Spring session will start on Monday, March 23 and will run for 10 consecutive weeks.
All classes are held once a week for two hours.
Morning and evening classes are available.
All classes are for ADULTS only. Class maximum: 8 students; class minimum: 4 students.
- If minimum enrollment is not met, students will be offered the option of remitting a tuition supplement. If all involved students agree to the supplement, the class can materialize.
- Class-attendance of 70% is expected to proceed to the next level.
- Punctuality towards class starting time is kindly required to avoid class disruption.
- Class registration is not transferable to another person.
- All group classes will close after the first week of class.
- Cancellations of private or semi-private lessons, made less than 24 hours in advance, will be charged at the normal rate of tuition.
- If you do not receive a Zoom link, and class details, by the day before your first class session, please check your spam folder.
- Language sessions are not recorded for students who miss a class.
- Active participation is key. Video and audio must be turned on. Auditing the class without interaction is not conducive to learning and affects the class dynamic.
For questions about the program, please contact TMORA’s Russian Language Program Manager, Elena Epshteyn: lepshteyn@tmora.org
Beginning Level 1
March 24 – May 26
Tuesday Evenings, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
Beginning level starts with learning the Russian alphabet and phonetics, as well as the development of basic reading skills, providing the knowledge of basic grammar patterns and vocabulary. The course covers essential aspects of everyday life, such as meeting people, getting around the city, shopping and visiting restaurants. The goal of this course is for students to be able to greet others, introduce themselves, and ask for basic information.
Prerequisites: none
“Poekhali 1.1” Textbook and Workbook are required for this level.
Textbook and Workbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-11-textbook-for-beginniners.html
Workbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-11-workbook.html
Beginning Level 2
March 25 – May 27
Wednesday Evenings, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
The goal of this course is for students to be able to speak more extensively about themselves, their families, hobbies and free time and daily routine. Students will learn Prepositional and Accusative case of Russian nouns, past tense of Russian verbs, days of the week, seasons and numbers from 1 to 199.
Prerequisites: Beginning Level 1 or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should have basic reading skills and be able to introduce themselves, name objects, and ask for basic information.
“Poekhali 1.1” Textbook and Workbook are required for this level.
Textbook and Workbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-11-textbook-for-beginniners.html
Workbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-11-workbook.html
Beginning Level 3
March 26 – May 28
Thursday Evenings, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
The goal of this course is for students to be able to speak more extensively about themselves, their families and daily routine. Students will learn Russian Adverbs and Adjectives and their agreement with nouns.
Prerequisites: Beginning Level 2 or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should be able to read fluently in Russian, talk about their hobbies, daily routine, days of the week and seasons. Applicants should be able to conjugate Russian verbs in Present and Past tenses and have knowledge of Nominative, Prepositional and Accusative cases and know numbers from 1 to 199.
“Poekhali 1.1” Textbook and Workbook are required for this level.
Textbook and Workbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-11-textbook-for-beginniners.html
Workbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-11-workbook.html
Beginning Level 4
March 23 – June 1
Monday Evenings, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
The goal of the course is for students to expand vocabulary by adding new useful words and phrases related to grocery shopping, fashion and clothing articles, home furnishings and travel.
Prerequisites: Beginning Level 3 or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should be able to read in Russian, talk about their hobbies, daily routine and family. Applicants should be able to conjugate Russian verbs in Present and Past tenses, know numbers from 1 to 199 and have an understanding of Russian Adverbs and Adjectives and their agreement with nouns.
“Poekhali 1.1” Textbook and Workbook are required for this level.
Textbook and Workbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-11-textbook-for-beginniners.html
Workbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-11-workbook.html
Advanced Beginning Level 2
March 23 – June 1
Monday Evenings, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
In this class, students will expand their knowledge of Genitive case by adding Plural nouns and Adjectives, will learn agreement between numbers and nouns, learn dates and time and learn comparative degree of Adjectives. In class, students will be discussing fun topics like social networks, Russian Holidays and Russian culture.
Prerequisites: Advanced Beginning Level 1 or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should be able to talk in past and and present tense about their hobbies, profession, daily routine, fashion, family and travel. Applicants should be able to use verbs of motion as well as reflexive verbs and feel comfortable with Nominative, Prepositional, Accusative and Genitive cases of Nouns and Adjectives.
“Poekhali 1.2” Textbook and Workbook are required for this level.
