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Moscow, is a power house of a city and just a slice of Moscow’s history is recorded in Tolstoy’s “War & Peace”. The 21st century city is expanding at a tremendous rate and there are signs of extreme wealth, however outside the city centre there is still plenty of poverty. The petrodollar has transformed the city over the last two decades, yet buildings such as the Bolshoi Theatre still reflect a neo-classical past and the metro stations are shrines to the Soviet past. The college is located centrally, just 5 mins from the nearest metro station, and 10 minutes walk from Leningradsky Prospekt. The building is also used by foreign diplomats and international journalists. Facilities include 6 classrooms, free wi-fi access, TV & DVD sets. This college has been open for over 9 years and draws on over 21 years of teaching experience, catering for 20/ 60 students studying each month. It offers a fabulous language learning environment for ALL linguistic needs, including older students and business people. Russian language courses on offer include general language courses (across 6 to 8 language levels), combined & private tuition programmes. The college suits Gap Year and graduate students requiring longer term courses and adults looking to improve their Russian for career, academic or personal reasons.

Standard Course 20 lessons per week Class size: max 8 people. Ideal for all age groups (17yrs+) and language abilities. Short term programmes are perfect for those already studying Russian, or who wish to get a feel for studying a language abroad, without making a long term commitment. Intensive Course As Standard Course Plus workshops on Business Russian, Russia for Business, Mass Media Today, Russian Culture, History & Literature Combined Course As Standard Course plus 5 or 10 private lessons per week

Languages for Life As Standard programme, indepth study over an extended period for students who wish to reach a good to excellent knowledge and gain a solid command of Russian for academic or professional reasons. Very popular with GAP students prior to University, graduates and adults looking to take a career break. Academic Year Course * An in-depth 24 or 36 week course to ensure maximum fluency and cultural assimilation. Private Tuition Any Monday by request All levels offered

Visa Details Please discuss with CESA staff

Accommodation Arrive: Sunday PM Depart: Saturday AM NB: Accommodation in Moscow always involves a commute to college. Allow up to 50 minutes (including metro trip). Option 1 Option 2

Star Courses:

Host family, single room, breakfast & evening meal. Shared apartments with Russians or other language students, single room, self-catering.

NB: Accommodation is not comparable to the West. The infrastructure is fairly basic and power and water failures are still commonplace, nor will homes exhibit much material wealth.

Language for Life Courses, Standard Courses & Private Tuition

Course Prices

College Fee: € 90.00 per person CESA Fee: € 50.00 per person Summer supplements: Applied 27 May to 14 September: Combined (+5) Courses: €60.00 per week Standard, Intensive & Languages for Life courses: €60.00 per week Private Tuition: €120.00 per week Languages for Life (20) 10 wks Standard Course (20) 2 wks Intensive Course (25) 2 wks Combined Course (+5) 2 wks Private Tuition (15) 1 wk

€ 2450.00 € 560.00 € 720.00 € 1020.00 € 565.00

12 wks 3 wks 3 wks 3 wks 2 wks

€ 2764.00 € 840.00 € 1080.00 € 1499.00 € 1085.00

16 wks 4 wks 4 wks 4 wks 3 wks

€3685.00 € 1120.00 € 1440.00 € 1999.00 € 1627.00

Academic Year (20) 5 wks € 1400.00 5 wks € 1764.00 5 wks € 2499.00 (20) 1 wk € 735.00

24 wks* € 4104.00 6 wks € 1646.00 6 wks € 2117.00 6 wks € 2019.00 2 wks € 1411.00

36 wks* 8 wks 8 wks 8 wks 3 wks

€ 6156.00 € 1960.00 € 2548.00 € 3763.00 € 2095.00

Accommodation Prices Accommodation Fee: Not applicable Option 1 & 2 Single rm

Summer supplements: Not applicable

1 wk € 220.00 2 wks € 440.00 3 wks € 660.00 4 wks € 880.00 5 wks € 1100.00 8 wks € 1760.00 10 wks € 2178.00 12 wks € 2614.00 16 wks € 3485.00 24 wks € 5227.00

6 wks € 1320.00 36 wks € 7841.00

Travel: Fly direct to Moscow and take an arrival transfer service to college accommodation at no cost or travel by taxi, at own cost .

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Moscow

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2013

Julia: Gap Year student “I wanted a Gap Year with a difference. I didn’t want to do the expat, back-packer thing in Thailand with all the other westerners. CESA explained that in Russia I had to have an open mind and accept that everything would be different to what I took as the norm. It was and I loved it! The people, the city, the excess, the poverty – amazing to experience first-hand.” Mr Wilkins: Combined Course “Staying with a host family meant few material luxuries, which I found quite a shock, but the rewards were many. Typical food, a warm welcome and some good conversation made up for the lack of Hotel comforts and enabled me to put my new found Russian skills into practise. If you really want to learn the language and see life as Russians live it – I recommend you do the same.”

