The International Center of Russian Language

We offer online and face-to-face courses of Russian as a Foreign Language.

• Semester courses of varying intensity (from 8 to 20 academic hours per week)
• Evening courses (6 academic hours per week for students combining study with work)
• Training courses for admission to Russian universities
• Training courses for TORFL exam
• Special courses, taking into account students’ specific language learning needs (academic and professional purposes)
• Courses on the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language (for teachers and advanced students)
• RSUH Certificate of Study at the end of the course (with ECTS credit points)

The academic program includes various types of out-of-class activities: online discussion club, organization of meetings with interesting people, visits to virtual museums and exhibitions, collective viewing movies, performances, etc.

CONTACTS

International Center of Russian language
Address: Miusskaya sq. 6/3, room 211, Moscow, Russia.
+74952506905
e-mail: ruslang@rggu.ru

INFORMATION

The International Center of Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL) is a special academic and research department of the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) dedicated to teaching foreigners Russian language and about Russian culture.

For over 30 years, students from a variety of backgrounds have studied at the RFL Center. These have included:

• Groups of students on study abroad programs
• Students from foreign universities studying Russian at European and American universities preparing for language for exams
• Foreign graduate students and visiting scholars performing academic research
• Foreign teachers, translators, and journalists seeking to improve their professional qualifications
• Foreign professionals and specialists in business, journalism, politics, etc., who wish to overcome the linguistic difficulties encountered in their work
• Foreign citizens preparing for certification exams required to enter Russian universities, work at some international organizations, or receive citizenship in the Russian Federation

THE RFL CENTER OFFERS TWO TYPES OF PROGRAMS:

I. Programs aimed towards achieving basic competency in the Russian language at a beginner, intermediate, and advanced level. These core courses include:

• Practical Phonetics
• Communicative Grammar
• Conversational Practice

Throughout their duration these core courses cover all fundamental aspects of proficiency in a foreign language: speaking, listening, reading and writing.

II. Programs catering to the academic, research, professional and personal interests of students. These are specialized elective courses in which study of the Russian language furthers political, business, cultural, or professional pursuits.

These courses aim to improve not only students’ linguistic, communicative, and cultural proficiency, but also their proficiency in a specific subject.

TYPES OF STUDY PROGRAMS

The RFL Center offers different types of study programs: group or individual programs, daytime or evening classes, and semester or short-term programs, including those that take place when other institutions are on vacation (Summer and Winter Schools).

Great importance is attached to working with students outside of the classroom. Some courses on Russian language and culture have included lessons that take place in the metro, museums, parks and other cultural sites of Moscow and the surrounding region.

Courses of Russian as a foreign language

Advantages of studying at the International Center for Russian Language

• Convenient location of the University in the center of Moscow
• Diversity and individualization of teaching programs and methods
• Highly qualified teachers with knowledge of foreign languages
• Specially equipped classrooms
• We offer a wide variety of courses at all levels, from beginners to advance
• You will be awarded RSUH Certificate of Study at the end of the course

PROGRAMS’ DETAILS

• Course load: 8-20 academic hours a week, 45 min. each
• Schedule: 3-5 days a week 2-6 hours a day
• Group size: 5-8 students. Enrollment in groups based on the results of the entrance test.
• Training period:
• Spring semester: February - May
• Autumn semester: September – December

* enrollment for short-term studies is conducted throughout the semester

Evening Classes

We invite you to attend our Evening Classes. Advantages of studying at the International Center for Russian Language.

• Russian State University for the Humanities is located in central Moscow
• All our teachers are multilingual, professionally qualified and very experienced in teaching
• With many years teaching experience of providing Russian as a Foreign language within a university environment, we have a well-established reputation for delivering highest quality programs
• We offer a wide variety of courses at all levels, from beginners to advance
• You will be awarded RSUH Certificate of Study at the end of the course

PROGRAMS’ DETAILS

• Course load 6 academic hours a week, 45 min. each
• Schedule 2 evenings a week, 19:00 - 21:15
• Group size 5-8 students
• Training period
• Spring semester: February - May
• Autumn semester: September - December

The start date of Evening Classes will be announced after the group of students has been recruited. Individual classes will start after the date is agreed with the student.

Summer school

Russian State University for Humanities (RSUH) is a dynamically developing institution, widely recognized both in Russia and elsewhere due to its intensive educational and scholarly activities. RSUH is situated in the center of Moscow, close to the Novoslobodskaya and Mendeleevskaya metro stations.

During the last 30 years, students from all over Europe (the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland), as well as the USA, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Guatemala, Korea, and Japan come to RSUH to participate in Summer and Winter Schools to master the Russian language in its International Center of Russian Language.

The programs are conducted by highly qualified professors who speak various languages and have vast experience teaching both in Russia and elsewhere.

PROGRAMS’ DETAILS

THE NECESSARY CONDITION IS 10 STUDENTS IN TOTAL