RUS': A Comprehensive Course in Russian

by Sarah Smyth, Elena V. Crosbie

Overview

This comprehensive foundation course offers a highly interactive approach to learning Russian. Designed for beginners, it covers all the material required to reach intermediate level either at high school or during the first year of university. The course provides:

Thorough grounding in the grammar and structures of contemporary Russian

Wide-ranging activities and exercises for both classroom use and self study

Informative texts selected to foster cultural awareness

Lively illustrations to reinforce learning

Extensive reference features including a section on basic concepts of grammar

Teachers' guidelines

Cassettes and on-line answer key

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521645553
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/23/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	718
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.65(h) x 1.73(d)

Table of Contents

Outline of the course; Teachers' guidelines; Introductory Unit; Units 1-20; Language awareness; Grammar summary; Summary of functions; Vocabulary checklist; Index of texts.

Editorial Reviews

"The central objective of the RUS' course is communication. It assists in the development of all language skills...all within up-to-date settings and contexts. One of its most prominent features is its emphasis on cultural awareness...RUS' strongly contributes to the development of students'autonomy as learners. The great advantage of the course is that the reference tools and the study resources are easily accessible...Finally, one should say that one of the best features of the RUS' course is that it does not need to be supplemented by any other language resources—it is a course that has been designed to make the study of the Russian language an enjoyable and enriching experience." Times Higher Education Supplement

From the Publisher

A beginning textbook that has been test driven in three educational centers over the past decade. The course is intended to be a foundation for students who will continue study at undergraduate and graduate levels, and eventually learn without the formal structure of teacher, classroom, and textbook. Tape and disk audio supplements are available. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews