Author: Sarah Smyth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139936352
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
Book Description
This comprehensive foundation textbook is expressly designed for students embarking on a Russian language programme. Accompanied by 5 hours of audio materials, it develops the four key language skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - and provides all the material required to reach intermediate level either at secondary school or during the first year of university. Highly interactive and activity-based, the course puts students firmly at the centre of the learning process, developing their autonomy as learners. It provides: thorough grounding in the grammar and structures of contemporary Russian; wide-ranging tasks and exercises for both classroom use and self study; informative texts selected to foster cultural awareness; topics including family life, education, history, geography, work and leisure; clear, attractive layout with lively illustrations to reinforce learning ; extensive reference features including a section on basic concepts of grammar; teachers' guidelines to enhance practical application in the classroom; and an on-line answer key.
RUS': A Comprehensive Course in Russian
Author: Sarah Smyth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139936352
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
Book Description
This comprehensive foundation textbook is expressly designed for students embarking on a Russian language programme. Accompanied by 5 hours of audio materials, it develops the four key language skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - and provides all the material required to reach intermediate level either at secondary school or during the first year of university. Highly interactive and activity-based, the course puts students firmly at the centre of the learning process, developing their autonomy as learners. It provides: thorough grounding in the grammar and structures of contemporary Russian; wide-ranging tasks and exercises for both classroom use and self study; informative texts selected to foster cultural awareness; topics including family life, education, history, geography, work and leisure; clear, attractive layout with lively illustrations to reinforce learning ; extensive reference features including a section on basic concepts of grammar; teachers' guidelines to enhance practical application in the classroom; and an on-line answer key.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139936352
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1122
Book Description
This comprehensive foundation textbook is expressly designed for students embarking on a Russian language programme. Accompanied by 5 hours of audio materials, it develops the four key language skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - and provides all the material required to reach intermediate level either at secondary school or during the first year of university. Highly interactive and activity-based, the course puts students firmly at the centre of the learning process, developing their autonomy as learners. It provides: thorough grounding in the grammar and structures of contemporary Russian; wide-ranging tasks and exercises for both classroom use and self study; informative texts selected to foster cultural awareness; topics including family life, education, history, geography, work and leisure; clear, attractive layout with lively illustrations to reinforce learning ; extensive reference features including a section on basic concepts of grammar; teachers' guidelines to enhance practical application in the classroom; and an on-line answer key.
Russian
Author: Olga E. Kagan
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317661540
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Russian: From Intermediate to Advanced is a vibrant and modern course designed to help students achieve advanced proficiency in Russian. Offering a flexible modular approach structured around contemporary themes, the course further develops reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills while also expanding the student’s cultural literacy. Key features include: Structured chapters presenting a wide assortment of readings that include blogs, forums and surveys as well as opinion pieces and commentaries. Each text is accompanied by assignments with increasing levels of difficulty. Authentic and up-to-date readings, video and audio excerpts covering a range of relevant social and cultural topics, including Demography, Youth Culture, Politics and Society, Economics and Globalization. Video clips from news programs that are used not only to develop listening comprehension but also introduce students to contemporary Russian society. Particular attention to helping students acquire advanced vocabulary and the ability to converse, discuss and argue about issues with extended paragraph-length discourse. Special focus on the development of strong listening and reading comprehension skills, ensuring that students understand the ideas and supporting details in narrative and descriptive texts and connected discourse. A free companion website at http://www.russian.ucla.edu/AdvancedRussian/ offering student and instructor video and audio resources, sample syllabi and tests as well as additional materials. Written by a highly experienced author team that has co-authored the first year Russian textbook Beginner’s Russian (2010) and the second-year textbook V Puti (2005). Russian: From Intermediate to Advanced will be an essential resource for undergraduate students in their third and fourth year of Russian language study. It is also suitable for heritage learners of Russian who have mastered literacy and are familiar with the grammatical structure of Russian.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317661540
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Russian: From Intermediate to Advanced is a vibrant and modern course designed to help students achieve advanced proficiency in Russian. Offering a flexible modular approach structured around contemporary themes, the course further develops reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills while also expanding the student’s cultural literacy. Key features include: Structured chapters presenting a wide assortment of readings that include blogs, forums and surveys as well as opinion pieces and commentaries. Each text is accompanied by assignments with increasing levels of difficulty. Authentic and up-to-date readings, video and audio excerpts covering a range of relevant social and cultural topics, including Demography, Youth Culture, Politics and Society, Economics and Globalization. Video clips from news programs that are used not only to develop listening comprehension but also introduce students to contemporary Russian society. Particular attention to helping students acquire advanced vocabulary and the ability to converse, discuss and argue about issues with extended paragraph-length discourse. Special focus on the development of strong listening and reading comprehension skills, ensuring that students understand the ideas and supporting details in narrative and descriptive texts and connected discourse. A free companion website at http://www.russian.ucla.edu/AdvancedRussian/ offering student and instructor video and audio resources, sample syllabi and tests as well as additional materials. Written by a highly experienced author team that has co-authored the first year Russian textbook Beginner’s Russian (2010) and the second-year textbook V Puti (2005). Russian: From Intermediate to Advanced will be an essential resource for undergraduate students in their third and fourth year of Russian language study. It is also suitable for heritage learners of Russian who have mastered literacy and are familiar with the grammatical structure of Russian.
