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Native Russian Professor, Expert Trainer
Svetlana F.

147 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $35

About Svetlana


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Congratulations with your choice of Russian Language.
Classes are easy, and success is not optional with your motivation and professional guidance.
I was previously employed as Assistant Professor of LCWA, Defense Language Institute, US Air Force Academy, taught in accelerated courses of Defense Critical Language Culture Program, University of Montana, My PhD from Moscow State University is in methods of foreign language teaching
The course mainly focuses the conversation with solid...

Congratulations with your choice of Russian Language.
Classes are easy, and success is not optional with your motivation and professional guidance.
I was previously employed as Assistant Professor of LCWA, Defense Language Institute, US Air Force Academy, taught in accelerated courses of Defense Critical Language Culture Program, University of Montana, My PhD from Moscow State University is in methods of foreign language teaching
The course mainly focuses the conversation with solid foundation in listening, reading and writing.
The textbooks are web-based and free
I am looking forward to your call.
Very Respectfully,
Svetlana
Skype Svetlana Furmanova


Education

Mordovian State University
Philology
Moscow State University
PhD
Mordovian State University
Masters
  • Licensed teacher

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Bengali
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My lessons of Russian and ESL are professional, interesting, based on authentic materials and proven textbooks as necessary and the communicative method is supported by the latest techniques. I am a native Russian with a Master's degree in Philology and Educational Doctorate methods of foreign language teaching; my research is in intercultural communication; my ten years of experience are in one-on-one teaching in the classroom setting of secondary/ high schools, universities, and intensive courses for business professionals.
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Highly recommended!

Svetlana is a thoughtful, attentive, and flexible tutor with an engaging style and a wealth of resources for students at different levels. There's no substitute for a native speaker in language tutoring, and Svetlana brings a wide range of experience and a talent for explaining tricky grammatical questions to her work. She's a great choice all around.

Stephen, 2 lessons with Svetlana

Unbelievable language tutor!!!

amazing tutor! Svetlana will immerse you with Russian from the first hour, will share resources for language learning. She will go above and beyond to make sure you learn Russian, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation

Heike, 6 lessons with Svetlana

Knowledgeable and engaging tutor with creative, effective methods

I have been learning from Svetlana for six weeks. So far, she has helped me with my vocabulary, reading comprehension, and knowledge of idiomatic and informal speech. She leverages engaging teaching methods such as radio listening, excerpts from stories, and conversations about current events to keep the language in context. She assigns personal homework between every session, and most sessions are spent briefly reviewing homework and then diving into conversation. She makes notes of my mistakes and the shortcomings of my Russian speech during our conversation, and then assigns homework to help me shore up those shortcomings through personal study. The pace of learning under Svetlana is very fast - stay on top of your homework and don't be afraid to reschedule a session if you need more time to do your work before meeting again. I recommend this tutor for intermediate students of the Russian language who are looking for a rigorous and fast-paced learning experience that will help them improve their Russian speaking, reading, writing, and command of informal/conversational modes of speech. Svetlana is a very effective tutor and I believe my Russian has materially improved since our first session.

Weston, 10 lessons with Svetlana

Very awesome first lesson!

I wanted to meet in person for the first time so that we could get introduced before stepping right into the first lesson. It was a lot to take in for my first day but I imagine it will all come together down the road. Looking forward to the next one!

Anthony, 6 lessons with Svetlana

Excellent tutor!

I have only recently begun tutoring with Svetlana, but she has already proven to be an amazing tutor. I reached out to her in hopes of improving my Russian grammar and such (since I already speak the language) and Svetlana was quickly able to customize a curriculum designed specifically to my needs.

Anonymous, 8 lessons with Svetlana

Great teacher! I would highly recommend.

Great teacher! I would highly recommend. You can tell she really cares about teaching Russian. She has a lot of great material and the lessons were very interesting.

Robert, 2 lessons with Svetlana

Kid, patient and knowlegeable tutor!

With Svetlana, I have had gentle yet excellent instruction. She is introducing new aspects of the language at the appropriate times dependent solely on me and my personal progress.

Katie, 32 lessons with Svetlana
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