Ekaterina
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Ekaterina
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Teaches
Russian
Native
Speaks
English
German
Serbian
Other
Professional and very friendly Russian teacher with 7 years of experience
Teaches
Russian
Native
Speaks
English
German
Serbian
Other
Professional and very friendly Russian teacher with 7 years of experience
From Russian FederationLiving in Munich, Germany (08:42 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 6, 2021Interest topicReadingMusicTravel
My name is Ekaterina, I’m 29 and I am a teacher of Russian. I am a very open, positive, funny and friendly person.
I live in Sochi (Russia) and in Munich (Germany). Before I also lived near the Baikal – the deepest and cleanest lake on the planet, located in Eastern Siberia.
I have a lot of hobbies, such as traveling, photographing beautiful places, reading classical literature, writing creative texts, listening to rock music, walking, etc. And I just love Russian!
Besides Russian, I speak English, German and Serbian, so if you have never studied Russian, we will definitely find a common language.Me as a Teacher
By education, I am a journalist and a linguist with a specialization in Russian as a foreign language. I have been studied with the most professional linguists and Russian language teachers in Russia (Higher School of Economics, Moscow). I have been teaching Russian for 7 years and have worked with a wide variety of ages (from 6 to 80 years old), nationalities and levels of language proficiency (from A0 to C2). I always do my best to be an interesting teacher who teaches with a sincere desire to help others! Your wishes are very important to me, so I always draw up an individual training plan and use a variety of resources in my lessons.My lessons & teaching style
The main goal of people who learn a foreign language is communication. Therefore, the most important task for me is to help you speak as quickly as possible. I can explain to you any material in an easy and interesting way. You will learn to express your thoughts, feelings, and be able to have a conversation on various topics. We will talk a lot, listen, read, write, discuss interesting topics, get acquainted with the culture, traditions and geography of Russia. I am genuinely interested in your success, so it is no coincidence that my classes normally last 5-10 minutes longer than the paid time. I look forward to seeing you in my lessons!My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- Graphs and charts
Certificates
Language Teaching Trends - Academy of teaching professionals RKI.TODAY - 2023
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My actual grades in master's studies - Higher School of Economics - 2021I get the highest grades for the Master's programme "Russian as a Foreign Language in Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Cultural Perspective"
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Letter of recommendation - Higher School of Economics - 2021This later was written by my professor
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Letters for the Fulbright program - Ycode IT and language school - 2020Three letters of recommendation from two of my students and one colleague for the Fulbright program, confirming that I succesfully taught (and actually I still have been working for this school online) Russian to foreigners at the Ycode IT and language school.
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Letter of recommendation - RHEIN-SIEG-AKADEMIE-KUNSTKOLLEG & GESAMTSCHULE - 2020This is a letter of recommendation from my former student - headmaster in Germany
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Employment certificate - Ycode IT and language school - 2020This certificate confirms that I worked in this organization as a teacher of the Russian language to foreigners
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Letter of recommendation - Ycode IT and language school - 2020A letter of recommendation from my boss for my university admission
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Participation in the Fulbright competition - Fulbright - 2020Confirmation of successful participation in the Fulbright competition for the position of teacher of the Russian language in America
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Bachelor's degree with honors - Irkutsk State University - 2015
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Education
2020 - 2022
Master's - LinguisticsI got my master's degree in the Higher School of Economics (Moscow) - one of the best universities in Russia. My specialty: teaching Russian as a foreign language.
2011 - 2015
Bachelor’s - Philology (Journalism)I graduated from Irkutsk State University. The degree in journalism, which I received with distinction, helped me to study the grammar of the Russian and English languages at a high level and become more creative. Thus, in addition to having a strong command of the languages, I can also explain it to my students in an easy and interesting way.
Work Experience
2017 - 2020
Teacher of Russian for foreigners and English• Teaching Russian as a Foreign language • Teaching English as a Foreign Language • Teaching Russian as a First language • Working with different age groups • Creating lesson plans and materials • Helping foreign students to get acquainted with Russian culture and life style • Grading papers • Sightseeing guiding
2015 - 2021
Teacher of Russian and English• Teaching Russian as a Foreign language • Teaching Russian as a First language • Teaching English as a Foreign Language
I have been teaching Russian to native speakers for 6 years and to foreigners for 4 years. Last year due to the situation with Coronavirus I have been working mainly online. So, I am really good at teaching online as I know many different resources and can effectively present information even outside the classroom.
2015 - 2019
JournalistWriting articles
5.0
Rating
91
Students
551
Lessons
99%
Attendance rate
96%
Response
Russian Lessons
Trial Lesson
32 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
General course
A1 - C2Language Essentials264 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 5% off
Conversational Russian
A1 - C2Conversation119 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 5% off
Availability
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40 Reviews
Alex
2 Russian lessons
Amazing teacher! She makes learning so easy and efficient. Can’t wait for my next class :)
Oct 30, 2024
상호 SANGHO САНХО
7 Russian lessons
수업을 자연스럽고 잘 진행해주셔서 재미있었습니다.
Jul 5, 2024
Susy Sanchez
4 Russian lessons
She got to know me and my goals initially so that we would be able to reach them together!:)
Jun 24, 2024
aniki.tx
22 Russian lessons
For over a year, Ekaterina works with our 10 year old daughter to help her master Russian language. Ekaterina takes a very structured and skill-level-appropriate approach. Our daughter enjoys every lesson and her fluency improves with every new session. We highly recommend Ekaterina as a Russian language teacher for elementary school aged children.
Jun 7, 2024
Аmira
3 Russian lessons
Очень хороший первый сеанс, реально очень хорошая и фриендли учительница. Екатерина спросила мне много вопроса анализировать мой уровень и после она дала мне план и у меня уже домашнее задание. Она очень хорошо поняла мой цель. Спасибо большое и до следующий раз 😃
May 30, 2024
Yuri Pereira
36 Russian lessons
Самый лучший учитель очень приятно познакомимся
Mar 6, 2024
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