Russian Language Courses
We offer high-quality tuition in small groups at all levels. Courses often incorporate cultural programmes, which allow you
to see Belarus as well as learn the language. Accommodation can be in a student hostel. A wide variety of courses is
available:
Academic Courses last a full academic year;
Summer Courses allow you to combine your holiday with a study programme;
Crash Courses involve intensive study over a short period, and start throughout the year.
Daytime groups last for 4 or 8 academic hours, depending on the track. One academic hour is 45 minutes. Standard groups
meet 5 times a week (20 - 30 ac. hours a week). Fast-track groups meet 5-6 times a week (30 - 36 ac. hours a week). They
are for those who want to make particularly rapid progress; they demand greater commitment and a more intense level of
self-study.
Average group size is 6-7 students. Small size groups (3-4 students) and individual classes are also available. Students
enroll for one term at a time, and new students can join at the beginning of any term. Non-beginners may be able to join a
class mid-term if room is available at the right level.
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Course Length
2 weeks
4 weeks
12 weeks
16 weeks
32 weeks
standard or
fast track
daytime groups
standard or
fast track
daytime groups
standard or
fast track daytime
groups
standard or
fast-track
daytime groups
academic course
standard daytime
groups
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E l e m e n t a r y
B a s i c
I n t e r m e d i a t e
Russian for Special Needs
R u s s i a n f o r C a t e r i n g
B u s i n e s s R u s s i a n
R u s s i a n
P h o n e t i c s
Fees
Tuition Fees
Group size
1-2 persons
3-4 persons
5-6 persons
7-10 persons
$10 US
$5,3 US
$4,3 US
$4 US
Cost per 1 academic
hour
Housing Fees
Single room
$50 US
Double room
$25 US
Sightseeing Programme
Walking tour in the city of Brest
Tour to the Brest Hero Fortress Memorial
Tour to the Belavezhskaya Pushcha Biosphere
Reserve
Tour to the Dudutki Ethnological Museum
Tour to the Belarusian Folk Architecture and
Lifestyle Museum in Strochica
Tour to the Marc Chagall Museum
Tour to Minsk, Troetskoe Predmestie
Contact Information
Brest State Technical University
Address: 267, Moskovskaya Str., 224017 Brest, Belarus
Telephones: + 375 162 40-83-74, + 375 162 42-40-84, fax: + 375 162 40-83-74
Website: www.bstu.by
e-mail: ttc@bstu.by, canc@bstu.by
Course Description
Course
Linguistic Skills
This course creates a platform for
successful communication in everyday life, in
social and cultural spheres: in the shop,
on the street, in the restaurant.
Active vocabulary - 760 words
* introduction
* describing one’s family
* describing one’s house
* request
* shopping
* age
* describing locality, asking the way
* reporting what someone did or did not
* reporting what someone will or will not do
* likes and dislikes
* motion verbs: travelling
* restaurants
* modal verbs: reporting what one needs to do
This course develops habits and skills in
communication in all spheres of everyday
life and extends linguistic knowledge.
Active vocabulary – 2300 words
* telephoning
* modal verbs: giving advice
* modal verbs: asking/giving permission
* getting around the city: public transport
* getting around the city: places of interest
* seasons and weather
* health; reporting how one feels
* reporting how you spend your day; free time
* socializing; discussing hobbies and interests
* holidays
* countries and people (geography, economy, history)
* environmental issues
* professional life
* topics related to your professional sphere
Elementary
Basic
Intermediate
Content
This course creates a base for successful
communication in professional spheres of
the
humanities,
natural
science,
engineering and technical science.
Active vocabulary – 6000 words
Russian for Special Needs
Russian
for
Catering
This is an elementary course for the staff of
hotels and restaurants – managers,
receptionists, waiters and barmen. It covers
the introductory phonetics as well as basic
grammar and key topics to help service staff
understand Russian customers’ needs and
successfully communicate to them.
Active vocabulary - 1200 words
* reservation
* checking in and out
* dealing with problems
* giving directions
* taking an order
* servicing a customer
* explaining the dish
* receiving payments
* business correspondence
Business
Russian
This advanced course is designed for those
business professionals who actively operate
in the Russian business environment and
want to successfully negotiate with their
Russian-speaking partners. The course
presupposes
that
the
students
can
communicate in Russian on general topics,
have sound knowledge of Russian grammar
and basic vocabulary.
Active vocabulary – 2000 words
* travelling on business
* joint ventures
* exhibitions, fairs, auctions
* prices, terms of delivery and payment
* insurance
* banking
* stock exchange
* taxing
Russian
Phonetics
This interactive phonetic course covers 36
hours of regular study plus intensive
homework assignments for listening
comprehension. The teaching method is
based on rhythmical-melodious models (a
natural synthesis of Russian speech and
musical rhythm patterns) and methods that
facilitate automatic memorization.
Active vocabulary - 1200 words
* articulation of Russian
* vowels and consonant; soft and hard consonants
* Russian stress; stressed and unstressed syllables
* reduction of the vowels in an unstressed position
* intonation of affirmative and negative sentences
* intonation of general and special questions
* intonation of exclamations