Course finder: choose the best Russian course for you

Afweging

Our advice:

Taking into account your preferences, we can recommend both individual lessons as group lessons. Both options fit your goals.

Kies zelf (advies) - A

We recommend: group lessons.
A group course has always the intensity 20 academic hours/week.

Groepsles (advies) - A

Because you indicated you are a slow learner, we can recommend extra individual lessons. This is not obligatory. For example if you are prepared to spend extra time on self study, or if you estimate your level higher than the group you choose. It is important that you can keep up with the group pace.

Groepsles - extra lessen - 1 (langzame leerder) A

You may do extra individual lessons. But please note, don't take too much of them (not more than 4-6 academic hours/week). Otherwise you will go much faster than the group pace.

Groepsles - extra lessen - 2 (zelf aangegeven) A

You want to take extra individual lessons. However we do not recommend it. You are a fast learner by yourself. If you take extra lessons, then you will go ahead of the group (and then the group lessons will become boring for you), where the other group members do not have extra lessons and maybe are not as fast in learning languages as you. If you are ambitious, then a much better alternative would be to take an entirely individual program.

Groepsles - extra lessen - 3 A

You indicate that price is an important factor. A group course is the cheapest option.

Groepscursus - prijs reden A

We recommend to check the course dates, to see whether we have a group at your level on your travel dates.

Aanbeveling uitzoeken - datum / niveau A

You indicate that you prefer group lessons, but learning the language is not the main reason of your trip. It is very important within a group that all group members do their homework (3-4 hours/day) and attend all the lessons. If there is 1 student who doesn't do that, then this will reduce the group speed. Don't you want that obligation, then choose an individual package with an intensity of 16 academic hours per week. In that case we can plan in a flexible manner, taking into account your other activities.

Groepsles maar niet hoofdreden - A.

We recommend: individual lessons

Individuele les (advies) - A.

You indicated you prefer group lessons. Unfortunately we don't have groups on your level. It is our experience that it is almost impossible to form good homogeneous groups on the higher levels. The backgrounds and individual goals of students simply differ to much to have efficient lessons. Therefore we offer only individual lessons on this level.

Geen groep op dat niveau (gevorderd) - A

You indicated you prefer group lessons. But you already saw we don't offer your level on your travel dates. Therefore we can offer you only individual lessons. Nevertheless, it is possible to apply under the next conditions: you can book an individual course, but if at least 1 other person of the same level wants a group course as well on the same date, then the course will be rescheduled to a group course and you are refunded the price difference.

Geen groep op de datum - A

You indicated you prefer group lessons. But you don't know if your level is given on the dates you are available. We recommend to do the level test on our website first. The result of that test is an indication of what group level fits you best (block). Then you look at the course dates on our website to see if that level is given in the period you want to travel.

Weet niveau groepsles nog niet - A

You indicated you speak fluently an other Slavic language. That means that you have the potential to learn Russian about 3-4 times faster. Our group programs are not designed for that as not all people in the group will have this advantage. Therefore we recommend individual lessons.

Slavisch als moedertaal/vloeiend - A

You indicated that free time is important. A program with 20 academic hours or less, provides enough time to do other things next to your course.

Intensiteit / ernaast doen - A

You indicated that result is important for you, but also that you prefer group lessons. Well, individual lessons have a significant higher result than group lessons (during individual lessons you learn about 20-30% more than during group lessons in a same amount of hours). So you will need to think about what is more important for you.

Individuele lessen - efficiënter (groepscursus aangegeven + resultaat belangrijk) - A

Individual lessons are more efficient than group lessons. Because of the 1 on 1 interaction with the teacher, the lesson is more intensive than a group lesson. Additionally, the teacher can adjust the pace and the content to the individual student: to pay more attention on difficult issues, and to go faster over issues that are easy for the student. Altogether that makes that one learns about 25-30% more during an individual course, compared to a group course with the same amount of tuition hours.

Individuele lessen - efficiënter - A

You indicated you want to do a course of at least 4 weeks during the low season. Perhaps good to know: we give 20% discount on individual courses of at least 4 weeks in the low season (september-june). Individual lessons give a better result than group lessons and with the discount the price difference is limited.

4 weken - laagseizoen - A

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