CESA Plus Points:

Course Start Dates Applies to all group courses. Beginners may only begin on start dates shown in red. month January March May July September November

dates 08 04 13 08 02 11

21 18 27 22 16 25

February April June August October December

Private tuition arranged any Monday subject to availability. Public Holidays Please note lessons lost due to holidays are not made up: 07 Jan, 23 Feb, 8 Mar, 01 & 09 May, 12 Jun & 04 Nov in 2013

04 01 10 05 14 09

18 15 24 19 28

Moscow: Must sees include Red Square and the Kremlin (a Tsarist castle and Soviet HQ before becoming the presidential residence and quite literally the heart of the country) & St Basil’s Cathedral with its iconic onion domes ~ Gorky Park ~ the Metro stations deep underground, very efficient and dealing with 8 million commuters a day ~ fabulous museums. Moscow College: Quality language tuition ~ ideal for all ability and age groups, from Gappers through to business people looking for truly intensive tuition ~ Excellent service and student care ~ highly recommended by past CESA Students.

St Petersburg

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2013

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Courses Available

St Petersburg as a city is monumental, eclectic, mesmerising and magnificent. Founded by Peter the Great, home to the Hermitage, the setting for Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” and a dynamic hub of 21st century Russia. The college is located just off Nevsky Prospekt, between the Russian museum, the Mikahilovsky Zamok, the circus and two nice parks. The nearest metro station is only 5 mins away Facilities include 13 classrooms, free wi-fi access, a self-study/library room and small refectory. With over 20 years of teaching experience, and between 25/ 100 students studying each month the St Petersburg college offers a fabulous language learning environment for ALL linguistic needs from beginner through to the advanced learner. Russian language courses on offer include general language courses (across 6 to 8 language levels), combined & private tuition programmes. The college suits Gap Year and graduate students requiring longer term courses and adults looking to improve their Russian for career, academic or personal reasons.

Languages for Life As Standard programme, in-depth study over an extended period for students who wish to reach a good to excellent knowledge and gain a solid command of Russian for academic or professional reasons. Very popular with GAP students prior to University, graduates and adults looking to take a career break.

Intensive Course As Standard Course Plus workshops on Business Russian, Russia for Business, Mass Media Today, Russian Culture, History & Literature

Academic Year Course * An in-depth 24 or 36 week course to ensure maximum fluency and cultural assimilation.

Combined Course As Standard Course plus 5 or 10 private lessons per week

Private Tuition Any Monday by request

Visa Details Please discuss with CESA staff Accommodation Arrive: Sunday PM Depart: Saturday AM NB: Accommodation in St Petersburg always involves a commute to college. Allow up to 50 minutes (including metro trip). Option 1 Option 2

Star Courses: Language for Life & Academic Year for Gap Year, Standard Courses & Private Tuition

Host family, single room, breakfast & evening meal. Shared apartments with Russians or other language students, single room, self-catering.

NB: Accommodation is not comparable to the West. The infrastructure is fairly basic and power and water failures are still commonplace, nor will homes exhibit much material wealth.

Course Prices

€ 2450.00 € 560.00 € 720.00 € 1020.00 € 565.00

12 wks 3 wks 3 wks 3 wks 2 wks

€ 2764.00 € 840.00 € 1080.00 € 1499.00 € 1085.00

16 wks 4 wks 4 wks 4 wks 3 wks

€3685.00 € 1120.00 € 1440.00 € 1999.00 € 1627.00

Academic Year (20) 5 wks € 1400.00 5 wks € 1764.00 5 wks € 2499.00 (20) 1 wk € 735.00

24 wks* € 4104.00 6 wks € 1646.00 6 wks € 2117.00 6 wks € 2019.00 2 wks € 1411.00

36 wks* 8 wks 8 wks 8 wks 3 wks

Accommodation Prices Accommodation Fee: Not applicable Option 1 & 2 Single rm

1 wk € 220.00 8 wks € 1760.00

Summer supplements: Not applicable 2 wks € 440.00 3 wks € 660.00 4 wks € 880.00 5 wks € 1100.00 6 wks € 1320.00 10 wks € 2178.00 12 wks € 2614.00 16 wks € 3485.00 24 wk s € 5227.00 36 wks € 7841.00

Travel: Fly direct to St Petersburg and take an arrival transfer service to college accommodation at no cost or travel by taxi, at own cost .

