Testimonials
Andrew Grant, Full Professor, University de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
June 28, 2008
Dear Echo Eastern Europe team, I want to say how much I appreciate your quality of organisation and your desire that your school meets the requirements of the individual student - in my case to continue to improve my knowledge of the Russian language. I had consistent high quality teaching which I thank you for as well as a warm welcome.
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Robert Paris, USA
June 27, 2008
I really enjoyed the Russian classes that I took with my teacher.
She made each lesson very interesting. I feel that I have been exposed to so much culture by having been here in Kiev. It seems like I just got here and yet, I'll be leaving in 2 days. I will bring back with me many great memories of a trip of a life time. Thank you again for facilitating my course study while here in Kiev.
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David Trayford, Derby House, owner, UK
May 21, 2008
Great school and course with fantastic communication before, during and after the course.
As a total beginner I was able to read and understand street and other signs by the third day.
The teacher was wonderful and I look forward to going back.
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Jeremiah Fowler, USA
February 28, 2008
I am an American who moved to Kiev and when I got here I could not say much more than "hello" and "thank you". I had tried the "teach yourself" books
and CDs but just couldn't get it I could repeat words but had no way to use them in a present tense or past tense or gender sensitive way! It was so
foreign to me and I was just stuck from these books and could not get past my learning block. After 2 months (and allot of work) I can read pretty well
and feel comfortable with my basic communication skills in Russian. The teacher was really good at finding out my level and teaching me the
pronunciation and basic rules. If you are serious about learning Russian or Ukrainian and willing to do the required studying then I highly recommend
Echoee. My teacher was very professional and I am really happy with my experience.
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Jan Decoene, Immo Industry, GM, Belgium
December 10, 2007
As a head of Immo Industry Ukraine I have studied Russian at Echo Eastern Europe school from January 2007. I have chosen Echoee because this school has good reputation and language teaching system. I contacted several schools but Echoee was the most flexible. The teaching was really good and I improved my Russian a lot with that. This school has it all together. My personal Russian teacher was a breeze to work with. She accommodated every single change in my personal and business schedule. She is very experienced in teaching and she has got my Russian improved a great deal. So I’d like to say thanks a lot to people from Echoee and I am very happy with my experience with this language center. I would definitely recommend this school to everybody willing to improve their Russian.
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Jordi Suquet Flores, Spain
December 09, 2007
I have enjoyed having lessons with your School a lot during this week. My Russian teacher was wonderful, and the classes with her were very interesting and funny. I have recommended your courses to all my friends. Thank you very much.
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Elliot Stivers, UK
October 12, 2007
I took Russian lessons from ECHO for about 5 months in 2007 and had a very positive experience. The director of the program was
accommodating with finding a teacher who worked with my style of learning as well as being flexible as to the timing of the lessons.
I had a good rapport with my teacher and would take lessons with ECHO again in the future.
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Colette Tremblay, Canada
August 07, 2007
I researched several language schools before enrolling into the
ECHO Eastern Europe School. I found the Director and teacher to be excellent in meeting my language needs. My Russian teacher adapted my program as my desire was to quickly acquire and speak Russian. As I made my traveling schedule known the director was very prompt at making changes in my language study to resume classes after I returned to Kiev. I have found staff to be professional and flexible in meeting my needs. I am enjoying my Russian classes. I rejoice as my vocabulary grows daily. I would highly recommend this linguistic school and staff to meet your language needs.
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Stephen Galvin, Australia
April 28, 2007
I would highly recommend Echoee for anyone seeking to learn Russian or Ukrainian while visiting Kiev. The lessons were individually designed for my level, and not only was the tutor very friendly and professional, but the company provided excellent service for all of my queries about learning
Russian, as well as making my trip to Kiev easy, and very enjoyable. Thanks to everyone at Echoee.
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Giulia Dri, Udine, Italy, giuliadri@hotmail.com
March 29, 2007
I regularly attended Russian language classes in Kiev from the 15th January to 15th March 2007 and I am very satisfied with the teaching methods, the professional teacher I had, and the quality of the service and the attention dedicated by the staff of the School.
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Alexandra Brown, Australia
March 14, 2007
I spent 2 enjoyable weeks in beautiful Kiev studying Russian language everyday via the arrangement of the Echo Eastern Europe school. My teachers, Zhanetta and Ania were excellent. They not only gave me supreme instruction in the Russian language, but also helped me to get the most out of my stay in Kiev by informing me of the sights, restaurants and concerts that I must visit.
