ADVANCED RUSSIAN FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY

TOPIC (see descriptions below): [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12].

Russify your computer.
Put sound on your computer. Hear some of your favorite Russian music channels.
Link to major news sources on Russia. (Search for "Russia" or "Russian" at these sites.)
Links to study abroad programs and internships in Russia, and to summer programs in the States.

The Russian's World Author's website. This site brings you a list of contents, suggestions for use, sample passages, errata, etc.
Reading Real Russian. Publisher's website. Information about the textbook.

An Interactive Online Russian Reference Grammar - From Robert Beard at Bucknell. Start learning Russian grammar by reviewing the Parts of Speech, the Rules of Russian Pronunciation, the Basic Russian Spelling Rules.

Links to some other places that will help you learn Russian.

Why study Russian? If you have to ask this question, then go to some A-ZZZZZ answers posted at Indiana University!

WEB AND READING ASSIGNMENTS BY TOPIC

(For full citation of the texts used, see below)

FOR = Focus on Russian
RRR = Reading Real Russian
RW = The Russian's World

Topic Focus on Russian Reading Real Russian The Russian's World
Topic 1 - Food. Drink. Russian Cooking. Restaurants. Shopping. Economy. FOR Chpt.1 RRR Chpt.4
RRR Chpt.9		 RW Chpt.6
RW Chpt.9
Topic 2 - Furniture. Housing. Country Life / City life. Apartment. Dacha. FOR Chpt.2 RRR Chpt.3 RW Chpt.5
Topic 3 - Appearance. Anatomy. Clothing. Russian Names. Aspects of Self. FOR Chpt.3 ~ RW Chpt.2 (anatomy; hair,eye, and skin color; aspects of self)
RW Chpt.3
RW Chpt.4
Topic 4 - Personality. Human Nature. Trees and Plants. Animals. Climate. FOR Chpt.4 ~ RW Chpt.14
Topic 5 - Relationships. Love and Marriage. Youth. Society. Law and Order. Communications. FOR Chpt.5 RRR Chpt.12
RRR Chpt.11		 RW Chpt.10
Topic 6 - Grooming. Daily Routines. Work. Business. Money. FOR Chpt.6 RRR Chpt.2 RW Chpt.8
Topic 7 - Sickness and Health. Medicine. Social Security. FOR Chpt.7 ~ RW Chpt.7
Topic 8 - Transportation. City. Buildings. Moscow. Petersburg. FOR Chpt.8 RRR Chpt.10(transportation) RW Chpt.11
Topic 9 - Travel. Holidays. Leisure Time. Sports. Museums. Art. Music. TV. Film. FOR Chpt.9 RRR Chpt.10(travel)
RRR Chpt.5
RRR Chpt.6
RRR Chpt.7
RRR Chpt.8		 ~
Topic 10 - Education. Russian Universities. FOR Chpt.10 RRR Chpt.1 RW Chpt.12
Topic 11 - Family. Behavior. Traditions. Weddings. Funerals. FOR Chpt.11 ~ RW Chpt.1
RW Chpt.2 (relatives)
Topic 12 - Intellectual Processes. Truth. Morality. Speech. Numbers. FOR Chpt.12 ~ RW Chpt.13
RW Chpt.15

RUSSIAN 311,312: ADVANCED RUSSIAN FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

Advanced language study for students intending to travel to or study in the former Soviet Union. Includes a survey of contemporary Russian culture, including literature and film. Permission of instructor required.

TEXTBOOKS: FALL, 1998

Gerhart, Genevra. The Russian's World: Life and Language. (Second Edition). Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1995.

Rosengrant, Sandra F. and Elena D. Lifschitz. Focus on Russian: An Interactive Approach to Communication. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996.

Thompson, Irene. Reading Real Russian. (Second Edition). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1998.

LINKS TO PLACES TO HELP YOU LEARN RUSSIAN

Language. A page from Benjamin Sher's megasite.

Russian Radio. Several channels to choose from, including "Voice of Russia" which comes in Russian, English, Spanish and German. ["Real Audio" needed]

Russian TV. TV Center Internet Broadcast. [Russian and English versions of the home page; sound is in Russian] ["Real Player" needed]

The Bucknell University Russian Program. - Check out their link: Language. Here you can even get some help with Russian grammar!

Dazhbog's Grandchildren - Look for language related topics.

Friends and Partners - The language page can lead you to links to learn the Cyrillic alphabet, practice Russian greetings and farewells or learn about language study programs. Also check out their link to Cyrillic Text.

Little Russia - Look for language related items.

REESWeb Virtual Library. - Go to their link on Language.

Russian For Travelers - Learn a little Russian (basic words, numbers, shopping/dining, travel, directions, places, time and dates. Links take you to dictionaries, and there is also a link to help you learn the Cyrillic alphabet. (You can see cyrillic on your screen without having to install special fonts.)

Russian Language Resources. From CALL.GOV.

Russian Language Resources. Main Page. From Roy Cochrun.

Slavophilia. (Slavic and East European Resources). Indexed by subject and by country. Also included: "search engines," "chat" and "employment opportunities."

Teaching and Learning Resources. From Slavophilia's site.

Russian Language - Dictionaries. From Slavophilia's site. (Including a dictionary of Russian slang and a dictionary of the human body.)

(in Russian)

Search Center. Search some sites (in Russian). Categories include: "Finances...," "...Politics...," "Internet," "Computers" "Culture and Art," "Medicine and Health," "Science and Technology," "Education," etc.

Additional Links.

Back to the Russian at St. Lawrence Page.

last update 1/4/01

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