Estonians exceedingly eager to study Russian

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThose interested may study Russian at language schools, as well as in open universities. According to Dimitri Mironov, director of Tallinn University Katariina College, Estonians are ever more interested in acquiring the Russian language, having the option of choosing between various language schools.

“In Tallinn, the language school options are great. In our Katariina College, we play in another league: here, Russian is studied on basis of higher education. In addition to the college, Tallinn University also offers Russian courses at our languages centre, and Institute of Languages and Cultures,” listed Mr Mironov, citing the options at Tallinn University.

A new and interactive option, according to Mr Mironov, is to study Russian at Embassy of Education. «This is a web environment, creating options to study Russian on one’s own. It employs creative pedagogical approaches – games, consultations etc, which might be considered a new kind of language study. They offer lots of languages,» advised Mr Mironov…….

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Source: Postimees