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1.Individual (one-to-one) Russian or Ukrainian Language Learning

Individual tuition to learn Russian language or Ukrainian, from 10 to 40 hours per week.

The most intensive and efficient way of learning Russian language or Ukrainian. Based on the evaluation test, an individual program is developed for each student to meet his individual Russian or Ukrainian learning needs.

The individual tutoring may take place as in classes as at the place of the student’s living for the comfort of our students. So the teachers may come to you, instead of your coming to teachers!

You may have one, two or even three personal teachers to learn Russian language or Ukrainian on your demand if you choose individual tuition. All of our tutors have many years experience in language education of foreigners, linguistic degree and can speak English on the basic level (it will be important if you try speak Russian or Ukrainian for the first time).

2. Business Russian or Ukrainian

20 hours per week

This is a highly intensive specialized course. We train you efficiently for your professional use to learn Russian language or Ukrainian - at the same time improving your general Russian or Ukrainian language proficiency.

3. Tailor-made Russian or Ukrainian Language Courses for Companies

Cultural Events and Excursions

Our program coordinators work individually with each student to organize various after-class activities and provide extensive weekend leisure options for the students to learn Russian language or Ukrainian.

Every week our students attend an evening performance at the theatre (ballet, opera), a concert or a sport event. For the weekend we plan trips around Kyiv and near towns.

The list of excursions is given: Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra, Golden Gate, St. Sophia's Cathedral, Khreshchatik, Maydan Nezalezhnosti, Andriyivsky Descent, Podil, Pechers'k, Vydubetsky Monastery, Saint Cyrilo's Church, Pokrova Convent, The Catholic Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Askoldova Mohyla, Mariinsky Palace, Pyrohovo Village etc.

We also help students to plan their own social activities if they want to do something extra like to go to a swimming pool or gymnasium, visit a cinema or some sports events in Kyiv. It helps you in learning Russian language or Ukrainian in every day situations.

RUSSIAN and UKRAINIAN SUMMER SCHOOL in KYIV

BRIEF ITRODUCTION

ECHO Eastern Europe - International Center of Slavic Languages Studies - sincerely invites all admirers of Russian / Ukrainian language to the unique SUMMER SCHOOL in KYIV to learn Russian language and Ukrainian. Kiev the city which the School located in is called the 'father of Russian cities'. At the moment it is a modern European city, which still has elements of the ancient Slavonic culture and architecture. You may find there some modern business centers next to old Orthodox Churches of the 10th Century. For sure the capital of Ukraine could be called one of the friendliest, safety and democracy oriented places on the territory of CIS.

The four - week program combines classroom learn Russian language or Ukrainian with activities Russian / Ukrainian skills with native speakers whole day, which is commonly recognized as the best way of intensive language learning. All learning programs are taught in Russian, Ukrainian or both Ukrainian and Russian, depending on what course you have chosen. The teachers have a long lasting experience of instruction for foreigners. All tutors speak English for a better communication. Especially this is important if the student tries to learn Russian language or Ukrainian for the first time.

Students are offered a range of cultural activities and excursions designed to immerse them in the Russian and Ukrainian environment. Typical evening activities include outings to the music, cinema, theatres, gym, dance, museums. Weekend excursions include visits to Maydan Nezalezhnosti, Khreshchatik, Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra, Golden Gate, St. Sophia's Cathedral, Andriyivsky Descent, Saint Cyrilo's Church, Pokrova Convent, Mariinsky Palace, Pyrohovo Village etc.

RUSSIAN and UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE COURSES

The program offers Russian or Ukrainian intensive language instruction at all levels. The following courses are provided:

- Elementary RUSSIAN or UKRAINIAN - The principal elements of the language, including reading, writing, speaking, basic grammar and conversation. Emphasis is placed on colloquial language and the ability to converse in Russian or Ukrainian.

- Intermediate RUSSIAN or UKRAINIAN - Written and spoken Russian language or Ukrainian. More fundamentals of Russian / Ukrainian grammar, with emphasis on oral practice, comprehension and composition.