The New Penguin Russian Course
Author: Nicholas J. Brown
Publisher: Circassian
ISBN: 9780140120417
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
This updated version of the Penguin Russian Course introduces the learner, through translation extracts, to the culture and life of the modern (post Glasnost) Soviet Union that was, as well as to the Russian language.
Publisher: Circassian
ISBN: 9780140120417
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
This updated version of the Penguin Russian Course introduces the learner, through translation extracts, to the culture and life of the modern (post Glasnost) Soviet Union that was, as well as to the Russian language.
Using Russian Vocabulary
Author: Terence Wade
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521612365
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth, structured learning guide to the vocabulary of Russian.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521612365
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth, structured learning guide to the vocabulary of Russian.
English Grammar for Students of Russian
Author: Edwina J. Cruise
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780340761083
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Thousands of students have found these books the ideal way to master the grammar of their chosen language. They offer a step-by-step explanation of a concept as it applies in English, a presentation of the same concept as it applies in the target language, the similarities and differences between the two languages, stressing common pitfalls for English speakers and including review exercises with an answer key.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780340761083
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Thousands of students have found these books the ideal way to master the grammar of their chosen language. They offer a step-by-step explanation of a concept as it applies in English, a presentation of the same concept as it applies in the target language, the similarities and differences between the two languages, stressing common pitfalls for English speakers and including review exercises with an answer key.
Russia and the Russians
Author: Geoffrey A. Hosking
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674004733
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Chronicles the history of the Russian Empire from the Mongol Invasion, through the Bolshevik Revolution, to the aftereffects of the Cold War.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674004733
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Chronicles the history of the Russian Empire from the Mongol Invasion, through the Bolshevik Revolution, to the aftereffects of the Cold War.
An Atlas of Russian History
Author: Allen F. Chew
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300014457
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Important changes in the boundaries and possessions of Russia from the ninth century to the present are recorded
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300014457
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Important changes in the boundaries and possessions of Russia from the ninth century to the present are recorded
Advanced Russian
Author: Alexander D. Nakhimovsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Russian Intellignce Services
Author: Vladimir Plougin
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 1892941252
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Russia's tumultuous early history is unearthed with a view to deciphering the strategies and stratagems that prevailed. Written by best-selling Russian author Vladimir Plougin, a professor at Moscow State University, the stories are drawn from ancient chr.
Publisher: Algora Publishing
ISBN: 1892941252
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Russia's tumultuous early history is unearthed with a view to deciphering the strategies and stratagems that prevailed. Written by best-selling Russian author Vladimir Plougin, a professor at Moscow State University, the stories are drawn from ancient chr.
Political Symbols in Russian History
Author: Lee Trepanier
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739117890
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Political Symbols in Russian History is one of the few works that presents an analytical and comprehensive account of Russian history and politics between the years of 988 to 2005. From Kievan Rus to Putin's Russia, this book traces the development, evolution, and impact that political symbols have had on Russian society. By using Eric Vogelin's 'new science of politics' as the human search for order and justice, Dr. Lee Trepanier provides a fresh and unique approach to the studies of political culture and civil society. For those interested in Russian politics and intellectual history, Political Symbols offers the most up-to-date scholarship on such political symbols and social institutions like the Russian Orthodox Church and State. This book presents an innovative approach to understanding symbols in the search for order and justice in Russian history.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739117890
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Political Symbols in Russian History is one of the few works that presents an analytical and comprehensive account of Russian history and politics between the years of 988 to 2005. From Kievan Rus to Putin's Russia, this book traces the development, evolution, and impact that political symbols have had on Russian society. By using Eric Vogelin's 'new science of politics' as the human search for order and justice, Dr. Lee Trepanier provides a fresh and unique approach to the studies of political culture and civil society. For those interested in Russian politics and intellectual history, Political Symbols offers the most up-to-date scholarship on such political symbols and social institutions like the Russian Orthodox Church and State. This book presents an innovative approach to understanding symbols in the search for order and justice in Russian history.