Language Study With SRAS

All SRAS study abroad programs allow for language study. SRAS programs can meet the needs of diverse student interests and goals.

Language study is available with ALL PROGRAMS as either an intensive program core, an optional elective, or as an extension (potentially in another SRAS location). All locations offer additional courses/workshops and/or cultural programming specifically designed to that location’s strengths so as to maximize the value of the study abroad location and diversify the possible transfer credits that you can earn while abroad.

Russian as a Second Language is most popular and is available in Bishkek, Tbilisi, Batumi, Riga, and Yerevan.

Other languages are also available. In Kyrgyzstan, Central Asian languages such as Kyrgyz and Kazakh are available. In Warsaw, Tbilisi, Batumi, Riga, and Yerevan the local languages may be studied as an elective or add-on.

All SRAS programming in both Russia and Ukraine is currently suspended.

Browse our programs abroad and contact us with questions. We’ll be happy to hear from you!

SRAS Online offers a range of options accommodate individual goals and schedules. Note that each of the listings below will often have multiple options.

Начинаем! Getting Started with Russian

This short course is appropriate for any age – from ambitious high school students to working professionals and lifelong learners. It is appropriate if you are simply in the planning stages of a trip to Russia, or any number of countries where Russian remains the lingua franca. It is a great launching pad from which to continue on with other SRAS courses – online or in-country.
Time Commitment: Meet 1 hr/week x 4 weeks, approximately 1 hr/week asynchronous work
Level: Beginner

Maintenance / Part Time Russian

Looking to keep up and advance your Russian language skills? Perhaps you have taken Russian in the past, but cannot fit a full-time intensive language course into your schedule right now. Or maybe you teach Russian but have limited opportunity to advance your own skills and practice speaking with others at your level. Whatever your situation, if you are looking to improve your Russian with a minimal time commitment, this course is for you!
Time commitment: from 1-3 meetings per week
Level: All levels

Ukrainian for Russian Learners

These are introductory courses aimed at those who have studied Russian for the equivalent of two years or more. It is a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with another Slavic language and boost your overall understanding and cultural integration in the relevant countries. Many graduate programs in Slavic studies require a second Slavic language.
Time commitment: 1 hr/week x 5 weeks synchronous + asynchronous work. In summer this can shift to a more compact period over 2 weeks.
Levels: Level of Russian should be B2 or above

Advanced Russian Training (ART)

Do you speak Russian at a high professional level (B2 or higher), with a wide vocabulary and strong knowledge of grammar – high enough that native speakers have stopped correcting you? Do you feel that because of this your learning of Russian has stalled? This is the course for you! An instructor will engage you in topical conversations, identify your weak points, provide detailed feedback and exercises, and work with you to bring your Russian to the next level.
Time commitment: 4 lesson series. Individualized – you set the schedule.
Levels: B2 and above, or at least 3 years of study