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She was very helpful and encouraging, I’d definitely recommend it to others. I particularly liked examining the historical letters and documents.

it was wonderful for me to experience such a marvellous example of Russian/Soviet film-making, the way it conveyed subtle and sensitive emotions and the play of human relationships in such a short space of time

The course was brilliant. It was exactly at the right level and Maria was super encouraging

I have enjoyed immensely!! Maria is brilliant, very funny and really made learning fun!! There was no pressure and it was done at a very good pace for you to learn. I am glad I took part!!

absolutely excellent, i am writing away pretty confidently now

The session with Maria was really good – a nice pace, mixture of activities and at the right level for our expertise. I would definitely love to join another session with Maria.

I really enjoyed this session. Tatiana was really well prepared with loads of interesting exercises. I found it quite hard work, which is not a criticism!

The course has stimulated me to work on this more. The audio preparations, and the personal feedback from Maria were really constructive and valuable I found.

I liked the opportunity for role-playing (reading the script) as well as watching and discussing the film. The language level seemed right for me.

I really enjoyed working with other students at a similar level – and got a sense that we were working together and had common goals and objectives.

The highlight for me was the survival skills style games Maria led during the lesson…

I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Russian through film’. It was extremely well organised and I feel I got a great deal from it.

Maria’s teaching style is clear, enthusiastic, and very encouraging, and of course fun!

I really enjoyed the phonetics course and learned a lot. According to native speakers I know, my pronunciation improved significantly.

The conversation club is really excellent. Actually I was quite scared the first time, as just talking Russian is a bit daunting. But it is a really friendly environment.

I very much enjoyed the course, Maria is an excellent teacher, and provides excellent feedback. I think that the course is especially useful as Russian pronunciation is so dependent on stress, consonant quality etc.

I found the session challenging. But I enjoyed the novel (to me) approach of using the short film as a basis for grammatical study.

I really enjoyed the Conversation Club on Sunday. The format with the materials sent in advance is very useful and it is great to have interesting content.

Also, I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Conversation Club on Sunday – although it was challenging, it felt very supportive and fun and Larissa was really encouraging and lovely.

it was very useful and teacher provided individual feedback which was much appreciated

I really enjoyed the film that I studied with Tatiana …Tatiana explained the vocabulary/dialogue in the film really well. The exercises that were prepared to accompany the film were useful, enjoyable and tested comprehension well.

I thought the course was great, and I hope more of them can be organised!

It was brilliant! I really enjoyed both sessions…. I feel I learned a lot.

The course was very interesting and lively, Victoria obviously knows her subject well. I enjoyed it very much.

I enjoy the Conversation Club and it provides me with a very useful opportunity to practice my Russian on topics I may be unfamiliar with.

All the short courses that I have recently taken part in have been outstanding. I especially enjoyed Phonetics with Irina and also today’s conversation class.

I really enjoy the Sunday Conversation Clubs. The atmosphere is relaxed and unpressured. The breakout rooms work like a charm.

I’ve had good fun, thank you! Especially the fact that it was gamified made it light and enjoyable. Maria is great and a great fit for these classes.

Tatiana was a friendly and welcoming teacher so ideal in this setting where we had not met before.

I really enjoyed the handwriting course . It was well thought out and worked perfectly using Zoom and What’s App . I especially liked seeing and trying to decipher examples of Russian handwriting.

it was really helpful to expand my vocabulary in a different and slightly more complex direction, without grammar being the main driving force of the lesson.

In the Conversation Club, I never feel stupid when I can’t find the right way to express myself, which is 100% my biggest worry when I try to speak Russian.

The short film course I did with Tatiana was excellent. The film was entertaining and all the activities we did around it were useful.