I'm a native speaker of Russian and a professional language tutor. My greatest passion is learning and teaching languages. I'm fluent in English and French, and I've been living in France since 2003. I've been teaching Russian, English and French online full-time since 2008.
I graduated from the Moscow University of Culture in 1998. Then I did a teacher training course and got a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate. In 1999 I passed the Cambridge Proficiency in English exam (grade A).
I have a long experience in teaching languages both in person and online, to students of different ages (6 - 80) and levels. From 1999 to 2003 I worked as an English teacher in a language school in Moscow (BKC-International House). I also taught Russian to my British colleagues. After having moved to France, I went on to teach Russian, English and French online. I've been teaching languages online as a full-time job since 2008, and I developed my own online courses for students of Russian as a foreign language (all levels). I also created a beginner course for RussianPod101.com.
I believe that each student is different, so I always do my best to adapt my lessons to your needs and your learning style. However, I donβt think itβs possible to teach βonly grammarβ or βonly conversationβ. I offer my students a lot of conversation practice, but also grammar, vocabulary, listening and reading exercises. In addition, I use a great variety of authentic teaching materials, such as movies, videos, songs, and book extracts (depending on your level).
I think that learning vocabulary is really important. You canβt build a wall if you donβt have any bricks, and you canβt speak a foreign language if you donβt know any words. Thatβs why after each lesson I make online flashcards for my students to help them review the vocabulary.
And, finally, I really love teaching, so I always try to make my lessons fun and as enjoyable as possible for both my students and myself. My philosophy is to simplify things, not complicate them, and I can prove to you that learning a foreign language is easier than you might think.
ΠΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΈ - ΠΌΠΎΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΈ Π΄Π°Π²Π½ΡΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ, ΠΈ Ρ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Ρ Π²ΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π·Π°ΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠΉ Π²Π»ΡΠ±Π»ΡΠ½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ².
Π― ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Ρ ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΈ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ° Π΄Π»Ρ Π²Π·ΡΠΎΡΠ»ΡΡ ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡΠΈ Π»Π΅Ρ, Π΄Π»Ρ Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ΠΉ.
Π£ΡΠΎΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ Π² Π²ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠ΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ. ΠΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π²ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΠΊΡ, ΡΠ°Ρ, ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΈ, ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΎ ΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ. ΠΠ΅Ρ Π½ΡΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΠΏΠ°ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»Ρ, Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΈΠΌ ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Π²ΡΡ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠ΅ Π΄Π»Ρ Π·Π°Π½ΡΡΠΈΠΉ.
ΠΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠ΅ Π·Π°Π½ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠ»Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅. ΠΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΉΡΠ΅ΡΡ! :)
ΠΡΡ Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ, Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° Π΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΈ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ. ΠΠΎ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ° Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»Π° ΠΊΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΈ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Ρ TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) (International House, London) Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΠΎΠΉ "ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ". Π 1997 - 1999 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ Ρ ΡΠ΄Π°Π»Π° Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΌΠ±ΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΆΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡ ΡΠΊΠ·Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π° Π½Π° Π·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ: FCE (First Certificate in English), CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) ΠΈ CPE (Certificate in Proficiency in English), ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΡΠ°Π· Ρ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ (Grade A). ΠΡΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠ΅ ΠΊ ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΡΠΊΠ·Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π°ΠΌ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΈΠ· ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ±ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ. Π 1999 - 2003 Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°Π»Π° Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π² ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΎΠ² BKC-International House (ΠΠΎΡΠΊΠ²Π°).
Π‘ 2003 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π° Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ Π²ΠΎ Π€ΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· ΠΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅Ρ. Π― Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈ "ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ΅Π²" ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΎΠ² Π² Π²ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΡΠ²Π΅. Π― ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΈΡΠ°. Π ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΆΠ΅ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ Π΄Π²Π°Π΄ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ Π»Π΅Ρ.
ΠΠ° Π·Π°Π½ΡΡΠΈΡΡ Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°Π²ΡΠΊΠΈ Π²Π»Π°Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ: ΡΠ°Π·Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΡ (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ), Π²ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ»ΡΡ , ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΌΠΎ. Π― ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΡ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΌΡ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°ΡΡ. ΠΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π΅Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ ΡΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π±Π΅Π· ΠΊΠΈΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΉ. Π’ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π΅Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ΅, Π½Π΅ Π·Π½Π°Ρ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΡΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ ΡΡΠ°Π·Ρ. Π§ΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΡ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΌΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Ρ Π»Π΅Π³ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈ Π±ΡΡΡΡΠΎ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠ° Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ»Π°Ρ ΠΈΠΌ Π²ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΈ.