What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
This class will be perfect for students who are interested in learning about new languages and cultures. We will start each class by covering the foundations of Russian language - such as Cyrillic script and proper pronunciation of Russian sounds. We will then learn and practice using some basic words and most common phrases. Each week we will be learning something new about life in the biggest country in the world. We'll talk about Russian food, celebrations, sports, arts, history and land... all this while communicating in a new language! We will learn how to communicate in the following situations: - Traveling in Russia and asking for directions - Ordering food in the restaurant - Making friends and giving a self-introduction - Staying at the hotel - Discussing hobbies. Our classes will include communicating with the teacher as well as creating dialogues with other learners. We will also do some reading and writing practice in each class. If time allows we will play some language games at the end of the class. I'm looking forward to meeting you!
Other Details
Supply List
Students will receive a pdf file with the materials learned in the class at the end of each session. Please have a notebook to keep and use throughout the course. A pen and a highlighter if you like it pretty!
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics from Nanjing Pedagogical University
Hello! My name is Karina, I am a professional educator, artist and linguist. At this point, I have over 12 years of experience teaching students of all ages, both in-person and on-line.
I'm also proud to be one of the top art teachers on Outschool with over 7000 learners taking my classes since July 2020.
I was born in Ukraine in a family of teachers and I always wanted to become a teacher myself, gratefully my dream came true! I started as a private language tutor in Russia back in 2011, and since then I have been traveling around the world and teaching language classes. I'm a TESOL certified instructor with a BA degree in Linguistics. For five years I worked as a full-time English and Russian language instructor for language schools in China and Japan and it was an amazing journey of discovering new languages, meeting amazing people and learning how to approach students with different sets of skills and backgrounds.
After living and working in Asia for over five years I came to Canada, where I continue to teach private and group classes, both in-person and on-line.
Other than studying linguistics, I received multiple certifications from School of Fine Arts in Moscow and have been working as a professional artist since 2015. My artwork has been exhibited and sold all around the globe. In the past few years, I managed to successfully combine my passion for visual arts with my love for working with children to create unique, fun and educational art courses. I specialize in Realistic Drawing, Creative Drawing, Anime Drawing and Watercolour painting.
The most important thing for me as a teacher is to make my students feel supported and valued. Each child has an awesome potential and discovering it together with my students is the greatest gift for me as a teacher.
I’m looking forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with my students.
Thank you!
See you in the classroom!
Reviews
Live Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 209 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-9 learners per class