The Faculty of Philology of Tomsk state university was the first in Siberia to have accepted foreign students who wish to study the Russian language. Students from all over the world (China, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Tunis, Poland, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Korea, Mongolia, Spain, the USA, Colombia, Turkmenistan, and many others) come here to train in various programs at preparatory department, to get the Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees or to take postgraduate courses. In 2004 the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation enrolled Tomsk state university in the list of the organizations having right to examine foreign citizens in Russian language for the purpose of acquiring Russian citizenship, and also ex*****on of labor activity in its territory. Learn Russian indoors
The Faculty of Philology and Institute of Distance Education of Tomsk state university offer distance courses of learning Russian as a foreign language. We offer you high-quality training courses with use of our exclusive teaching material intended for Russian language teaching. We know the typical mistakes making by beginners and what they should do to make progress in short term. Training with us is:
- individual classes according to your requirements,
- possibility to learn the language with native speakers,
- possibility to learn indoors in any country of the world. Training forms
We offer both trainings in groups and individually
Course content
- reading practice;
- grammar rules;
- colloquial dialogues and exercises;
- role playing. Russian course provides you with:
- teaching material,
- access to the e-library,
- individual tutorials (skype / webinar). Technical requirements
Our classes are carried out online; that is why it does not matter what country you live. You can get in touch with your instructor as if you were with him (her) in class. So you need:
- a computer with the Internet access,
- a web-camera, a microphone and headphones,
- a pen and some paper to make notes. Training programs
Level training programs:
Breakthrough (А1); 120 hours, duration – 4 months;
Waystage (А2); 120 hours, duration – 4 months;
Topic programs (one program consists of 20 sessions, duration – 3 months):
News from Russia; 40 hours, duration – 1 month;
Culture and the society of contemporary Russia; 40 hours, duration – 1 month. Program "Breakthrough" (А1) — this is an elementary course of learning Russian as a foreign language. Completing the course you will be able to:
- build vocabulary up to 1000 units;
- read the adapted texts of social, educational and cultural content;
- read and understand the names of cities, streets on maps, shop signs, announcements restaurants menus, and the like;
- comprehend by ear Russian speech (80-100 words) and to have small talks;
- get acquainted with the features of Russian etiquette and to learn a lot of interesting things about life in Russia nowadays. Price of this course is 18700 rubles (near 567$). Program "Waystage" (А2) is intended for people with elementary knowledge of Russian. Completing the course you will be able to:
- build vocabulary up to 1300 units concerning social a cultural spheres of communication;
- read the adapted texts of social, educational and cultural content (600 — 700 words) focusing on general comprehension of the problem;
- comprehend by ear monologs (300 — 400 words) and dialogues (250 — 300 words);
- deepen knowledge of the Russian language structure;
- learn a lot of new things about life in Russia nowadays. "News from Russia", "Culture and the society of contemporary Russia" Topical programs are intended for:
- foreign students with elementary and intermediate knowledge of Russian language;
- compatriots who live abroad and keep studying Russian;
people engaged in translation;
- those who wish to take Russian examination (earning certificate);
- those who are interested in contemporary life in Russia.