🇪🇸 ¡Hola, políglotas!

Esta vez hablaremos de Belleza. ¿Cómo ha cambiado el colmo de belleza a través del tiempo? ¿Estamos dispuestos para hacer lo que sea con el fin de conseguir la perfección? Vamos a ver en la próxima reunión del club de español.

📅 Fecha: 22 de octubre
⏰ Hora: 17:30
📍 Lugar: 3210

1️⃣Tell us a little bit about yourself:

My name is Svetlana. I teach Russian as a foreign language at ITMO and run the Russian Speaking Club!

2️⃣How long have you been a part of ITMO Speaking Club?

It's a long but cherished adventure! I’ve been with the ITMO Speaking Club since its early days. I loved seeing my colleague and friend Dasha Koval inviting my Access project teens, who found a vital space to boost their English confidence. Since 2016, I’ve witnessed our growth into a diverse community—a true blessing! ✨

3️⃣What significance does the Speaking Club bring to you? to our participants?

It's heartwarming to see international students improving their language skills while forming deep friendships and even finding love:) Starting anew in a foreign country can be challenging, but our club offers a welcoming space for self-expression and learning in a relaxed, game-like atmosphere.
For me, it’s about more than just language learning—it’s about bridging diverse cultures and communities. I genuinely believe our projects enable students to connect with one another and their own personal journeys, allowing them to uncover something deeper within the stories they share.

4️⃣What piece of advice would you give to anyone looking to improve their language skills?

In our modern reality, I would say that creating content in a foreign language helps! Whether it's being a blogger, streaming in Russian, writing songs, or doing stand-up comedy, it's important not to wait for the perfect moment or the perfect level of language proficiency. Start from where you are now and rock it! 💪🏻

🤝 Meet our team, pt.3

Next up is Svetlana 💃🏼

🎬 Movie Night: Beetlejuice (1988)

The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

📅 Friday, October 18
⏰ 17:00
📍 9, Lomonosova str., room 3220 (ITMO. Place)

🇷🇺 Поэтическая карта мира: северный фольклор

Друзья! "Поэтическая карта мира" отправляется в мир северного фольклора! Приглашаем вас в дубовый зал иностранного отдела библиотеки им. Маяковского, где вы сможете услышать редкие и малоизвестные сказки народов Таймыра, легенды и сказания, а также приметы и обереги хантайских эвенков — одних из самых северных эвенков России.

Встречаемся в 17:00 у турникетов в холле ИТМО на Ломоносова, 9. Неторопливо обсудим архитектуру вдоль набережной Фонтанки и историю здания библиотеки, а затем направимся на северную встречу.

Если у вас не так много времени, приходите сразу в библиотеку к 18:00! Набережная Фонтанки, 44

📅 Четверг, 17 октября
⏰17:00
📍 ул. Ломоносова, д. 9, 1 эт., у входа
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🇷🇺 A poetic map of the world: Northern folklore

Friends! The "Poetic map of the world" is sent to the world of northern folklore! We invite you to the oak hall of the foreign department of the Mayakovsky Library, where you can hear rare and little-known tales of the Taimyr peoples, legends and tales, as well as signs and charms of the Khanty Evenks — one of the northernmost Evenks of Russia.

We will meet at 17:00 at the turnstile gate in the ITMO lobby at Lomonosov 9. We will leisurely discuss the architecture along the Fontanka Embankment and the history of the library building, and then head to the northern meeting.

If you don't have much time, come straight to the library by 18:00! Fontanka Embankment, 44

📅 Thursday, October 17th
⏰ 17:00
📍 Lomonosov str., 9, 1st floor, at the entrance

1️⃣Tell us a tad bit about yourself

My name's Alyona Malinka, I work for FLTC as an English and Spanish teacher and a mentor of three Speaking clubs: English & Spanish for students and ITMO Family for staff. I’m also one of the curators of YaSpeak language shift in Yagodnoe 🌳

2️⃣How long have you been a part of the Speaking Club?

Can’t recall. It feels like I’ve always been there, though I guess it all started in around 2022 when I started joining clubs as a participant first to see how it all works from the inside.

3️⃣What significance does the speaking club bring to you? to our participants?

It’s a place where I personally can feel comfy and rewarded for simply doing what I love and feeling free to go with the flow with my inner crazy idea generator! ⭐️It’s where you can freely be yourself, think outside the box and get highly energised and infected with love for English we all share! I Our clubs are a place where wonderful like-minded people rejoice 💸

4️⃣What piece of advice would you give to anyone looking to improve their language skills?

Experiment! Find your true passion! Do what you truly enjoy. It is by means of deriving pleasure from what we do that that we can push the boundaries and grow 🇬🇧

Our cadets are getting ready for the trip to mars 🚀

1️⃣Tell us a little bit about yourself:

Hello, everyone! My name is Tania and I'm the coordinator of ITMO Speaking Club and English Speaking Club moderator. Currently, I am also a first year master student in ITMO studying Robotics and AI. I was born and raised in Lebanon and moved in 2020 to Saint-Petersburg. Learning languages is a big passion of mine. One could say it's a hobby) Growing up in a mixed family, I was bilingual from the moment I first started to speak. Then, in school I started learning English and instantly fell in love with the language. And from then on, I learnt French, then German. Currently, I'm learning Korean.

2️⃣ How long have you been a part of ITMO Speaking Club?

I started out in 2021 as an English Speaking Club moderator. Then, in the beginning of 2022, when we opened our Russian Speaking Club, I became a moderator there as well.

3️⃣What significance does the Speaking Club bring to you? to our participants?

Speaking Club is a way for me to keep practicing and using English. Even though, it's not my native language, I feel most comfortable and at ease when speaking in English. Helping students gain confidence in speaking English and holding meaningful conversations brings me so much joy) With regards to our participants, besides improving their oral skills, I believe our club is a chance for them to gain patience and understanding. In our life, we are bound to meet different people, with varying language skills and accents. So, training our ears and mind to accept those differences and still connect will definitely make our world a better place)

4️⃣What piece of advice would you give to anyone looking to improve their language skills?

I believe the best way to improve your language skills is to watch movies and series and listen to music and podcasts. That is honestly how I became fluent in English. I believe pop culture and media is what helped me the most!