- Advanced RUSSIAN or UKRAINIAN - Advanced Russian or Ukrainian grammar. Russian or Ukrainian roots and word formation. Russian / Ukrainian syntax and composition. Emphasis on vocabulary building, composition, verbal proficiency and vocabulary of Special courses within this track to learn Russian language.

- Combined RUSSIAN and UKRAINIAN at any level above.

Each of these tracks contains Standard courses for language learning - Grammar Learning and Practicing, Free conversations and Phonetics together with Special courses - Mass media, Cinema and Theater, Literature of 19th and 20th century, Poetry:

- Mass media - The major goals of the course are to give students a thoughtful view of the mass media language. It is a survey course that studies language peculiarities of newspapers, magazines and television, in addition to a less detailed study of radio, film, and the other forms and issues of mass media;

- Cinema and Theater - This course will focus on ideas and stylistic analysis of the language of the Soviet and contemporary Russian / Ukrainian films and theatrical performances. Students will view films and plays, read and discuss material in a variety of genres.

- Literature of 19th and 20th century - The study of selected prose and drama works (short stories and novels) by some of the following writers of the nineteenth and twentieth Centuries: Russian: Bulgakov, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Nabokov, Gogol, Turgenev, Solzhenitsyn; Ukrainian: Franko, Vishnya, Zagrebelnyi, Kulish, Kotsiubyns'kyi. Students will read and discuss major authors and texts, will write critical essays on literary topics and develop their Russian / Ukrainian literary language skills.

- Poetry - A survey in Russian/ Ukrainian of poets and their works from the early nineteenth century to the present: Russian: Akhmatova, Tsvetayeva, Mandelstam, Pushkin, Lermontov; Ukrainian: Shevchenko, Ukrainka, Kostenko, Chubach, Kotlyarevsky. Emphasis both on analysis and on reading/performance of poetic works. Students will read a variety of literature, see films and theatrical performances related to this fields as wells as be responsible for writing assignments, research, speech and other projects. Also stressed will be grammar, usage, and vocabulary. Placement test is run on the first day of classes to establish prospective students' proficiency level.

Grading will be determined on the basis of the final examination. Students having good marks in the final exam will be rewarded an internationally recognized certificate.

There are four lessons a day and five days a week. The total amount of the lessons is 80 academic hours per one session + extra curricula activities.

If you want to stay for the more than 4 weeks, other Special courses could be provided:

- Russian / Ukrainian Culture and Modern Society

- Business Russian / Ukrainian (Negotiations, Documentation, Trade Vocabulary, etc.)

- Russian / Ukrainian History, Arts, Politics, Music, Folklore, Mythology and other tailor - made programs, if you inform us in advance as for your preferences.

UNIQUE FEATURES

- Each student may take classes with his personal teachers. For example if there are 3 different students and each of them would like to learn some other track, the student will be provided with his individual teachers

- The student may stay for more weeks while being in Kyiv already to learn Russian language and Ukrainian. That is very probable having such a friendly and fruitful environment :)

- 2 languages could be learned separately or at the same time - Russian, Ukrainian or Russian and Ukrainian at once

- Very competitive level of the tuition, experienced program faculty, individualized learning programs and reasonable fees are general features of the School to learn Russian language or Ukrainian

DATES

Kyiv Summer School has 4 sessions: one, two, three and four - weeks each.

The student may order extra week of education or more while leaving and studding in Ukraine.

ACCOMODATION AND PRICES

Please ask at info@echoee.com for prices and your program details.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

- If you would like to have more lessons per day for more intensive education while at the Summer School, you may order one or two lessons per day extra

- We may arrange excursions to another old and beautiful cities of Ukraine - Lviv (if you would like to practice Ukrainian), Odessa or Sevastopol (if you'd like to practice Russian), Crimea peninsula, Black Sea (if you would like to go to the sea - side and practice mainly Russian)

- Other cultural, travels and extreme tours could be provided on your demand as well

If you would like to visit our School and learn Russian language or Ukrainian, please fill in the on-line Application Form on our web-site.

For all requests of additional information and questions, please contact: info@echoee.com, or via telephone: +38 067 938 64 23.