SANTA LINGUA

Programme "Teacher and Counselor At Language Camp
"Santa Lingua"
&
Programme "Study Russian!"

Work at the outdoor linguistic camp
What will I do at the camp?
Where shall I live?
How shall I study Russian?
What shall I take with me?
What else can I do in "Santa Lingua"?
Sightseeing in Russia and Udmurtia
Terms and Conditions
Guarantee
Application Procedure

Work at the outdoor linguistic camp:

Every session of the outdoor linguistic camp is based on role- play, the counsellors and the kids have their roles, which they play during the whole session.

• Morning lessons – 3 hour lessons of teaching foreign language
• After lunch time – 2 hours of creative activities (music class, drama class, arts and crafts, press-centre, sports, debate class, etc. – all are conducted in foreign language)
• Evening performances – theatrical shows performed in the foreign language

What will I do at the camp?

This Programme "Study At Linguistic Camp "Santa Lingua" gives you an opportunity to be a counsellor and a teacher of foreign language.

Counsellor:
Your duty as a counsellor is to be with your group of kids (usually 20-25 kids) all the time, explain to the children the role-play of the session, follow the rules of the role-play. You are responsible for keeping daily routine at the camp with your group of kids.

Teacher of foreign language:
You are responsible for holding 3 hour lessons of foreign language.

Where shall I live?

The outdoor linguistic camp is based at the children’s summer centre (camp "Dzerzhinets"), it is located 7 km away from Izhevsk city, in a beauty spot in the woods, not far from Izhevsk Lake.

All counsellors live together with children in comfortable 2-story brick buildings. There is phone line, TV, toilet, shower. There are usually 2 to 4 people who live together in a spacious room.

Daily regulations:

• 8.30 – Wake up call
  Morning exercise
• 9.00 – Morning Assembly (meeting with your group of kids to discuss activities and role play for the day)
• 9.30 – Breakfast
• 10.00 – 13.00 – Lessons of foreign language (45 min. of study and 15 min. break)
• 13.30 – Lunch
• 14.00 – 16.00 Creative activities (music, drama, arts, sports, debates, etc.)
• 16.15 – Tea time
• 17.00 – 19.00 – Preparations for evening performance with your group of kids
• 19.00 – Dinner
• 20.00 – 21.00 – Evening performance
• 21.30 – 23.00 – Disco
• 23.00 – Sharing at the candle light (meeting with your group of kids to discuss how you spent the day)
• 23.45 – Lights off

How shall I study Russian?

Our teacher of Russian makes individual programme for you, which is based on your level of knowledge of the Russian language and your request.
Here is a test to find out your level of Russian:

Test:

Have no command Fair Good Excellent Writing skills Speaking skills Reading skills Comprehension

When you are in the camp you have 24-hours of talking in Russian with kids and counsellors. This is an excellent opportunity to practice your Russian. We propose you having 1 hour of Russian lesson with private teacher with the focus on Russian grammar. Mixing with kids and counsellors will help to develop your communicational skills.

You also may have lessons of Russian in between the outdoor linguistic camps. There is usually 1-week break between the camps. So you may have as many hours of Russian as you wish. "Santa Lingua" provides you with learning material. At the end of your course of Russian you will receive language certificate.

What shall I take with me?

Clothes:

• Toiletries
• Towel
• Sleepers
• Swimming suit
• Sports clothes
• Sneakers
• Jacket, sweater, (baseball) hat – in case it rains
• Evening dress – red-letter day

Medicine:

• Aspirin
• Throat drops (be prepared to support your team when they play baseball, or perform on the stage)
• Medicine for cough and sore throat
• Medicine for your stomach

Would be great of you could bring with you:

• Flag of your country
• Geographical, political map of your country
• National costume
• Post cards with view of your country, city

Material for your teaching foreign language:

• Magazines
• Songs (traditional and modern)
• Audio tapes
• Videos
• Text book(s)

What else can I do in "Santa Lingua"?

