Russian Language Center

Russian Language Center

Founded in 2017, the Russian Language Center shoulders the responsibility of teaching Russian to all undergraduate and graduate students across the university. It also conducts research in Russian language teaching methodologies, instructional practices, and cultural education.

The Center boasts a strong faculty team, comprising 53 Russian language teachers (40 Russian native instructors and 13 Chinese Russian teachers). Since its establishment, it has developed a unique zero-based Russian teaching system integrating immersive pedagogy and career-oriented elements, covering teaching content, instructional models, personalized tutoring, Russian extracurricular clubs, Russian tea events, and Moscow winter/summer camps, forming a distinctive SMBU Russian teaching style.

In teaching practice, the Center implements intensive first-year Russian training to comprehensively develop students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, strengthening their linguistic foundation while cultivating strong Russian communication abilities and multicultural literacy. This enables students with no prior Russian knowledge to rapidly acquire professional academic Russian proficiency.

The Center's distinctive teaching features manifest in five key aspects:

1. Customized syllabi and textbooks: Moscow University's Russian teaching team has developed tailored syllabi and published specialized textbook series (particularly discipline-specific Russian materials) addressing SMBU students' characteristics.

2. Small-class teaching: Featuring 15-student classes taught primarily by Russian instructors, with Chinese teachers providing grammar/vocabulary support and one-on-one tutoring.

3. Innovative pedagogy: Combining immersive and communicative approaches to enhance practical Russian skills - basic courses (team-taught by Russian/Chinese teachers) strengthen fundamental competencies, while discipline-specific courses (Russian-taught) progressively develop professional communication abilities.

4. Comprehensive immersion: Weekly extracurricular activities (drama, poetry, folk dance) organized by Moscow University teachers, regular Russian tea events/concerts, and Moscow study trips.

5. Cultural integration: Infusing Russian culture throughout the curriculum to cultivate cross-cultural competencies.

By 2025, the Center has achieved remarkable outcomes:

1. Exceptional teaching results: Over 90% B1-level exam pass rate (equivalent to TOEFL for Russian university admission), with students demonstrating outstanding progress in comprehensive language skills - particularly listening/speaking - enabling smooth transition to discipline-specific Russian coursework.

2. Academic accomplishments: 6 provincial-level projects, 30+ publications, 9 textbooks/monographs, and 3 municipal-level awards including a Guangdong Provincial Teaching Achievement Second Prize.