Eurolingua Russian Homestay - Rostov-on-Don

  Russia

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Rostov-na-Donu

Dates: Year round

Description: One-to-One Homestays: Personalised one-to-one tuition, learning and living on a full-board basis in your tutor's private residence. Language immersion programmes available throughout Europe, Russian States, North America, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean. You share meals and all aspects of social and cultural life en famille in the country of your choice.

These Eurolingua Rapid-Results Language Acquisition Programmes are available all year and are suitable for students of any age (16 - 75 years) and language level (beginner to advanced). Ideal for personal interest, business, travel or examination revision purposes. All Eurolingua tutors are fully-qualified teachers and native speakers, experienced in teaching their mother tongue as a foreign language.

The unique Eurolingua One-to-One Homestay Programme will ensure that you make maximum progress in the shortest possible time, whatever your starting level, beginner to advanced. You live full-board in the home of your fully-qualified foreign language tutor, receiving 4 hours per day (20 hours per week) of individual language tuition, specifically adapted to your own level, learning pace and interests, whether for business or pleasure!! The rest of the time you benefit from lots of conversational practice by participating in the usual everyday family activities of your personal tutor and family and by meeting people in the local community. You may, of course, have as much independent time as you wish. You acquire an authentic accent, total confidence and real fluency in the language.

Highlights: Type of House: Modern Apartment

Teaching Qualifications and Experience
September/1999 - July/2004 - The Rostov State Teacher-training University the department of foreign languages Diploma qualification: Teacher of English and German

Hobbies and Interests
Music (I have finished a music school), travel, sport, dance, reading

Excursions and Local Attractions
I can organize trips to the countryside, the river Don, around the city (you can get acquainted with Armenian culture here and Caucasian cuisine, towns nearby (Azov (Peter the Great, Taganrog (A.P.Chekhov), Novocherkassk, Starocherkassk - Don Cossacks towns, the ruins of the ancient Greek town - Tanais,), the Azov sea, the Black sea (in summer), local museums, theatres, Orthodox churches, cinemas, visits to local universities, schools, places of work etc.

Accommodation, Facilities and Local Area
Rostov-on-Don is a very green southern city with the population over 1200000 people. It dates back to the 18th century and has a very rich and interesting history. My region is mostly known for the Don Cossacks, but you can find lots of interesting apart from that. It is surrounded with the Steppes which many peoples came through and here you can find people of different nations. Here there are many museums, theatres, parks and many other things a city can have I am sure you will find lots of amusing things for you to discover, especially in summer.

My apartment is situated in a 4 storeyed building in the centre of the city. It is not far from the bus stop (5 minutes walk) from where you can easily get almost to anywhere in the city. It consists of 5 rooms (3 bedrooms, a living room, a study with plenty of books) and a kitchen. Also there are two balconies with flowers. The apartment has modern equipment: a TV set with DVD player, a computer with Internet, different kitchen equipment and, of course, it has cold and hot running water and central heating. There is a bathroom and two WCs. I am sure you will feel comfortably at my place.

Cost in US$: please refer to the Eurolingua web site

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Russia Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is 2 weeks

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

Eurolingua Institute's Mission Statement: The Eurolingua Institute provides group and individual customized tuition in modern languages, paid work experience programmes, internships, and unique immersion programmes living in the teacher's own home. The Eurolingua Institute currently teaches 11 languages at over 70 schools in 40 countries and at over 150 homestay locations worldwide.

Year Founded: 1993