Reading Comprehension - Russian Tutors & Teachers

My name is Katya, and I am a Russian teacher. I speak 4 languages: Russian, English, German and Spanish, so I know what difficulties a student can face with during learning foreign languages. That is why I can find different approaches to teaching a student according to his/her goals and abilities. Also, I have graduated from the School of Art and Music. I am an artist and I play the piano, guitar, and ukulele. I have a lot of other interests: from reading to pole dancing. BEFORE THE FIRST LESSON I would like to know some information about your Russian learning experience to prepare a lesson in a proper way. Usually, I interview students during the first lesson to get to know each other and to understand what purpose he/she studies Russian and the level of the language. THE SYSTEM OF LESSONS Russian for beginners Is it your first step in learning Russian? We will start with basic every-day Russian language and very soon you will be able to read Cyrillic and discuss simple topics in Russian. General Russian On the first lesson, we will determine your level in Russian language and find a program that suits you. The system of the lesson depends completely on you and your goals. We will discuss topics that are interesting for you. Conversational Russian Do you wish to become a fluent Russian speaker? So speaking course is one that you need. In my lessons, I use communicative teaching approach that helps students to start speaking language fast and fluent. I will do my best to make lessons interesting and effective for you. Intensive Russian Do you want to learn the basics of the Russian language for your next holiday? I can offer you a short course with every-day Russian language that will completely suit your requests. Business Russian Are you looking for a head start before working in Russia? There is a business course for employees that will help you to communicate with your colleges. If you have any questions or want to know more, feel free to message me! I look forward to meeting you!

Hello! My name is Liubov but usually my friends and students call me Liuba. I’m a Russian native speaker. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE THE FIRST LESSON I need some information about your Russian learning experience to prepare a lesson in a proper and efficient way. If you are not a complete beginner and have some knowledge of the language, I offer you to do the level test for determining your level of proficiency. This test covers a lot of grammar topics, related to different levels, and it is intended as a guide only. It gives an idea of your proficiency in grammar, but does not take into account your abilities as a speaker. Usually I interview the student during the first lesson to get to know each other and to understand for what purpose he/she studies Russian. In this way I can assess the student’s speaking skills. With regard to your writing skills, you can send me a composition “About myself”. If you have some preferences in relation to a grammar or conversational topic or both of them for our first lesson, let me know. MY BACKGROUND I was born in 1989. My hometown is Krasnodar. Foreign languages are an integral part of my life. I have been teaching for 4 years. In Russia I worked as an English teacher. In Italy I started teaching Russian as a foreign language. As a Russian language teacher I worked at different language centers and at a private university in Pisa. Recently I have passed a competitive examination for a position of Russian language teacher at Pisa University and entered into a rank list of candidates. Apart from teaching I work as a translator and interpreter from English and Italian to Russian and viceversa for different state organizations and firms. TEACHING APPROACH As a teacher, i have worked in multiple forms: pairs, small groups, large groups. I have taught people with different language levels - from beginners to advanced students. As a devoted teacher , first of all I’m interested in the progress of my students. Lessons on Verbling site give both teacher and students an opportunity to be autonomous and creative. Unfortunately, it is not always possible in educational organizations. That’s why I always try to prepare lessons to correspond to learning objectives of students. I adhere to a communicative approach because the capacity to survive and to solve problems by applying the foreign language is more important than perfect knowledge of grammar even though I don’t underestimate its significance in a foreign language course. I give attention to all four communication skills (speaking, writing, listening, reading) during my lessons. All of them are very important but i can introduce them in unequal proportion, taking in consideration the learning style of students and their goals. Foreign language is a cultural phenomenon and I find it very important to incorporate information about culture, traditions, as well as the communicative behavior of the people living in the country whose language student is studying . ITALIANO INFORMAZIONI PERSONALI Ciao a tutti! Mi chiamo Liubov, ma di solito mi chiamano Liuba. Sono nata e cresciuta in Russia, a Krasnodar. Dopo essermi laureata, sono stata assunta come insegnante di lingua inglese presso un centro linguistico "London School" a Krasnodar; dove ho avuto le possibilità di sviluppare le mie doti professionali. Per approfondire le mie conoscenze linguistiche, nel 2013 mi sono trasferita in Italia per iscrivermi all’ Università di Pisa. In Italia sono entrata in un nuovo ambito lavorativo: l'insegnamento della lingua russa come lingua straniera. Ho insegnato la mia madrelingua presso diverse scuole a Pisa e all’università privata “Scuola superiore per mediatori linguistici”. Di recente ho partecipato al concorso pubblico per il posto di lettrice di lingua russa presso l'Università di Pisa e sono entrata in graduatoria. Oltre all'insegnamento collaboro con diverse aziende e organizzazioni sia in Russia che in Italia,fornendo loro un servizio di traduzione e interpretazione russo-inglese , russo- italiano e viceversa. APPROCCIO DI INSEGNAMENTO Ho avuto l'opportunità di lavorare con gruppi più o meno numerosi con persone di diverse età. Insegnavo a gruppi di diverso livello - a principianti assoluti, progrediti e avanzati. Facendo l’insegnante mi sono resa conto di quanto per me insegnare fosse quasi una vocazione, e di quanto mi facesse piacere tutto l’interesse che l’Italia mostra nei confronti della mia cultura. Essendo insegnante, sono innanzitutto interessata al progresso dei miei studenti. Le lezioni sul sito Verbling danno libertà sia agli studenti che all’insegnante, cosa purtroppo non sempre possibile nei centri d’istruzione per diversi motivi. Per questo cerco sempre di preparare le lezioni tenendo in considerazione gli scopi e i bisogni dei miei studenti. Ci sono diversi metodi d’insegnamento e secondo la mia opinione sarebbe sbagliato seguirne soltanto uno. In base alle conclusioni alle quali sono arrivata imparando e insegnando le lingue straniere, la lingua è un mezzo che serve per risolvere i problemi e sopravvivere. Dunque, ritengo che il metodo comunicativo sia più adatto in questo caso. Non do per scontata nessuna abilità linguistica: lettura, ascolto, scrittura e parlato. Tutte e quattro sono importanti però posso applicarle in misura diversa, prendendo in considerazione lo stile dell’apprendimento dello studente. Bisogna aggiungere inoltre che la lingua fa parte della cultura. In conseguenza di ciò, considero opportuno introdurre informazioni riguardanti costumi e peculiarità del comportamento dei parlanti nativi della lingua studiata dallo studente.

I’m 54 now in the year of 2018 and that usually implies quite big life experience and level of wisdom. I hope very much that this corresponds with me. I have about 6-year experience of teaching Russian to foreigners via English online. 2 years ago I was certified as a teacher of Russian by Moscow State University. I can tailor lessons perfectly to your personal needs. I was born and brought up in the Southern Kazakhstan, graduated from a pedagogical university as a teacher of History and English and lived for 20 years in Bashkortostan (central Russia, the Urals). Now I’m living in the city called Volzhskiy, next to Volgograd. This is my life geography. I have never lived out of Russian language environment which is a matter of fact but not a one of being proud of. I appreciate good sense of humor in people. I love thinking and talking about life in general and in detail.