In "Santa Lingua" you have a great opportunity to do internship on the following subjects:

• Linguistic issues – based on experience in "Santa Lingua"
• Educational issues – based on experience in "Santa Lingua"
• Didactic issues – based on experience in "Santa Lingua"
• Social work in Udmurtia – study of drug and alcohol abuse, streets children and orphans, etc.

Susanna Strasser, a former student of Muenchen University completed her Masters’ Degree in Pedagogic. Her studies were in Wissenschaftliche Hausarbeit zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades des Magister Artium der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen "Das Deutschlandbild russischer Jugendlicher". This was based on her work that she had done in "Santa Lingua".

Sightseeing in Russia and Udmurtia.

Travelling in Russia:
There is a great travel offer to go to Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Golden Ring and other historical places in Russia!

Travelling in Udmurtia:

"Santa Lingua" invites you to visit the oldest cities of Udmurtia:

• Votkinsk – visit to the birth place of the great Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky! A trip to downtown, a boat trip on Votkinsk Lake.
• Sarapul – visit to the house of famous merchant Bashenin
• Izhevsk – visit to the National Museum of Udmurtia, visit to the arms museum of Kalashnikov! Boat trip on Izhevsk Lake. In the evenings you have variety of places to go out – elite discos, bowling, pool, jack pot, Russian and other national cuisine

Terms and Conditions:

"Santa Lingua" organises 4 sessions of outdoor linguistic camps during summer time (June to August). Each session lasts 8 to 18 days.

We provide:

• Visa support.
• Meeting in Moscow.
• Train tickets Moscow-Izhevsk, one way.
• Accommodation in the camp.
• Meals (5 times a day) in the camp.
• Lessons of Russian (during the camp sessions).
• Study materials for learning Russian (text books, videos, tapes, etc).
• Language Certificate.

Guarantee.

Educational institution "Santa Lingua" is supported by the State Committee of the Youth Affairs of Udmurt Republic, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Udmurt Republic. If you decide to come to "Santa Lingua" you will receive an information leaflet.

Application Procedure:

List of documents:

• CV
• Motivation Letter
• Questionnaire
• Copy of passport
• Doctor’s certificate
• Medical insurance for the whole stay in Russia
• NB!

CV

• Surname:
• Name:
• Date of Birth*: Note: this programme is for young people under 30 years old!
• Family Status:
• Contact address:
• Contact phone and fax numbers:
• E-mail:

Academic qualifications:

- In chronological order please write down academic institutions you finished.
- Please write down degrees that you obtained

Work experience:
-In chronological order please write down your places of work, position held.

Social activity:
Please write down if you are a member of a club or society.

Personal Information:
Your hobbies, interests.
Please write down if you are a vegetarian! Or have allergies, etc.
Please give three names of your referees.

Motivation Letter.

Please state why you chose this programme, what results you expect to achieve.

Questionnaire.

To process invitation for your Russian visa you need to include the following information:

• Surname:
• First Name:
• Date of Birth:
• Sex:
• Citizenship:
• Country of birth:
• City of birth:
• Country of permanent residency:
• City of permanent residency:
• Country where you apply for Russian visa:
• City where you apply for Russian visa:
• Name of place of work/ study
• Address of your place of work/study:
• Position:

Information about dependants of the applicant:

• Surname:
• First Name:
• Date of Birth:
• Sex:
• Citizenship:

Copy of passport:

Please check date of expiry of your passport. Consult with Russian Embassy in your country because the dates of expiry of your passport by the time you return from Russia may vary from 1 to 6 months!

Doctor’s certificate

To certify that you suit for communicating with children

Medical insurance for the whole stay in Russia

NB!

This programme "Study At Linguistic Camp "Santa Lingua"" offers you MAXIMUM 90 DAYS stay in Russia! Please remember this when you purchase your tickets to Russia.

When you enter Russian Federation please remember to fill out 2 blanks of immigration card at the customs. KEEP IT DURING THE WHOLE STAY IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION!

