courses

During the course, you will talk about lifestyle, leisure, and friendship. You get to read dialogues and texts and work with word knowledge. We practice natural pronunciation. In grammar, we work with, among other things, word order, adverb, adjective, and noun bending and reflexive verbs. You will learn how to write different types of texts.

Our Plus courses combine 20 lessons of General English in the mornings with 6 extra lessons in the afternoons. These afternoon classes are in smaller groups with a maximum of 10 students per class. This allows the teacher to give more attention to each student and focus on the specific areas of the English language that are of interest to the class.

The Did Deutsch Institut German courses are intended for students who want to make rapid progress in improving their German language competence. Students will learn in an intensive, practice-oriented environment with other international students and then be able to use the German language to work, study or travel in Germany.

The GE Fluency Intensive 32 is one of our most intensive general English courses. It allows students to combine 20 lessons of general English in the mornings with 12 lessons of individual training in the afternoons. Before beginning their intensive English language course, students will complete a needs analysis and interview with our Academic Manager to design their individual afternoon program.

This course allows students to benefit both from the lively discussion and engagement of a full-sized group course, as well as the more specific attention available in a smaller group. Participants have 20 morning lessons with students on the standard group course, as well as additional 5 lessons over two afternoons in mini-groups of up to 6 people. Beginners start on specific dates only and are advised to be familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet. Talk to Ynsitu to confirm available start dates.

The General English course at St Giles Cambridge is designed to benefit students who hope to communicate with confidence and ease in real-life situations. The main goal is to improve speaking and listening skills. Classes have a maximum of 12 students which allows teachers to provide each student with the personal attention they require. Classes will focus on improving students’ speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, which will help them reach their full potential.

Suitable for motivated students wishing to make rapid progress. This German course is focused on writing skills organized in a mini-group with a maximum of 6 participants. This is a quick and effective option to improve your oral and written communication language skills. The minimum duration for A1 absolute beginners is two weeks. 

If you’re hoping to develop your language skills in a short amount of time, our Platinum Courses are the ideal option for you. They are designed for busy professionals, executives and mature learners who hope to improve quickly. You can choose to study in specialised one-to-one sessions, where the lessons are tailor-made to meet your specific personal needs. It’s entirely up to you how many of these lessons you have per week and the teacher can, if you choose, focus on your specialised professional area. Alternatively, you can opt for small group sessions where classes will have a maximum of five students. Your lessons will take place in one of our dedicated Platinum Centres, which have comfortable modern classrooms and a Platinum Clubhouse for you to enjoy outside of class. On a Platinum course, you will have the opportunity to meet and network with other professionals from all over the world.

General English courses will improve a wide range of skills: speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar. Our qualified teachers use communicative teaching methods to provide energetic and fun lessons. This course has 15 hours (18 lessons) / week – on average 3h per day. Classes are 50 minutes long.

Our Standard Group Course gives participants the chance to learn communicative skills in “real life” situations. This course of 20 weekly lessons is offered year round and follows a modular pattern of two-week units. Each course starts on a Monday and ends on a Friday, with lessons taking place between 09:00 and 13:30.The minimum course length is one weeks. The maximum course length is open.Standard Group Courses are available for the first six levels year-round. Beginners start on specific dates only and are advised to be familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet. The dates above are for beginners to start in groups; dates with an asterisk are for Standard and Intensive group courses (available in St.Petersburg, Moscow and Riga), without an asterisk - for Casual Russian (available only in St.Petersburg and Moscow).Beginners must be familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet. Students of other levels can start any Monday.**