My only regret is that I didn't stay long enough to see Springtime in Kiev!
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Ing. Alexander Richter, student, Austria
March 09, 2007
The one to one course was very intensive and flexible. My Russian teacher was a University professor of Russian language. The course was hold at the host family. This was very comfortable because I didn't lose time with long metro journeys. Living at a host family was the best solution; I got much information about the Ukraine/Russian culture, tips how to organize my transportation through the city (metro month's ticket, bus lines) and had someone to talk in Russian. In all together the course and the accommodation were very good organized. I enjoyed my time in Kiev and learned a lot.
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Daniel Healy, USA
October 10, 2006
As a recent student of ECHO Eastern Europe, I would like to express my sincere appreciation and satisfaction with the School. From August 21, 2006 to September 29, 2006 I studied Russian and Ukrainian as a student of ECHO. Not only during my time of study, but also before and after, the School’s patience, flexibility, understanding and concern for my wellbeing were especially valuable. Of course, the quality of education was excellent as well.
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Brian Danielson, Germany
September 4, 2006
I recently attended a one week intensive Russian language course in Kiev at ECHO Eastern Europe Language School and was impressed with the professional, friendly and knowledgeable teaching staff and was very happy with the results achieved. In the one week course, I received 30 hours of individual training with language professionals who directed and assisted me in expanding my knowledge of Russian grammar and vocabulary as well as greatly improving my conversational use of the language in terms of accent, sentence melody and confidence of use.
During the course, written materials provided by the school were used and suited perfectly to my needs. The staff was punctual, focused and very helpful. The individual nature of the course provided me with the opportunity to address those language areas I required. I recommend this school for the casual traveller and business traveller alike.
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Dylan Davis, Lake Forest College, USA
August 20, 2006
I want to thank you so much for the excellent experience and training I received during my stay in Kiev. It made all the difference in the workshop, and I am certain that your program will greatly help me now that I am off to Russia. The pre-arrival arrangements were so well-managed that I traveled with a complete sense of calm. The living arrangements could not have been better. I was able to obtain a very good sense of Kievan life in a very short period.
A session with the Echo School is more than simple language instruction. It is an opportunity to learn, experience, and make friends in an atmosphere of understanding and caring. I have traveled and studied throughout Eastern Europe and have always been met with a warm welcome. The Echo School couples that with a well-organized program and excellent instruction.
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Dr. Andres Vera, International Committee of Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland
April 11, 2006
These lessons were to my entire satisfaction. Some of the strong points of the method were high academic level of the instructors who not only arrived to be interactive but also kept the right balance between phonetics, grammar and conversation. Besides that instructors showed the capacity to work on needs and detected problems of the student.
The latest made the lessons time pleasant even though a continual daily round of 4 hours was most of time scheduled. Enjoying the lessons definitely lead to the feeling of substantial progress in my level of Russian.
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Abdullah A. Al Sinan, Saudi Arabia
December 23, 2005
I would like to express my deep appreciation for your help to arrange me tutor to visit me at home for teaching me Russian course, it was 4 beautiful weeks where I learnt so much and gained a practically new language skill. Although I did not attend class rather a tutor was coming to my place to teach me, it was very rewarding and convenient way of learning. I appreciate too the official certificate I received for the course.
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John de Bruin, Santa Barbara, Califirnia, USA
September 5, 2005
It has been such a pleasure working with ECHO Eastern Europe School. Your responsiveness and timeliness initially set you apart from others in your field. All this has been far superseded by the quality of your staff. My Russian teacher did a masterful job clearly distinguishing my Russian skill level and identifying specific deficiencies in grammar and speech. She proceeded to mitigate those deficiencies in the time available. Superior work! Thank you so much for all your efforts.
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Dr. Shahram Dindar, University of Oxford, UK
May 17, 2005
As a member of International Teachers Exchange Programme at the University of Oxford, I have known ECHO Eastern Europe since 2004. This Centre has played a very positive role in teaching Russian and Ukrainian languages to our colleagues coming from other countries and willing to teach English here. The Centre has an excellent reputation in both service and conducting business with its associates and customers.
This experience allows me to recommend the Centre as a highly professional and trustworthy commercial Language School.
