Russian

Course summary

Boys studying for the A-Level in Russian follow the Edexcel syllabus. This is an insightful and stimulating course which aims to enable students to develop their linguistic skills alongside their understanding of the culture and society of the countries where Russian is an official language or where it is an unofficial lingua franca. Currently, approximately 258 million people speak Russian all over the world. The Russian A-Level course provides the students with a unique opportunity to learn about the recent history and politics of many Eastern European countries due to their relations with the USSR and Russia. It also aims to expose pupils to Russian literature and film and offers opportunities for critical analysis. At university, a modern language may be integrated with a wide range of combined honours degree courses, often under the title of European Studies. The study of Russian alongside Math, Sciences, Geography, History or Politics opens up a wide range of fascinating career paths in education, research, cyber technology, law, finance, business, foreign affairs and civil service. The Russian A-Level course may also be the springboard to learn another Eastern European language. With the increasing desirability of being multilingual in the 21st century world the UK will continue needing Russian and Eastern European language specialists and the demand for Russian speakers will only increase in the future, therefore the Russian A-Level course provides an outstanding component to the boys' academic career at Hampton!