I DO NOT RECOMMEND this school for learning Czech. I bought an A1 course from them and started studying with Anastasia, a teacher who introduced herself as the principal of the school. Supposedly, you can pay after the first lesson. In the first lesson, everyone smiles as much as possible, answers all questions and creates the impression of a good school. But after the first lesson, everything changes dramatically. And, by the way, this particular teacher very often teaches classes at their school. The teacher does not know how to teach a lesson for beginners at all. She seems to be Russian-speaking, but she answers questions exclusively in Czech. Instead of just explaining the meaning of the word, he tries to explain it with other Czech words and synonyms that an A1 student doesn't understand anyway. You could just tell right away what this word or phrase means, because we are talking about the very initial stage of learning. This is where the main problems begin. I have experience teaching languages myself and am a sworn translator of two languages. Therefore, I can confidently say that I have the impression of a complete lack of thoughtful teaching methods. It feels like the teacher is just mechanically following the textbook, sometimes skipping the most important points. Dialogues and their translation don't seem to matter much to the teacher, so they're often skipped. Although they contain useful everyday expressions that are necessary for novice students. When I asked to translate or explain the text, I was told that it took too much time. As a result, the text was quickly read, most of the students did not understand anything, and immediately moved on. As a professional, it was very unpleasant for me to observe this approach to learning. This is just one side of the problem. The other side is the attitude towards students. I got the impression that some students are treated with ridicule. If you ask a question incorrectly or make a mistake, instead of a calm explanation, you may encounter laughter or ironic comments. This attitude gradually kills any desire to learn. The teacher constantly laughs after seriously asked questions and tries to turn them into a joke. As a result, you often don't get an answer to a question, but you feel awkward in front of the whole group. It reminded me of the old school, where instead of supporting students, they are simply made to be afraid to ask questions. From the very first A1 level classes, the teacher writes obscene words on the blackboard that have nothing to do with the lesson at all. It seemed to me that a significant part of the humor in the classroom is based on this. Personally, I think that such jokes are completely inappropriate when teaching novice students. After each class, I left without a mood and with the feeling that I had lost time and money. If you want to completely lose the desire to learn Czech and leave disappointed after each lesson, you can contact this school. If you value your time, money, respect, and really want to learn a language, I recommend looking for another place. I DO NOT RECOMMEND this school as a place to study the Czech language. I would like to mention one more point separately. A1 level words are often explained here with B1 level words, although both the teacher and the student speak the same language. In my opinion, this approach is absolutely ineffective for beginners. They charge money for tuition here. That is why I believe that students have the right to expect professional attitude, respect and high-quality teaching. Unfortunately, this was not the case in my case.

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