Lingua.ru - A Contemporary School of English Language for Busy People in 21st Century

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Lingua.ru School is looking for enthusiastic and experienced ESL/EFL professionals.

School

Lingua.ru was established in 1999 to address those who lead an active and busy lifestyle. Modelled on several established language schools such as NOVA, Wall Street, Blah-Blah, we have added multimedia technology (English Discoveries) to assist students in learning English.

Advantages

• Flexible schedule (students can chose suitable days and time for classes on a weekly basis)



• Individual approach and attention to individual's needs (different lessons with qualified teachers and preparation with the most respected multimedia program available in the world)

Teaching at Lingua.ru

• New approach (one-to-one tutorials and group lessons in grammar, vocab and language practice combined with multimedia materials for self study)



• Location (2 schools in the heart of Moscow)



• Teaching adults



• Small groups (4-8 students)



• Minimal time for preparation



• Senior Teacher, ADOS and Educational management team which offer day to day support as well as run monthly seminars and regular workshops



• Resources (extensive selection of reference books, video and audiocassettes, multimedia materials; Internet access, etc)

Unique system of education

The course at Lingua.ru is split up into the traditional levels from beginner to advanced using suitable textbooks (English File). Also these levels have been divided further into actual set lessons, with corresponding page references to the textbooks. Students at the relevant level follow their own individual programs and book lessons with the teacher. What all this means is that you are given a timetable at the end of the previous week stating all the lessons that you will teach for the next week.

Minimal time of preparation

The lessons are also shorter than at traditional schools - usually one-hour. While this sometimes presents a challenge to time-management, on the whole it cuts down on planning time, as you usually don't have to spend a lot of time looking for additional material to fill-out the lesson. Each lesson corresponds usually to about 2-4 pages of the textbook at that level. So your job is actually made a lot easier by the fact that you don't have to worry about what to teach only about how to teach it, thus time spent preparing is radically reduced. Of course, in the lessons there is still room for creativity as long as key structures and vocabulary are taught.

Location

It is in the very heart of Moscow, a two-minute walk to Red Square and the Kremlin, with four metro stations close by which means wherever you live you'll be able to get home quickly. You will really feel like you're in the center of the action in Moscow.

Teaching adults

The majority of students are adults and thus paying for the course themselves they tend to be well motivated, which makes the school as a whole a nice place to work.

Small groups

We have Grammar lessons with improvements of grammatic constructions, where the maximum is six people, Practice lessons include reading sessions, games and discussion groups on current events which is why the maximum is eight people. In conversational clubs teachers offer vital topics for discussion, use video materials, and magazines.

The average number of students in each lesson tends to be smaller than at other schools. It makes the teaching here more personal and the students usually feel that they are getting a good share of the teacher's attention and chance to speak in class discussions.

Friendly atmosphere

With the school at just two locations in the center and having a relatively small teaching and administrative staff the atmosphere at Lingua.ru is very friendly and informal.

Resource Center

The school has access to the internet, the usual array of teaching resources and equipment, resource books that provide additional material, student reading library, audio cassettes, video etc.