From University Courses to Personal Routes
The teaching experience brings together practical Chinese, business Chinese, legal and technical translation, Chinese linguistics and online course development.
Teaching and consultations
Teaching Chinese: University Courses, HSK, Grammar and Translation
University courses, OpenEdu online courses, HSK textbooks, modern Chinese grammar, business Chinese, legal and technical translation, and teaching methodology.
SPbU / OpenEdu
Prepared Online Courses
These courses are listed on the public SPbU Faculty profile and demonstrate both teaching practice and online course development.
Chinese Language: Five Steps to Success
An SPbU online course for entering Chinese through sound, writing, basic phrase structure and first study anchors.
OpenEduSPbUbeginner
Open Course Business Chinese: Basic Level
A course on basic business communication in Chinese: situations, vocabulary, stable formulas and professional context.
OpenEdubusiness Chinesebasic
Open Course Business Chinese: Intermediate Level
The continuation of the business Chinese line: more complex communication tasks, professional vocabulary and precise wording.
OpenEdubusiness Chineseintermediate
Open Course 
University Teaching
Course Areas
The publicly listed courses form four lines: practical Chinese, professional translation, Chinese linguistics, and general linguistics with Asian studies.
Practical Chinese
Phonetics, characters and work with texts of different registers: from entry level to socio-political and academic texts.
- introductory phonetics
- introductory characters
- socio-political text
- academic text
Business, Legal and Technical Translation
Chinese for professional communication: negotiations, law, technical translation and Chinese-Russian language pair work.
- theory and practice of business negotiations
- Chinese for special purposes
- legal translation theory and practice
- legal Chinese
- Chinese/Russian technical translation
Chinese Linguistics
Lexicology, grammar, syntax and ethnolinguistics of Chinese as the academic base for teaching and translation.
- Chinese lexicology
- theoretical and historical grammar of Chinese
- Chinese syntax
- Chinese ethnolinguistics
General Linguistics and Asian Studies
Courses connecting Chinese material with language theory, research methodology and Asian studies context.
- general syntax
- concepts of modern linguistics
- methodological foundations of linguistic research
- languages of the world
- introduction to Asian and African studies
- concepts of modern Asian studies
- introduction to translation theory
Courses
Personal Routes and Workshops
These courses can become the basis for individual, group or institutional learning routes.
Beginner Coming soon
HSK 1: Grammar and Vocabulary of the New Standard
A starting course that organizes HSK 1 into clear grammar blocks and vocabulary themes.
Beginner+ Coming soon
HSK 2: Grammar and Vocabulary of the New Standard
The continuation of the HSK line: grammar, vocabulary, exercises and more confident short-text reading.
Intermediate Planned
Modern Chinese Grammar
A course for learners who already study Chinese and want to see its internal mechanics.
Intermediate+ Planned
Chinese Translation Practicum
A practicum on precision, terminology and Russian-Chinese translation decisions.
Formats
Consultations, Lectures and Institutional Formats
Individual Chinese Language Consultation
A diagnosis of level, goals and route: what to study, in what order, and how to make Chinese systematic.
Lecture or Public Talk
A talk for a university, cultural center, educational project or professional community.
Methodology Consultation for Teachers
How to explain grammar, structure HSK preparation and work with errors without reducing the language to tables.
Russian-Chinese Terminology and Translation
Consultation on semantic accuracy, terminology, grammar and wording in Russian-Chinese translation.
Private Seminar for an Organization
A seminar for a team: Chinese language, communication, terminology, translation or a tailored educational program.
Books
Textbooks and Teaching Aids
Chinese Course: HSK 1 Grammar and Vocabulary. New HSK 3.0 Standard
A KARO textbook for the new HSK 1 standard: vocabulary, grammar blocks and exercises form one study line.
Chinese Course: HSK 2 Grammar and Vocabulary. New HSK 3.0 Standard
The continuation of the KARO HSK 2 line: vocabulary expansion, grammar constructions and reading practice.
Boya Chinese: Russian-Adapted Textbook Series
A Russian-adapted version of the Boya Chinese series with lexical and grammar reference materials for the volumes.
Materials
Study Entry Points
How to Start HSK Preparation Systematically
A preparation guide: vocabulary, grammar, review and the connection between exercises and real understanding.
Chinese Noun Phrase: From Modification to Reference
A short introduction to why element order and noun-phrase boundaries matter in Chinese text analysis.
Terminology in Russian-Chinese Translation
A terminology table structure: rendering, context, source, note and risk of error.
Application
Discuss a Course, Consultation or Lecture
Based on the public SPbU Faculty profile, SPbU Pure, publications and bibliographic sources.