Programme "Teacher and Counselor At Language Camp
"Santa Lingua"
&
Programme "Study Russian!"

Work at the outdoor linguistic camp
What will I do at the camp?
Where shall I live?
How shall I study Russian?
What shall I take with me?
What else can I do in "Santa Lingua"?
Sightseeing in Russia and Udmurtia
Terms and Conditions
Guarantee
Application Procedure

Work at the outdoor linguistic camp:

Every session of the outdoor linguistic camp is based on role- play, the counsellors and the kids have their roles, which they play during the whole session.

• Morning lessons – 3 hour lessons of teaching foreign language
• After lunch time – 2 hours of creative activities (music class, drama class, arts and crafts, press-centre, sports, debate class, etc. – all are conducted in foreign language)
• Evening performances – theatrical shows performed in the foreign language

What will I do at the camp?

This Programme "Study At Linguistic Camp "Santa Lingua" gives you an opportunity to be a counsellor and a teacher of foreign language.

Counsellor:
Your duty as a counsellor is to be with your group of kids (usually 20-25 kids) all the time, explain to the children the role-play of the session, follow the rules of the role-play. You are responsible for keeping daily routine at the camp with your group of kids.

Teacher of foreign language:
You are responsible for holding 3 hour lessons of foreign language.

Where shall I live?

The outdoor linguistic camp is based at the children’s summer centre (camp "Dzerzhinets"), it is located 7 km away from Izhevsk city, in a beauty spot in the woods, not far from Izhevsk Lake.

All counsellors live together with children in comfortable 2-story brick buildings. There is phone line, TV, toilet, shower. There are usually 2 to 4 people who live together in a spacious room.

Daily regulations:

• 8.30 – Wake up call
  Morning exercise
• 9.00 – Morning Assembly (meeting with your group of kids to discuss activities and role play for the day)
• 9.30 – Breakfast
• 10.00 – 13.00 – Lessons of foreign language (45 min. of study and 15 min. break)
• 13.30 – Lunch
• 14.00 – 16.00 Creative activities (music, drama, arts, sports, debates, etc.)
• 16.15 – Tea time
• 17.00 – 19.00 – Preparations for evening performance with your group of kids
• 19.00 – Dinner
• 20.00 – 21.00 – Evening performance
• 21.30 – 23.00 – Disco
• 23.00 – Sharing at the candle light (meeting with your group of kids to discuss how you spent the day)
• 23.45 – Lights off

How shall I study Russian?

Our teacher of Russian makes individual programme for you, which is based on your level of knowledge of the Russian language and your request.
Here is a test to find out your level of Russian:

Test:

Have no command Fair Good Excellent Writing skills Speaking skills Reading skills Comprehension

When you are in the camp you have 24-hours of talking in Russian with kids and counsellors. This is an excellent opportunity to practice your Russian. We propose you having 1 hour of Russian lesson with private teacher with the focus on Russian grammar. Mixing with kids and counsellors will help to develop your communicational skills.

You also may have lessons of Russian in between the outdoor linguistic camps. There is usually 1-week break between the camps. So you may have as many hours of Russian as you wish. "Santa Lingua" provides you with learning material. At the end of your course of Russian you will receive language certificate.

What shall I take with me?

Clothes:

• Toiletries
• Towel
• Sleepers
• Swimming suit
• Sports clothes
• Sneakers
• Jacket, sweater, (baseball) hat – in case it rains
• Evening dress – red-letter day

Medicine:

• Aspirin
• Throat drops (be prepared to support your team when they play baseball, or perform on the stage)
• Medicine for cough and sore throat
• Medicine for your stomach

Would be great of you could bring with you:

• Flag of your country
• Geographical, political map of your country
• National costume
• Post cards with view of your country, city

Material for your teaching foreign language:

• Magazines
• Songs (traditional and modern)
• Audio tapes
• Videos
• Text book(s)

What else can I do in "Santa Lingua"?

