Reviews of YCODE Russian Language School, Sochi, Russia
Total number of reviews: 14
NOTE: All reviews are authentic. Only students who booked their course through us can publish evaluations here, and only after the end of their programme. These evaluations then are not manipulated in any way, neither by us nor by the school, and can be trusted as honest opinions about personal experiences with the school.
Average Rating
Based on 14 reviews of former students of YCODE Russian Language School
| Overall rating YCODE Russian Language School, Sochi, Russia | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| City | 4.2 |
| Organisation | 4.1 |
| Facilities | 3.4 |
| Social activities | 3.2 |
| Quality of teaching | 4.2 |
| Value for money | 4.5 |
| Accommodation | |
| Homestay | 3.7 |
| Shared Flat (apartment) | 4.0 |
| Other | --- |
Individual Reviews
YCODE Russian Language School
17. Mar. 2024
1. Daniel (73 years) France
101.Course: Intensive Russian Course [Russian] - 5 weeks
101.Course: Intensive Russian Course [Russian] - 5 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
Good teacher. Free tea. Selection of books to buy.
Negative aspects
School for children close to the classroom and often very noisy.
No wifi.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Get a way to take notes. Better written notes.
City/place
Many works (construction) in the street. Some traffic jams. Many interesting places and monuments to visit.
Quality of teaching / language progress
Good.
5. Feb. 2024
2. Nina (19 years) 
102.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
102.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
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Very messy, the levels are all mixed up, so it's a handicap for everyone. Disappointing learning method. It should be specified that English must be at a good level to be understood. To be avoided
City/place
You'd have to go there in the summer for there to be a bit of life.
Accommodation
Correct
5. Feb. 2024
3. Molly (19 years)
103.Course: Intensive Russian Course [Russe] - 4 weeks
103.Course: Intensive Russian Course [Russe] - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
The school is well located
Negative aspects
I arrived and the teacher gave me a few hours to catch up with the level of the group, which had been in place for two months. Fortunately, I'd been taking lessons on the internet. Then I joined the group. The lessons were given in English, so it was very difficult to understand, it was a mess and I was very disappointed. I left before.
I wouldn't recommend it at all.
City/place
Not at all lively in January, a seaside town
13. Sep. 2023
4. Willy Netherlands
104.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
104.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
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1. Aug. 2023
5. Daniel (40 years) 
105.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
105.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
People and human actions.
I am a Slav and I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet you all
Negative aspects
I don't have anything to say about the school's weaknesses.
City/place
A beautiful, friendly and above all clean and organised city
Accommodation
I'm satisfied, even if I preferred to eat out of the place where I lived
13. Apr. 2023
6. Auke (56 years) 
106.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 2 weeks
106.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
Very friendly and patient people.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Checking out Stalin's datcha.
Other comments
Warm smart helpful people.
City/place
Superb city if you like modern, not that much old architecture.
Quality of teaching / language progress
I'd do it again in a minute.
Accommodation
Very modern flat in a quiet flat block, if not Russian in the sense of how nice and sleek everything looked.
8. Oct. 2022
7. Thomas (55 years) 
107.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
107.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
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31. Aug. 2021
8. Svetlana (21 years)
108.Course: English Course - 2 weeks
108.Course: English Course - 2 weeks
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23. Aug. 2021
9. Olga (22 years)
109.Course: English Course [Русский] - 2 weeks
109.Course: English Course [Русский] - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
Communication with a native speaker teacher.
Negative aspects
Very small groups.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
Study, study and study again.
City/place
Beautiful but expensive tourist town. There is something to see and where to go.
Quality of teaching / language progress
I liked the teacher very much.
31. Aug. 2020
10. Steve (63 years) United States
110.Course: Russian Private Course [Russian] - 3 weeks
110.Course: Russian Private Course [Russian] - 3 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
The owner and teacher worked very hard with me in learning Russian. Very appreciative.
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
n/a.
City/place
Sochi is probably one of the most beautiful cities in Russia.
Quality of teaching / language progress
Activities and excursions weren't available.
Accommodation
I stayed in a nice apartment, close to the beach, restaurants, etc. Nothing is perfect but the problems were small and all doable.
9. Mar. 2020
11. Viktoria (26 years)
111.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 2 weeks
111.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 2 weeks
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10. Sep. 2019
12. Christine (62 years) Austria
112.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
112.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 4 weeks
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I worked with our language trainer "Katja" (we, my husband and I, were the only language students) in the booked 4 weeks very successfully and made progress.
15. Aug. 2019
13. Anton (66 years) Germany
113.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 1 week
113.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 1 week
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3. Jun. 2019
14. Marcel (27 years) Germany
114.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 5 weeks
114.Course: Intensive Russian Course - 5 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
The most about the school I liked was the lesson itself. I had a lot of fun and was able to learn more than I expected.
Other comments
I would recommend YCODE to any student that wants to learn Russian. The teachers, especially my teacher (Ekaterina) are more than friendly and able to teach you the Russian language.
Quality of teaching / language progress
After 5 weeks of spending in Sotchi and ycode school, I'd like to say I'm really amazed and happy to have been here.
