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The Russian language courses of the University of Groningen Language Centre focus mainly on speaking and understanding Russian. During the course you will first learn the Cyrillic script, in order to be able to read and write Russian. The Language Centre offers a beginners course and Russian courses of various levels for those who already have some knowledge of the Russian language.

Participants will  learn to read and speak in Russian and communicate about everyday subjects such as working, eating and drinking and hobbies. Grammar is not a goal in itself, but will be used to support language acquisition. You will also be introduced to several cultural aspects of Russia.

Language of Instruction           

The target language is the language of instruction as much as possible. The course is taught in Dutch and/or English. Russian courses are open to native and non-native speakers of Dutch. The course material is in Dutch and English.


Schedule and registration

Level 0 > A1
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At the moment there are no courses open for registration. The next course round will start in September 2023. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will keep you informed about the exact start of the course registration.


Study load

24 contact hours, in addition a total of around 50 hours of self-study.

Course Material   

The course material is not included in the course fee and is not available at the Language Centre.

NB: Please find information about the Dutch versions of the Ruslan Russian I Text book on the Dutch side of this web page.

  • Ruslan Russian I: Text book (Pegasus 2012)
    John Langran, Natalya Veshnyeva
    ISBN 9781899785827

Optional course material

  • Ruslan Russian I: Work book (Pegasus 2017)
    ISBN 97819123907013

Brightspace

You will also be using online course material in Brightspace, the online learning environment of the University of Groningen.

Level A1 > A1/A2
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At the moment there are no courses open for registration. The next course round will start in September 2023. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will keep you informed about the exact start of the course registration.


Level A1 > A1/A2 is for participants who have taken the Level 0 > A1 Russian course at the Language Centre or who have reached a comparable level of proficiency. Participants in the A1 > A1/A2 course are expected to be able to read and write Cyrillic.

Study load

14 contact hours, in addition a total of around 30 hours of self-study. Level A1 > A1/A2 is a course which consists of 7 lessons. The lessons take place once every 2 weeks.

Office Hour

If you want to register and you have not previously taken a Russian course at the Language Centre, we advise you to visit the office hour to discuss with a teacher which course would suit you best, but this is not mandatory. Please note that you can already register for the course you are interested in.

Office hours only take place in the period before the start of the course. If office hours are scheduled, you can make your appointment here.

Course Material   

The course material is not included in the course fee and is not available at the Language Centre.

NB: Please find information about the Dutch versions of the Ruslan Russian I Text book on the Dutch side of this web page.

  • Ruslan Russian I: Text book (Pegasus 2012)
    ISBN 9781899785827
  • Ruslan Russian II: Course book (Pegasus 2020)
    ISBN 9781912397150

Optional course material

  • Ruslan Russian I: Work book (Pegasus 2017)
    ISBN 97819123907013
  • Ruslan Russian II Student Work book (Pegasus 2018)
    ISBN 978192397082

Brightspace

You will also be using online course material in Brightspace, the online learning environment of the University of Groningen.

Level A1/A2 > A2
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Not available

At the moment there are no courses open for registration. The next course round will start in September 2023. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will keep you informed about the exact start of the course registration.


This course is intended for participants who have taken the Level A1 > A1/A2 Russian course at the Language Centre or who have reached a comparable level of proficiency. Participants in the A1/A2 > A2 course are expected to be able to read and write Cyrillic.

Study load

14 contact hours, in addition a total of around 30 hours of self-study. Level A1/A2 > A2 is a course which consists of 7 lessons. The lessons take place once every 2 weeks.

Office Hour

If you want to register and you have not previously taken a Russian course at the Language Centre, we advise you to visit the office hour to discuss with a teacher which course would suit you best, but this is not mandatory. Please note that you can already register for the course you are interested in.

Office hours only take place in the period before the start of the course. If office hours are scheduled, you can make your appointment here.

Course Material   

The course material is not included in the course fee and is not available at the Language Centre.

NB: Please find information about the Dutch versions of the Ruslan Russian I Text book on the Dutch side of this web page.

  • Ruslan Russian II: Course book (Pegasus 2020)
    ISBN 9781912397150

Optional course material

  • Ruslan Russian I: Text book (Pegasus 2012)
    ISBN 9781899785827
  • Ruslan Russian I: Work book (Pegasus 2017)
    ISBN 97819123907013
  • Ruslan Russian II: Student Work book (Pegasus 2018)
    ISBN 978192397082

Brightspace

You will also be using online course material in Brightspace, the blackboard learning environment of the University of Groningen.

Rosetta Stone

Use a Rosetta Stone account for online independent study besides one of our language courses, to keep working on your language skills during and after the course. This is not compulsory for our language courses and will not be used by the teacher.


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