Russian AcceleratorReviews of russianaccelerator.com

As someone is their 50s, learning a new language doesn't exactly come easy. I tried learning before about 12 years ago, but eventually got discouraged and quit. But when the urge came back, I stumbled across Russian Accelerator. I'm so glad I did! First the podcasts were perfect for the road, and Mark broke everything down to make perfect sense, especially with literal translations and using Russian word endings on English words. Now that I've been using the Accelerator course, the process is enjoyable! There is even a media center for each unit to let us hear real shows with real Russian speakers using content we just learned. I'm in contact regularly by either Mark or someone else. With the very reasonable cost of the course, I highly recommend it to anyone!

Russian accelerator is the perfect tool to learn and improve your language skills in Russian. I have been using for almost a year and I did a lot of improvements thanks to Mark and his course. He is able to explain a language hard as russian in a very clear way, giving to the students the time to learn,master and develop their russian during the entire course. I have seen to often the mistakes from other courses of seeing too many informations in a very short time, but with this course I had the time to learn with my pace all the basic russian rules essentials to achieve a good russian conversational speaking level. I did progresses comparable to russian university faculties here in Milan,( Italy) and that's why I firmly sustain the philosophy of teaching of Mark. If you are interested in learning the russian language this is the best thing that you can do to achieve that. Best investment I ever made. Thanks Mark for everything.

It has been an interesting ride and a challenging one as well. Little did I know about the six cases, the verbs of motion ( oh my, those VoM, they need some (way!) more TLC to be fully understood), the three words for 'year' and all those other eccentric qualities that make the Russian language such an adventure and true challenge. I have loved every unit, every lesson, every podcast, all the clips and steps that made for hours and hours of study. The best part was Mark's coaching style. The positive tone of voice and encouraging words when he knew the going would get tough. Always fast in replying through email and helping you if you have a question. And the bonus was discovering that so many Dutch words derive from Russian (or vice versa, who can tell?). At this stage I can honestly say that I have learned the basisc of the Russian language, but have also grown aware of the road ahead that is still long to master the language and am already looking forward to the next course to continue this journey. Mark, thank you so much for your wonderful varied course, for being the teacher you are. I have enjoyed the course to the fullest!

A well-thought-out method, from teacher to teacher. My skills in Russian are improving. The only suggestion is for them to produce more ON THE GO ( I am always stuck in traffic!) and more games such as "What is the Question?", "Opposites", "... but I didn't....", etc.

Being new and early in the course (unit 6) I have been successful at speaking and understanding native Russian speakers where I work, in the healthcare setting. I can't thank the Russian Accelerator team and Mark enough for what I learned in such little time. Today, I was able to introduce myself in Russian to a nurse/ translator and to the patient. My patients eyes lit up to see that I am trying to learn Russian. She pulled me aside and held my hand to tell me, "thank you for learning Russian. It makes us feel much good in a country where we do not know American language well. And you speak it very well!" She was too kind, and I was so happy to see that I am making a difference! I was also able to ask her in Russian, " как это называется? " When I picked up a blanket. I am proud to learn my families language and to help Russian speakers feel more at home in this country! I've had many other Russian language experiences, but this happened today so it's fresh in my head. Anyway, большое спасибо! And happy learning!

I tried different books and russian classes but all I did was getting frustrated, until I tried this. Its a simple way to really understand how russian works and the lessons are short and approachable, with a ton, yes a ton of resources to help you speak russian, not just memorize word, but actually speak and understand russian. Highly recommended, this is a must for those trying to learn russian.

I have always thought that I didn't have the aptitude for language learning. Everything I've tried in the past had failed. What I didn't realize was that it was just the teaching methods that were not clicking for me, the method really does matter! I successfully completed their free Russian Made Easy podcasts and was excited to be learning so quickly and deeply that I had to try Russian Accelerator. It is absolutely phenomenal! You learn the material, it's not just endless memorization. It teaches a good base vocabulary and grammar. It is absolutely worth your time. Easily, the best money I've ever spent.

So far, this has been an awesome course очень классно!. Although, I can’t necessarily speak the language with confidence at this point of this review. I am confident that with time and continual practice I will be able to. This course has catapulted my desire to improve with the language. I can now better understand when people are speaking Russian around me and get the gist of what is being discussed. With as little time as I have worked on Russian Accelerator and the language, if I was dropped off in Russia for whatever reason, I believe I would be able to get by. Currently only in unit 9 and have much more material to cover which is exciting. In addition to the course, I also listened to Marks podcast Russian Made Easy and his other great content.