Textbook and Workbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-12-textbook.html
Workbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-12-workbook.html
Advanced Beginning Level 3
March 26 – May 28
Thursday Evenings, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
The goal of the course is for students to learn comparative forms of Adjectives, Perfective and Imperfective Aspects as well as Future tense of Russian verbs, and Dative Case of Nouns. Prerequisites: Advanced Beginning Level 2 or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should be able to talk in past and present tense about their hobbies, profession, daily routine, fashion, family and travel. Applicants should be able to use verbs of motion as well as reflexive verbs and feel comfortable with Nominative, Prepositional, Accusative and Genitive cases of Nouns and Adjectives.
“Poekhali 1.2” Textbook and Workbook are required for this level.
Textbook and Workbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-12-textbook.html
Workbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-12-workbook.html
Advanced Beginning Level 4
March 24 – May 26
Tuesday Evenings, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
The goal of the course is for students to solidify their knowledge of Perfective and Imperfective aspects, learn Dative case and Imperative and Subjunctive verbs. Fun topics of this course include expressing emotions and visits to the doctors’ office.
Prerequisites: Advanced Beginning Level 3 or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should be able to talk in past and present tense about their hobbies, profession, daily routine, fashion, family and travel. Applicants should be able to use verbs of motion as well as reflexive verbs and feel comfortable with Nominative, Prepositional, Accusative and Genitive cases of Nouns and Adjectives.
“Poekhali 1.2” Textbook and Workbook are required for this level.
Textbook and Workbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-12-textbook.html
Workbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-12-workbook.htmll
Intermediate Level 1
March 24 – May 26
Tuesday Mornings, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CST
The goal of the course is for students to solidify their knowledge of Perfective and Imperfective aspects as well as expand their vocabulary and move toward independent speaking. Fun topics of this course include job interviews, work day, and lifestyle.
Prerequisites: Bridge to Intermediate class or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should be able to talk in past, present and future tense about their hobbies, profession, daily routine, etc. Applicants should be able to use verbs of motion with prefixes, have knowledge of perfective and imperfective aspects as well as reflexive verbs, and feel comfortable with the Case system of Russian nouns and Adjectives.
“Poekhali 2.1” Textbook is required for this level.
Textbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-21-textbook.html
There is no workbook for this class.
Intermediate Level 2
March 24 – June 2 (No class on March 31)
Tuesday Evenings, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
The goal of the course is for students to apply their conversational skills, practice verbs of
motion and Perfective and Imperfective verbs. This class focuses on developing and fine tuning conversational skills and adding new vocabulary.
Prerequisites: Intermediate Level 1 or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should be able to talk in past, present and future tense about their hobbies, profession, daily routine, etc. Applicants should be able to use verbs of motion with prefixes, have knowledge of perfective and imperfective aspects as well as reflexive verbs, and feel comfortable with the Case system of Russian nouns and Adjectives.
“Poekhali 2.1” Textbook is required for this level.
Textbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-21-textbook.html
There is no workbook for this class.
Intermediate Level 3
March 23 – June 1
Monday Evenings, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
The goal of the course is for students to continue improving their conversational skills through practicing and reviewing grammar topics learnt in previous classes. This class focuses on developing and fine tuning conversational skills and adding new vocabulary. Short stories by the Russian classical and contemporary writers will be offered for reading and discussion.
Prerequisites: Intermediate Level 2 or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should be able to talk in past, present and future tense about their hobbies, profession, daily routine, etc. Applicants should be able to use verbs of motion with prefixes, have knowledge of perfective and imperfective aspects as well as reflexive verbs, and feel comfortable with the Case system of Russian nouns and Adjectives.
“Poekhali 2.1” Textbook is required for this level.
Textbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-21-textbook.html
There is no workbook for this class.
Advanced Level
March 28 – May 30
Saturday Mornings, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST
The goal of the course is for students to apply their conversational skills and expand vocabulary. Short stories by the Russian classical and contemporary writers will be offered for reading and discussion.
Prerequisites: Intermediate Level 3 or proficiency test.
If you have not taken any other classes at TMORA, please contact lepshteyn@tmora.org before registering. Proficiency test is required to be placed in this class. Applicants should be able to talk in past, present and future tense about their hobbies, profession, daily routine, etc. Applicants should be able to use verbs of motion with prefixes, have knowledge of perfective and imperfective aspects as well as reflexive verbs, and feel comfortable with the Case system of Russian nouns and Adjectives.
“Poekhali 2.2” Textbook is required for this level.
Textbook can be purchased at the museum store or online:
Textbook: https://www.shoptmora.org/lets-go-poekhali-22-textbook.html
There is no workbook for this class.
