
- Save up to 50% of the Russian course fees
- Study online in one of the biggest language school in St Petersburg with highly-qualified teachers
- Get an official certificate and enhance your portfolio
- No registration fee
- You can join any week according to your level and study as long as you want
Lessons per week: 1-10
Levels available: A0 – C2
Start dates for A0-C2: every week
Course type | Level | Schedule | Start dates / Join | Course length | Price | Course description |
General Morning 20 h/week |
A0 A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 |
Mon-Tu-Wed-Th-Fr 10.00 – 13.15 MSK 20 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join every Monday according to the entry test *Start for beginners: 30.11 |
1 – 16 weeks | 200 €
per week |
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General Evening 10 h/week |
A0 A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 |
Mon-Tu-Wed-Th-Fr 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 10 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join every Monday according to the entry test *Start for beginners: 30.11 |
1 – 16 weeks | 100 €
per week |
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General Evening 6 h/week |
A0 A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 |
Mon/Wed or Tu/Th 18.30 – 21.00 MSK 6 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join every week according to the entry test *Start for beginners: 30.11 |
1 – 20 weeks | 68 €
per week |
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Speaking Module Evening 4 h/week |
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 |
Wed/Fr 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 4 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join every week according to the entry test
|
1 – 20 weeks | 40 €
per week |
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Grammar Module Evening 4 h/week |
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 |
Tu/Th 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 4 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join every week according to the entry test
|
1 – 20 weeks | 40 €
per week |
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Russian course for Early Birds 4 h/week |
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 |
Mon/Wed or Tu/Th 08.30 – 10.00 am MSK 4 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join every week according to the entry test |
1 – 20 weeks | 40 €
per week |
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Russian for Business 4 h/week |
A2 B1 B2 C1 |
Tu/Th 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 4 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join every week according to the entry test |
1 – 20 weeks | 48 €
per week |
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Russian for Tourism 4 h/week |
A2 B1 B2 C1 |
Wed/Fr 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 4 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join every week according to the entry test |
1 – 20 weeks | 48 €
per week |
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Exam Preparatory course 10 h/week |
A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 |
Mon-Tu-Wed-Th-Fr 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 10 lessons of 45 minutes |
Start dates: 30.11 |
1 – 3 weeks | 148 €
per week |
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Intensive Russian at Weekends 8 h/week |
A0 A1 A2 B1 B2 |
Sat/Sun 11.00 – 14.15 MSK 8 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join according to the entry test *Start for beginners: according to the school schedule |
1 – 20 weeks | 95 € / 85 € / 75 €
per week |
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Speaking Russian at Weekends 1 h/week |
A2 B1 |
Saturday 12.00 – 13.00 MSK 1 class of 60 minutes |
Join every Saturday |
1 – 5 weeks | 12 € / 10 €
per week |
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Russian Grammar at Weekends 1 h/week |
A2 B1 |
Saturday 13.30 – 14.30 MSK 1 class of 60 minutes |
Join every Saturday |
1 – 5 weeks | 12 € / 10 €
per week |
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Russian Culture practical course (READING POETRY OF THE 19th CENTURY) 4 h/week |
B1 B2 |
Wed/Sat 15.00 – 16.30 or 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 1-2 classes of 90 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 2 weeks | 18 € / 16 €
per class |
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Russian Culture practical course (READING POETRY OF THE 20th CENTURY) 4 h/week |
B1 B2 |
Wed/Sat 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 1-2 classes of 90 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 2 weeks | 18 € / 16 €
per class |
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Russian Culture special course (RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE) 4 h/week |
B2 C1 C2 |
Wed/Sat 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 1-2 classes of 90 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 2 weeks | 18 € / 16 €
per class |
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Reading and Listening special course 2 h/week |
A2 B1 |
Tuesday 15.00 – 16.30 or 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 1 class of 90 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 4 weeks | 18 € / 16 €
per week |
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Practical Phonetics training 4 h/week |
A2 B1 |
Tu/Th 15.00 – 16.30 or 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 4 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 8 weeks | 48 € / 45 €
per week |
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Topical Conversation about Russia 2 h/week |
B2 C1 C2 |
Saturday 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 1 class of 90 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 4 weeks | 18 € / 16 €
per week |
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“Grammar Made Easy” with Polina Kolesnik 6 h/week |
A2 |
Mon-Wed-Fr 10.00 – 11.30, or 15.00 – 16.30, or 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 6 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 4 weeks | 69 € / 65 € per week |
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Russian Culture and History (1910-1940) 4 h/week |
В2 С1 C2 |
Wed/Sat 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 1 or 2 classes of 90 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 2 weeks | 18 € / 16 € per class |
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All Shades of Russian Grammar 2 h/week |
В2 С1 |
Monday 20.00 – 21.30 MSK 1 class of 90 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 4 weeks | 18 € / 16 € per week |
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Intensive Russian for Beginners 6 h/week |
A1 |
Mon-Wed-Fr 10.00 – 11.30 MSK 6 lessons of 45 minutes |
Join according to the school schedule |
1 – 4 weeks | 69 € / 65 € per week |
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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