I have been working on setting up my YouTube linguist channel and it is finally live. It would be useful for those who would like to improve their pronunciation and also for the beginners. I have been working on a children’s course with one of my colleagues for some time now and we are hoping […]
Course “20th Century Russia”
My latest new course “20th Century Russia: Politics, Economics and Social Life” has taken place at Dillington House, Ilminster on the 14th of July 2015. The course was a part of Dillington House Summer Programme which you can find on their website: http://www.dillington.com/. It was a pleasure to see so many lovely and knowledgeable people. We had covered […]
DPSI Diploma in Public Service Interpreting – my experience
I’ve spent months preparing for my DPSI or Diploma in Public Service Interpreting exam and what seems like a lifetime in anticipation of the results. During my studies I couldn’t find much information about the exam and I would like to share my experience with future candidates. As I am based near Taunton in Somerset and studied […]
Role of pronunciation
One of the topics that I cover in my teaching practice is pronunciation and I find that people have very different opinions about it. All my students who learn to speak Russian are so determined to make sure that they pronounce words properly whereas Russian students who learn to speak English are divided in their […]
Course “Russian Language and Culture” at Dillington House
Course “Russian Language and Culture” will take place at Dillington House on 29th July 2014. I am very excited as only 1 week left before the course “Russian Language and Culture” that I have the privilege to run at Dillington House in Ilminster, Somerset. It will be the first time I run this course and I’ve […]