€ 6156.00 € 1960.00 € 2548.00 € 3763.00 € 2095.00

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St Petersburg

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2013

Mr Markham: Private tuition “My language skills improved across the board, even my confusion over complicated verbs of motion disappeared over a fortnight!” Kathryn: Gap Year student “I decided to learn Russian for pleasure! I thought it was a beautiful language and like nothing I’d ever studied before and I really wanted to get a good grasp of it; and where better to do that than in Russia? I found the college staff really friendly and learning was the best bit! The college was central, so after school you could go pretty much anywhere - a museum or a bar, depending on how the lessons had gone! The family I lived with was friendly and very patient with me, which was great because my Russian at the beginning was non-existent. When I arrived I could not form a sentence, when I left, I was comfortable with the language and could hold conversations without stressing! It was really total immersion in the language and culture and I would love to go back. A Year Out course enabled me to combine going to a different country and experiencing a different way of life with actually learning the language and living there. I was not a tourist who ‘does’ St Petersburg in a day, but a student. You feel as though it’s your town towards the end and because you’re learning the language, you feel so much more comfortable and welcomed, rather than just imposing on everyone.”

CESA Plus Points:

Course Start Dates Applies to all group courses. Beginners may only begin on start dates shown in red. month January March May July September November

dates 08 04 13 08 02 11

21 18 27 22 16 25

February April June August October December

04 01 10 05 14 09

18 15 24 19 28

St Petersburg: Built on 42 islands of the Neva delta, the city is known as the “Venice of the north” ~ monuments and museums galore, the Hermitage, Peterhof, Russian museum, Church on Spilled Blood, St Isaac’s Cathedral & Peter & Paul Fortress ~ watch the world go by walking along Nevsky Prospekt ~ boat trips along the Moyka & Fontanka rivers ~ serious weather; Russian winters are COLD, but the warmth and white nights of summer are fabulous!

Private tuition arranged any Monday subject to availability. Public Holidays Please note lessons lost due to holidays are not made up: 07 Jan, 23 Feb, 8 Mar, 01 & 09 May, 12 Jun, 04 Nov in 2013. Private lessons will however be made up the following week.

St Petersburg College: Quality language tuition ~ ideal for all ability and age groups, from Gappers through to business people looking for truly intensive tuition ~ Excellent service and student care ~ highly recommended by past CESA Students.

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We hope you enjoyed reading through the CESA brochure and have found the perfect course option, on line at www.cesalanguages.com or from one of the College Profiles. Please feel free to contact CESA with any questions you may have, before making a final decision. We will be happy to help you consider the various colleges and programmes available. If you’ve selected your course, what’s the next step ? Enrolling on a language course 4 On line at www.cesalanguages.com 4 By phone: 01209 211800 or +1209 211800 (if not in the UK) 4 Complete the enrolment form at the back of this brochure and send it … by post:

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A deposit of GBP 200.00, EUR 250.00 or USD 300.00

4 Ensure your passport is in date. 4 Are there any visa requirements? Visa requirements do not apply to Europeans travelling within the EU, but if you are not European or wish to go to Russia, Japan or China please consult CESA for advice and do allow time for the college to provide a Letter of Invitation for the relevant Consulate.

4 Work out a budget for your course; including tuition,

accommodation, CESA administration fee, transfer costs etc. and taking into account any additional costs that apply i.e. extra accommodation, any summer supplements, college registration fees etc. If you want to confirm you have priced everything correctly, please contact us and we will go through the costings with you. Or you can check the details on the “Course Finder” at www.cesalanguages.com.

4 Do you want CESA to arrange a transfer?

Collection from the nearest airport/station is arranged by most colleges, (for a fee) please refer to College Profiles or on line for details.

4 Have you checked course availability with CESA staff?

This is particularly important during the busy summer months, but is recommended throughout the year.

4 Have you checked your best travel route?

CESA does not arrange travel, but we are always happy to offer advice, which can save a lot of wasted time and expense.

4 Is the course you want open to you?

Some courses have age or ability restrictions. It’s best to be clear from the word go, so if in doubt please talk to us.

is required for enrolments made more than 8 weeks before the course is due to start, for each student enrolling. The remaining fees are due not later than 8 weeks before the start of the course.

4 Are you within 8 weeks of the course start date?

Full payment is required at the time of enrolling for bookings made less than 8 weeks before the course is due to start.

4 Have you read through the CESA Terms & Conditions

All cheques made payable to “CESA Languages Abroad” For full payment options, please refer to www.cesalanguages.com or contact the CESA office.

If yes, remember that full fees will be required at the time of booking. at www.cesalanguages.com. Please note: Whilst every effort is made in the brochure to ensure accuracy, CESA does not accept any responsibility for errors or omissions.

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