3 years ago • Comments: 1
David
5.0
Armenia•
6:24 AM (GMT+04:00)
Russian
57
1,105
Russian
57
1,105
Speaks
Russian
Native
,Armenian
Native
,Ukrainian
C2
,English
C1
About Me
Grammar geek. Language enthusiast. Pronunciation doctor.
Teaching languages since 2014.
Looking for new students.
🙂
Hey, my name is David. I was born in the USSR and I am currently living in Armenia. I speak four languages. My mother tongue is Russian and my "father tongue" is Armenian. :-)
🔹 Stuff I can help you with:
🍉 Speaking Confidence
🍓 Pronunciation and Accent Reduction
(I pay a lot of attention to my own English pronunciation. I personally think pronunciation is important)
🥝 Grammar (a brief outline):
NOUNS
◽️ Genders - Род имен существительных
◽️ The Russian cases (six main cases and more) - Падежи в русском языке
VERBS
◽️ Verb tenses - Времена глаголов
◽️ Verb aspects (perfective and imperfective) - Аспекты
◽️ Verbs of motion (Motion verbs) - Глаголы движения
◽️ Reflexive verbs - Возвратные глаголы
ADJECTIVES
◽️ Comparative and superlative forms - Сравнительная и превосходная степени
◽️ Short-form adjectives - Краткие прилагательные
...
(the more you learn the more you like grammar because grammar is difficult and beautiful)
🍉 Vocabulary
(vocab is acquired easily when the topic is relevant and interesting or even compelling to you)
🥑 Speaking Practice
🍎 Reading Comprehension
also
🍒 Spoken Phrases and Idioms
🍊 Cultural Insights
🔹 My students are:
Entrepreneurs, software engineers, CEOs, college teachers, college/university students, ballet dancers, former government workers and others.
I've taught students of different ages starting from 5 to 60+.
(I currently don't teach kids.)
I've taught people from all over the world, but I have an expertise with English speakers from native English speaking countries:
The United States, Australia and The United Kingdom.
As well as English speakers from non-native English speaking countries:
Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and others.
Thanks for reading my About me section!
See you in class soon! :-)
🔸 P.S.
A SHORT NOTE ON LANGUAGE LEARNING
Don't want to waste your time I believe that language learning requires work. My part is mainly to make it fun and accessible for you and help you reach your goals.
Firstly, you are not a toddler (in terms of language acquisition) so understanding what goes on and how "the engine" works is essential. That's why studying grammar is crucial.
To develop listening and speaking skills, listening to native speakers a lot can really help. When I mean a lot I mean a lot. Ideally, a couple of hours a day, if you want to see results. But the content has to be COMPREHENSIBLE, relevant and interesting and even compelling to you, otherwise you may get tired and may be even annoyed. Watching YouTube videos (in your target language) on topics you love can be really helpful.
And that's how you will start picking up new vocabulary. A lot of new words will enter and stay in your memory effortlessly and organically. When you hear the same word ten or fifteen times used naturally in the same natural context it sticks in your head. That's it! It's there! You won't be able to shake it from your memory if you even want to.
"We acquire language in one way, and only one way: when we get comprehensible input in a low anxiety environment." Stephen Krashen
Thanks again, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. :-)
Read MoreTeaching languages since 2014.
Looking for new students.
🙂
Hey, my name is David. I was born in the USSR and I am currently living in Armenia. I speak four languages. My mother tongue is Russian and my "father tongue" is Armenian. :-)
🔹 Stuff I can help you with:
🍉 Speaking Confidence
🍓 Pronunciation and Accent Reduction
(I pay a lot of attention to my own English pronunciation. I personally think pronunciation is important)
🥝 Grammar (a brief outline):
NOUNS
◽️ Genders - Род имен существительных
◽️ The Russian cases (six main cases and more) - Падежи в русском языке
VERBS
◽️ Verb tenses - Времена глаголов
◽️ Verb aspects (perfective and imperfective) - Аспекты
◽️ Verbs of motion (Motion verbs) - Глаголы движения
◽️ Reflexive verbs - Возвратные глаголы
ADJECTIVES
◽️ Comparative and superlative forms - Сравнительная и превосходная степени
◽️ Short-form adjectives - Краткие прилагательные
...