In "Santa Lingua" you have a great opportunity to do internship on the following subjects:

• Linguistic issues – based on experience in "Santa Lingua"
• Educational issues – based on experience in "Santa Lingua"
• Didactic issues – based on experience in "Santa Lingua"
• Social work in Udmurtia – study of drug and alcohol abuse, streets children and orphans, etc.

Susanna Strasser, a former student of Muenchen University completed her Masters’ Degree in Pedagogic. Her studies were in Wissenschaftliche Hausarbeit zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades des Magister Artium der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen "Das Deutschlandbild russischer Jugendlicher". This was based on her work that she had done in "Santa Lingua".

Sightseeing in Russia and Udmurtia.

Travelling in Russia:
There is a great travel offer to go to Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Golden Ring and other historical places in Russia!

Travelling in Udmurtia:

"Santa Lingua" invites you to visit the oldest cities of Udmurtia:

• Votkinsk – visit to the birth place of the great Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky! A trip to downtown, a boat trip on Votkinsk Lake.
• Sarapul – visit to the house of famous merchant Bashenin
• Izhevsk – visit to the National Museum of Udmurtia, visit to the arms museum of Kalashnikov! Boat trip on Izhevsk Lake. In the evenings you have variety of places to go out – elite discos, bowling, pool, jack pot, Russian and other national cuisine

Terms and Conditions:

"Santa Lingua" organises 4 sessions of outdoor linguistic camps during summer time (June to August). Each session lasts 8 to 18 days.

We provide:

• Visa support.
• Meeting in Moscow.
• Train tickets Moscow-Izhevsk, one way.
• Accommodation in the camp.
• Meals (5 times a day) in the camp.
• Lessons of Russian (during the camp sessions).
• Study materials for learning Russian (text books, videos, tapes, etc).
• Language Certificate.

Guarantee.

Educational institution "Santa Lingua" is supported by the State Committee of the Youth Affairs of Udmurt Republic, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Udmurt Republic. If you decide to come to "Santa Lingua" you will receive an information leaflet.

Application Procedure:

List of documents:

• CV
• Motivation Letter
• Questionnaire
• Copy of passport
• Doctor’s certificate
• Medical insurance for the whole stay in Russia
• NB!

CV

• Surname:
• Name:
• Date of Birth*: Note: this programme is for young people under 30 years old!
• Family Status:
• Contact address:
• Contact phone and fax numbers:
• E-mail:

Academic qualifications:

- In chronological order please write down academic institutions you finished.
- Please write down degrees that you obtained

Work experience:
-In chronological order please write down your places of work, position held.

Social activity:
Please write down if you are a member of a club or society.

Personal Information:
Your hobbies, interests.
Please write down if you are a vegetarian! Or have allergies, etc.
Please give three names of your referees.

Motivation Letter.

Please state why you chose this programme, what results you expect to achieve.

Questionnaire.

To process invitation for your Russian visa you need to include the following information:

• Surname:
• First Name:
• Date of Birth:
• Sex:
• Citizenship:
• Country of birth:
• City of birth:
• Country of permanent residency:
• City of permanent residency:
• Country where you apply for Russian visa:
• City where you apply for Russian visa:
• Name of place of work/ study
• Address of your place of work/study:
• Position:

Information about dependants of the applicant:

• Surname:
• First Name:
• Date of Birth:
• Sex:
• Citizenship:

Copy of passport:

Please check date of expiry of your passport. Consult with Russian Embassy in your country because the dates of expiry of your passport by the time you return from Russia may vary from 1 to 6 months!

Doctor’s certificate

To certify that you suit for communicating with children

Medical insurance for the whole stay in Russia

NB!

This programme "Study At Linguistic Camp "Santa Lingua"" offers you MAXIMUM 90 DAYS stay in Russia! Please remember this when you purchase your tickets to Russia.

When you enter Russian Federation please remember to fill out 2 blanks of immigration card at the customs. KEEP IT DURING THE WHOLE STAY IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION!