Russian 3 upper: module 1
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- Start Date: 24 Sep 2025End Date: 03 Dec 2025Wed (Evening): 18:00 - 19:30In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 11 sessions (over -11 weeks)Course Code: LR312Tutors: Altannavch MurrayFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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What is the course about?
This course aims to increase your fluency in everyday topics and widen your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary.
What will we cover?
Themes: Personal information, family, home, daily activities.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- exchange personal information
- talk about yourself;
- talk about your family and relatives;
-talk about your home
- talk about daily activities
at the level of a year 3 course.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
You should have completed a two-year course and have a good basic knowledge of Russian. For further
details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-
assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide, or at
http://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/Languages/74. You will also need to be able to respond to simple
instructions and read course documents in English and be at ease with the use of number for daily activities
For continuing students, this course follows on from Russian 3: module 3 (last academic year). For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-assessment chart, using the link at the top of this page. You can also find the chart at the start of the languages section in our course guide. You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and read course documents in English and be at ease with the use of number for daily activities (e.g using money, telling the time, etc). It is essential that you have some knowledgeo f basic (such as nouns and verbs) and more intermediate grammar terminology.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Based on tutor's own materials and a supplementary coursebook.
Please email languages@citylit.ac.uk for more information.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Russian 3: module 2. Please enrol as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Navcha is an international freelance Russian and Mongolian linguist and has had many prestigious assignments in Paris, Frankfurt, Brussels, The Hague and Dublin as well as in London and beyond Europe in the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam for institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNDP and USAID. She was born in Mongolia but was educated entirely in Russian from primary school and has been living in London for 20 years and teaching at City Lit since 2011. Navcha uses the communicative approach to language teaching, privileging effective communication over strict formality. She has worked in the City Lit Language Department as Digital Leader pioneering Flipped Learning which encourages students to learn at their own pace whilst maximizing productivity in the classroom and thereby speeding up the learning process.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.