Your Russian Language Mentor — Linguistics MA, 10+ Years of Turning Learners into Speakers.
Unterrichtet
Russisch
Muttersprache
Spricht
Englisch
Japanisch
Deutsch
Italienisch
Your Russian Language Mentor — Linguistics MA, 10+ Years of Turning Learners into Speakers.
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Ich als Lehrkraft
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
Aus Russische FöderationLebt in Nishitokyo, Japan (14:42 UTC+02:00)
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Hi! My name is Dasha. I am a teacher, traveler and language enthusiast! I live in Tokyo the city of neon lights, amazing restaurants and incredibly polite people. Before I moved to the Land of the Rising Sun I lived and worked in Saint Petersburg. For the past 3 years I have been sharing my time between these two wonderful locations in order to complete my course in psychology of negotiation. My latest hobbies taken up during lockdown are photography and cooking.
Ich als Lehrkraft
I have been teaching Russian for over 10 years now working with diverse learners of all levels. My students are language enthusiasts and business people who need Russian for work. Among my corporate gigs are Sumitomo Forestry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. I am greatly passionate about my profession, and I like helping others to improve their Russian. I’m interested in many different topics, and I’m happy to focus on my learners’ goals.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
In my lessons I use a variety of materials (textbooks, online resources... ). My teaching style is very flexible. However, creating my lessons I try to consider the following:
- strong grammatical foundation is important, where as well as learning what to say, you learn why you say it. Without this, you will find it very difficult to progress beyond 'phrase-book' Russian, where you can communicate in only a few set situations – with little chance of understanding the response.
- practical models to illustrate grammar in action.
- focus primarily on the spoken language through conversation and oral drilling.
Thank you for the lesson, Dasha! It was great. This was my first lesson, so we discussed my goals moving forward and did exercises on gender. Looking forward to the next one!
15. März 2026
dan
2 Russisch Unterrichtsstunden
All went well. Dasha is knowledgeable, helpful and friendly.
20. Feb. 2026
dan
2 Russisch Unterrichtsstunden
Dasha was very helpful and understanding. She understands teaching and has a solid approach to teaching.
6. Feb. 2026
Sam Setoguchi
2 Russisch Unterrichtsstunden
Dasha is wonderful to learn with. She notices right away where I’m having trouble and explains things clearly, often in English when I need extra help as a beginner. She’s incredibly patient and keeps the lessons fun and creative, using textbooks and all kinds of unique resources. Thanks to her support, I’ve gotten into a really good learning routine and feel much more confident.