Russian is My Vocation

It is no secret that one of the most effective ways to improve one’s foreign language proficiency is to immerse oneself in the natural language environment. The guest of our HED_people column, Liu Hui from China, a student at the Faculty of Russian Philology of Kuban State University, talks about her experience of learning Russian in Russia and her impressions of Krasnodar and KubSU and gives helpful advice to prospective students of Russian universities.

Learning Russian in Russia

My name is Liu Hui, I am from China. I am 28 years old. I study at the Faculty of Russian Philology and major in Theoretical, Applied, and Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics.

I came to Kuban State University as part of the student exchange program. Then I fell in love with it. At that time, we had a few study destinations to choose from. I studied Russian in China and wanted to live in the Russian language environment to improve my language proficiency. That’s why I decided to come to Russia.

I am interested in learning Russian and going over grammar. That’s why everything goes off without a hitch. But I find it hard to pronounce the letter Р [R].

I attended the classes of the Russian Language Club at the university where I got help with correcting my grammar and pronunciation.

In the future, I plan to become a Russian language teacher at a university.

Life in Krasnodar is interesting and fun!

I’ve had vivid impressions of the tours around the Krasnodar Territory. I visited Sochi, Adler, Anapa, Gelendzhik, Novorossiysk, and other cities. I like Krasnodar very much. My favorite places in the city are Krasnaya Street, the city center, and Krasnodar Park.

International students have all the opportunities to lead an eventful student life at Kuban State University. I used to participate in the university’s social life, too. For example, my compatriots and I were invited to take part in the events held by the Faculty of Oriental Studies so that we familiarized students with Chinese culture and aspects of the Chinese language. It was fun. But it was quite a long time ago. Most recently, I’ve been studying hard.

The most memorable event at university for me was getting a letter of appreciation from the university after completing my Master’s degree.

I would advise young people from various countries, who plan to study in Russia, to be active, participate in various events, and familiarize themselves with Russian culture. And don’t forget to certify the documents required for admission!