Andrey Pavlov

I am an engineer and a foreign language teacher. I graduated from a technical university and after a few years I graduated from a linguistic university. I also teach HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Python. I make various applications and mobile apps for learning foreign languages (Russian, German, Turkish, Japanese). I have an internet site with lots of interactive materials to learn foreign languages including educational games. We could use those also during the lessons. I like reading books, sport is also important in my life. Being a linguist and a teacher , I teach Russian, English and German.

I have more than 20 years of teaching experience at various universities and language schools as well as online . I also worked as an engineer in IT field.

I always correct mistakes when my students speak or write. I put a strong emphasis on grammar. Grammar is complicated sometimes, but if you know it well , you will not make critical mistakes. I have made it a habit to constantly check for mistakes, even little ones, when my students read texts, retell them, discuss them, write short summaries, etc. Just knowing very simple rules makes it possible to build your own sentences correctly, hence making communication possible. I make various printouts designed to help concentrate on particular points of grammar and vocabulary, so that even absolute beginners start making they own sentences. The process may look like this :

1. They read.

2. They read books.

3. They read books every day.

4. They read interesting books every day.

5. They read interesting books every day when they come from work.

6. They read interesting books every day when they come from work unless they are tired.

7. They read interesting books every day when they come from work unless they are very tired. etc

(Of course these sentences will be in the language they are learning. )

My students and I find interesting texts in the internet, read them, analyze their grammar structures, vocabulary and discuss them. I think that the process of learning languages should bring good feelings of accomplishment.