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Your students could register for Saturday Russian classes in Dublin and Galway

For:	Students who have studied Russian as a foreign language in another country and want to continue their studies and for students who may speak Russian at home but need help with preparation for the Leaving Certificate exam
Location:	North Dublin School and Galway school
Time:	10-12 am on Saturdays
Registration:	Please register here for Dublin, here for Galway, and here for Limerick
More info:	Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	There are no charges for these classes which are being run by the Post-Primary Languages Initiative, a project of the Department of Education and Skills. Part of the remit of the Post-Primary Languages Initiative is to diversify the provision of foreign languages at post-primary level and to support all students in their learning of foreign languages.

NEW! Why study Russian?

We interviewed students that take our Saturday morning Russian classes and here's what they had to say!

Why did you decide to study Russian?

What do you like about Russian?

Do you plan on using Russian in your future?

Show our video series 'Russian Made All the Difference' to your students!

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Russian Made All the Difference - A Career in Sport

Russian Made All the Difference - Understanding the Arts

Russian Made all the Difference - A Russian Odyssey

Russian Made all the Difference - The Study of Russian in College

Russian Made all the Difference - A Russian Journey

Russian Made all the Difference - The Study of Russian in School

Check out this presentation, it sounds crazy!

The Best Way to Start Learning Russian

Check out this fun colour game to hear how Russian sounds.

You might spend more time on it that you think!

Click here to visit this game and other fun interactive activities.

NEWS!

Dr Sarah Smyth, Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies (TCD), was awarded the Pushkin Medal by President Medvedev for her contribution to the promotion of Russian language and culture in the world. This medal is awarded annually by Presidential decree to ten people from the fields of culture or education. The award ceremony was held in the Kremlin palace on 4th November, the Russian national holiday. In her speech , Sarah made reference to encouraging new developments in Irish-Russian relations, and looked forward to both sides building on newly strengthened foundations. In the current year other visitors to Russia from Ireland include Bono, on the occasion of a U2 concert in Moscow, and President McAleese, who accompanied a trade and education mission in September. In addition to Sarah's work in Trinity and further afield, she has been a member of the management committee of the Post-Primary Languages Initiative since its inception and has made an enormous contribution to the work of introducing Russian in our schools.

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Russian in our schools

The Post-Primary Languages Initiative presently employs 10 part-time teachers of Russian to teach a TY module in 25 schools in Dublin, Offaly, Waterford, Cork, Kerry, and Donegal. This module began in 2005 with just 100 students taking a 10 week pilot module in the subject and has since expanded so that there are now more than 500 students each year able to access basic Russian language skills. Last year we undertook an evaluation of Russian among TY students taking it, among TY coordinators organising it, and among school management who make key decisions in relation to subject choice in schools. The results of this evaluation showed that it is very difficult to think of introducing Russian as a regular subject in the Senior Cycle curriculum in the context of the current curriculum overload and the historic dependence on French as the usual choice of modern language. We have , however, introduced Russian as an extra-curricular subject for Leaving Cert at the beginning of the current school year .