(the more you learn the more you like grammar because grammar is difficult and beautiful)
🍉 Vocabulary
(vocab is acquired easily when the topic is relevant and interesting or even compelling to you)
🥑 Speaking Practice
🍎 Reading Comprehension
also
🍒 Spoken Phrases and Idioms
🍊 Cultural Insights
🔹 My students are:
Entrepreneurs, software engineers, CEOs, college teachers, college/university students, ballet dancers, former government workers and others.
I've taught students of different ages starting from 5 to 60+.
(I currently don't teach kids.)
I've taught people from all over the world, but I have an expertise with English speakers from native English speaking countries:
The United States, Australia and The United Kingdom.
As well as English speakers from non-native English speaking countries:
Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and others.
Thanks for reading my About me section!
See you in class soon! :-)
🔸 P.S.
A SHORT NOTE ON LANGUAGE LEARNING
Don't want to waste your time I believe that language learning requires work. My part is mainly to make it fun and accessible for you and help you reach your goals.
Firstly, you are not a toddler (in terms of language acquisition) so understanding what goes on and how "the engine" works is essential. That's why studying grammar is crucial.
To develop listening and speaking skills, listening to native speakers a lot can really help. When I mean a lot I mean a lot. Ideally, a couple of hours a day, if you want to see results. But the content has to be COMPREHENSIBLE, relevant and interesting and even compelling to you, otherwise you may get tired and may be even annoyed. Watching YouTube videos (in your target language) on topics you love can be really helpful.
And that's how you will start picking up new vocabulary. A lot of new words will enter and stay in your memory effortlessly and organically. When you hear the same word ten or fifteen times used naturally in the same natural context it sticks in your head. That's it! It's there! You won't be able to shake it from your memory if you even want to.
"We acquire language in one way, and only one way: when we get comprehensible input in a low anxiety environment." Stephen Krashen
Thanks again, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. :-)
My trial lessons
In this session, we will get to know each other.
Normally, I have the students acquainted with the methods and materials I use. I make sure I understand your goals. If there aren't any specific ones we can establish them and discuss ways of accomplishing them.
Then we can have a portion of a real lesson so you can try and see what the lessons are actually like (trial speaks for itself).
Look forward to seeing you in class soon! :-)
Read MoreNormally, I have the students acquainted with the methods and materials I use. I make sure I understand your goals. If there aren't any specific ones we can establish them and discuss ways of accomplishing them.
Then we can have a portion of a real lesson so you can try and see what the lessons are actually like (trial speaks for itself).
Look forward to seeing you in class soon! :-)
Trial Lesson
One time, 30 minutesPrivate Lessons
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5.0 Schedule
March 29, 2025 - April 5, 2025
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Teaching Expertise
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Ratings
281
Fun
250
Motivation Guru
227
Excellent Materials
319
Great Conversation
39
Exam Coach
46
Business Expert
47
Writing Coach
198
Great for Beginners
209
Great for Intermediate
54
Great for Advanced
163
Accent Reduction
158
Tech Savvy
286
Goes the Extra Mile
275
Grammar Expert
22
Great for medical professionals
274
Cultural Insights
5.0 Average
710 ratings, 57 students
January 25, 2022 • Lessons: 93
David is very helpful for my Russian education! He always finds great materials, and is very flexible to move at whatever pace I need and answer any grammar questions I have--even if they weren't part of the lesson.
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October 7, 2017 • Lessons: 16
Очень хороший урок! I appreciate David's attentive teaching manner and his thoughtful responsiveness to my questions and study interests. His collaboration in formulating a lesson plan was very helpful, and I left the lesson with anticipation and renewed hope about improving my writing (and other) skills in Russian. Спасибо большое!
Read MoreOctober 1, 2017 • Lessons: 16
David is knowledgeable and personable. He provided thoughtful and encouraging feedback about my present skills, and described a desirable path of study to effectively reach my goal of confident fluency. Thank you!
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