For international Students

At Samara State Pedagogical University, international students can choose to study either as guest or exchange students for one or two semesters, or as degree students pursuing a degree from the University.

Guest Students are students from other universities with no cooperation agreement with Samara State Pedagogical University. The International Department at your home university can supply information on whether your university has an agreement with SSPU.

Exchange Students are students eligible for admission to Samara State Pedagogical University if their home university has a bilateral exchange agreement with SSPU.

Degree Students are students wishing to pursue a degree from Samara State Pedagogical University.

In general the language of instruction at SSPU is Russian and if you know the Russian language you are welcome to join courses or degree programmes taught in Russian.

Some courses at the Institute of Foreign Languages are taught in English, German or French:

Theoretical Phonetics
Lexicology
Theoretical Grammar
Stylistics
Practical English (French, German) Course
Theory and Practice of Translation
Comparative Typology
Introduction to Foreign Language Speech Practice
Linguistic Text Analysis
Text Analysis
Practical German (French, English) Course (second foreign language)

If you are interested in studying at our University but your level of Russian is not good enough you are welcome to join our Russian Language Center which provides a variety of courses for international students.

Russian Language Center for Foreign Students

Russian Language Center for Foreign Students is part of Samara State Pedagogical University. We offer our students a variety of intensive (24 academic hours a week) courses (six weeks, eleven weeks and seventeen weeks long), being taught at three major levels of advancement. We also organize a one-year preparatory course for foreigners who wish to study in Russia. Since 2002 students from Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Mexico and Nigeria have enjoyed studying Russian here.

The programme offering is tailored to meet all the needs of our students. All of our lecturers are full time faculty at Samara State Pedagogical University Foreign Languages Chair and have intensive experience teaching Russian as a foreign language. They are well prepared pedagogically to work with ethnically and culturally diverse student groups. All of our lectures have a strong command of at least one foreign language (English, German or French). Teaching is based on a communicative approach to language learning.

Our goal is that the courses offered conducted by the Center staff not only promote the Russian language and culture, but also become the place of encounters, exchange of experience, views and opinions, establishing contacts and making friends among students.

Russian Language 1: Elementary

Teaching hours: 144 (six weeks)

Course Description

Upon completion the course the students will be able

  • to understand and use familiar expressions and very basic phrases aimed at satisfying everyday needs (greetings, personal and family life, shopping, eating out, accommodation and housing, transport and finding a way out, expressing likes and dislikes and so on);
  • to introduce themselves and others;
  • to ask and answer personal questions;
  • to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

In this introductory course students develop basic skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students acquire foundational grammar structures and vocabulary and learn communicative skills for simple everyday situations.

Prerequisites: none

Russian Language 2: Basic User

Teaching hours: 264 (eleven weeks)

Course Description

Upon completion the course the students will be able

  • understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance;
  • to respond with some confidence and accuracy to authentic Russian in the areas of experience covered (local geography, employment, plans for the future, weather, traveling, and so on);
  • describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Students will consolidate the grammatical concepts and structures covered at the Elementary level, and extend their application.

Prerequisites: elementary knowledge of the language

Russian Language 3: Intermediate

Teaching hours: 360 (seventeen weeks)

Course Description

Upon completion the course the students will be able

  • understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc;
  • deal with most situations likely to arise whilst traveling in an area where the language is spoken;
  • produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest;
  • describe experiences and events and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

The students will get some basic knowledge of Russian history and culture, Russian language stylistics, and business Russian.

Prerequisites: Basic User level

Diplomas, exams

Courses offered by Russian Language Center for Foreign Students end with exams after which students receive a certificate of finishing the course of an appropriate level. Intermediate level certificate enables the owner to apply for studying at Samara State Pedagogical University.

Tuition fee

An individual course is $800 per person per month.

A group course (3 persons and more) is $450 per person per month.

Accommodation

For students who inform about the exact time of their arrival and number of flight beforehand we will organize a transfer from the airport to the students’ hostel. You will get located in one-, two-, or three-bed rooms in the students’ hostel. The accommodation fee is 50 euro per person per month (meals are not included).

Insurance

Please note that the University can no accept liability for loss, damage or injury during the course of study. We strongly advise you to take out a reliable insurance company.

Visa Invitation Letter

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