Berlin - a good place to learn Russian
The success of an Russian course is almost always determined by the competence and involvement of the instructor. That's why IH Berlin PROLOG only employs native Russian speakers with many years of classroom experience in adult education.
The size of the class also plays a role. The smaller the class, the greater your chance of being successful, which is why our Russian courses are limited to a maximum of six persons. Of course, we also offer mini groups and one-to-one lessons, which further enhance your chances for learning Russian successfully.
Listening, speaking, reading and writing - these four basic skills are the foundation for our Russian lessons. With the help of role playing, group discussions and conversations in the class, your knowledge of vocabulary, sentence structure and expressions can be noticeably improved.
Further down on the page you will find the current dates for our Russian courses. Whether you're looking for STANDARD or STANDARD LIGHT courses, you will find many offers for evening courses in small groups. You decide on the course dates and the level - just send us your booking and you're on your way!
Russian courses at IH Berlin PROLOG run the throughout the year
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Our evening courses can be booked in blocks of 12, 24 or 48 weeks. You are sure to make quick progress as our Russian courses are quite small with a maximum of only 3 to 6 students.
Upon completion of your Russian course, you will receive an IH Berlin PROLOG certificate. It is widely recognized as proof of your advancement in Russian.
Discover the Russian language and its cultures - IH Berlin PROLOG, your qualified partner, offers you a comprehensive range of courses, which we will fine-tune to your individual needs while taking into account your preferences and previous knowledge.
We can also provide you will a customized course programme for Business Russian, where we plan the lessons around your specific industry or your particular point of interest. Just tell us where, when and how we should design your Russian programme.
Interesting facts about Russian
Russian is the most widely spoken Slavic language. Together with Ukrainian, Belarusian and Rusyn, Russian belongs to the East Slavic language group. Modern standard Russian is a direct descendent of the late fourteenth century Moscow vernacular.
Russian is spoken as a native language by around 145 million people, 130 million of which actually live in the Russian Federation. It is of course the official language of the Russian Federation but also shares official language status along side the titular languages in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea to name a few.
Despite the enormous size of the Russian Federation there are less regional dialects than there are in, for example, France or Germany. Variances in pronunciation or syntax are never so great that two Russians from different regions can not understand each other.
Unlike Chinese or Vietnamese, Russian is not a tonal language. One important aspect of the language is the reduction of unstressed vowels, which is not entirely unlike that of English. Stress in Russian is generally quite unpredictable and can be placed on almost any syllable. Syllabic stress is one of the most difficult aspects for foreign language learners.
The Russian language maintains a dominant status in the world of science, art and technology - over a quarter of the world's scientific literature is published in Russian. Considering those who know Russian as a second language, there are approximately 260 million Russian speakers in the world today.
Source: www.wikipedia.org
Current Russian Courses
