| The Russian language is the most commonly | | | | communicate you basic needs (such as asking for |
| spoken language in Europe. It is a Slavic language | | | | directions) to Russian residents. If you have the |
| whose roots can be traced to Sanskrit, Greek, | | | | time and the financial resources, another option is |
| and Latin. Though not as internationally prominent | | | | to learn the Russian language by enrolling in an |
| as its days as the official language of the former | | | | immersion program in Russia. An immersion |
| Soviet Union, it is still the official language of such | | | | program lasts anywhere from two to six weeks. |
| countries as Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. | | | | By doing this, you will not only learn the Russian |
| Russian is a language of dignity, but can seem | | | | language, but you will also experience the Russian |
| intimidating to learn. If you have considered | | | | way of life. You will become part of the life and |
| learning a second language, the Russian language | | | | culture, and you will learn the language quickly, |
| will prove to be a challenging yet rewarding | | | | despite your uncertainties. Through intensive |
| achievement. | | | | group and individual training, you will learn the |
| As a student of the Russian language, you have | | | | conversational and colloquial styles of Russian. You |
| several alternatives by which you can learn it. If | | | | will interact on a daily basis with people who are |
| you choose to study Russian at the college level, | | | | native speakers of the Russian language, and you |
| and receive your degree in it, you will acquire an | | | | will have no choice but to communicate with them |
| expertise in the language that can provide you | | | | in their native tongue. You will be captivated by |
| with several career opportunities. With a degree in | | | | the everyday life of Moscow or St. Petersburg. |
| Russian, one career option for you is as a foreign | | | | You will grow to understand and appreciate the |
| language translator. Foreign language translation | | | | Russian culture: the history, the art, the culture |
| firms employ people who are fluent in many | | | | (the ballet!), the architecture, the food, and the |
| different languages, including Russian. Coupled with | | | | people. You will attend courses in which you will |
| knowledge in another field (such as law or | | | | learn the Russian alphabet, and learn how to read |
| medicine), you would have the opportunity to | | | | and write in Russian as well. Learning the Russian |
| work to bridge the gap between English-speaking | | | | language in an immersion program is an exciting |
| and Russian-speaking business contacts by | | | | way to broaden you horizons and vacation all at |
| translating websites and documents for them. | | | | the same time. |
| Another career opportunity would be as a | | | | By learning to speak, read, and write the Russian |
| teacher of English as a second language in a | | | | language, you have the potential to one day |
| Russian-speaking country. After receiving your | | | | embark on a career as a foreign language |
| teaching certification, you could work for a | | | | translator, providing an invaluable service to global |
| language school in Russia teaching students how | | | | corporations. You can live abroad and teach |
| to speak, read, and write English. With a solid | | | | English to Russian students, while experiencing a |
| knowledge of Russian, you would be able to work | | | | new culture. Learning Russian will make you a |
| and live alongside native Russian speakers with | | | | more sophisticated traveler as well. You will be |
| ease. | | | | able to show more appreciation, and enjoy the |
| If you are interested in learning the Russian | | | | Russian culture more when you can communicate |
| language for travel purposes, you can opt to | | | | with the residents. By learning the Russian |
| enroll in an accelerated course online. You can | | | | language, you have the knowledge of another |
| learn basic Russian at your own pace, and you will | | | | language, another history, another culture, and |
| feel more comfortable when you travel to | | | | your scope of the world will be broadened just a |
| Russian speaking countries if you know how to | | | | little bit more. |