www.russianinsiberia.com and Novosibirsk

glomar

Hi all

I am planning a study holiday and this may be the place . Its about 2k for the month including half board .

Has anybody used this place and what was their opinion ? value for money .. not worth it .

I was planning to visit in november of this year so I would appreciate if anybody could advise


Thanks in advance

KindOfIrish

glomar wrote: »

Hi all

I am planning a study holiday and this may be the place . Its about 2k for the month including half board .

Has anybody used this place and what was their opinion ? value for money .. not worth it .

I was planning to visit in november of this year so I would appreciate if anybody could advise


Thanks in advance

I can imagine that November in Siberia is very, VERY cold :eek:

survivor2

glomar,sorry,but Siberia is not the place for holidays or study in winter.
Why not to choose South:Rostov,Krasnodar or Sochi?
Climate is similar to Ireland.Would you please change your mind :-)

glomar

Well it would be a study vacation , it is that bad .. been told to expect -5 to +5 temps

survivor2

It depends..

Anyway,the place is too far from civilization :-)

I'd prefer the South.People there warmer too ;-)

dory

OP did you book in the end? I'm looking for somewhere for next summer. Would like to go to Russia (or a Russian speaking country) for July but having toruble finding a course. Thinking about maybe just turning up in a place and finding a private tutor when I get there.

survivor2

About private tutor/course. Come to us.

If seriously want to come,please send me a personal message about your basic knowledge level of Russian language,for how long you want to visit etc.

Columbia

Is there a job market in Ireland/UK for native English speakers with a knowledge of Russian?

I assume that Russians (the ones in Ireland/UK) would tend to speak more English than I will ever speak Russian, is there any particular reason an employer might hire the native English speaker?

survivor2

Если Вы имели в виду,что коренные англичане или ирландцы,как и русские, будут стараться продолжать жить в изоляции друг от друга,в состоянии перманентного визового занавеса-тогда,действительно,job market в релевантном сегменте будет невелик.

Однако,если визовая война,всё же,через некоторое время прекратится и начнётся настоящее равноправное взаимовыгодное сотрудничество в научных,технологических областях,в культуре-вот тогда англичане,ирландцы и другие англоязычные кандидаты смогут получить огромное количество рабочих мест в России,в русскоязычных и нерусскоязычных частях мира.

А в текущий момент,имхо,знание русского языка для англоговорящего кандидата с соответствующим образованием,тем не менее,открывает ему возможности для работы в дипломатической сфере,в науке,в интернациональных торговых,научно-исследовательских компаниях,в качестве преподавателя английского языка для русскоязычных студентов и т.д.

Вот,прямо сейчас нагуглил первое попавшееся объявление :

Russian Speakers Urgently Required

Location: ... street,London
Russian speakers required for a vibrant medical and pharmaceutical market research company based near ... street, London. You should speak Russian to a native level and have a good command of Russian both oral and written. You must be PC literate, confident, persuasive and have a professional telephone manner. You will be contacting Medical Specialists in Russia over the telephone and encouraging them to participate in our telephone or online studies (NO SELLING INVOLVED).
Experience is not essential as full training will be provided.
This is a freelance role and we offer flexible hours with excellent rates of pay...

Columbia

Thank you for the advice

I'm already an English teacher, currently working in Georgia. I occasionally speak to the locals in Russian (though my knowledge of Georgian is far greater) and I enjoy the language a lot. I'd like to study it seriously (at Moscow State University, for a year or more), but I have doubts over how much it would help me in the job market.

survivor2

Georgia is nice country,but I suppose Russia is full of wealthy parents eager to teach their children to speak fluently in English etc

Anyway it is easy to find some websites like the following http://britishstaff.ru/personal/prepodavatel/