Our teachers

Language Link's russian as a foreign language teaching staff are all highly trained russian language specialists with considerable experience and post-graduate degrees.

In addition to being native Russian speaking, all teachers:

  • must be able to speak at least one or two other major European languages and,
  • have traveled and/ or taught extensively abroad.

So as to ensure our students receive the widest possible cultural experience, Language Link has selected teachers born throughout the Russian-speaking world to include Russia, Estonia, and Belarus.

Elena Kallo
Marina Karboinova
Taisia Mihhailova
Anna Šats
Irina Kolodinskaja
Lukasz Chwistek

Our standard courses taught include the following subject matter:

  • Grammar
  • Speaking practice
  • Translation from English to Russian and vice versa
  • Phonetics, Reading, and Listening
  • Cultural studies

Our students all attend British universities and are fulfilling their year abroad language requirement. Our students normally study four academic hours a day.
As student levels can vary, all students undergo placement testing so as to ensure they are placed in a group of students with similar levels of language proficiency.

Employment opportunities

If you are a qualified Russian foreign language teacher with experience teaching adult students, and you are available either full- or part-time, then Language Link would be interested in discussing employment opportunities with you.

If you would like to become part of our teaching team, please fill in the form:

For more information direct your enquiries to [email protected]