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WEB ASSN for Making Progress in Russian): [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18].
Click on this icon to link to some web sites that may give you an idea for a topic.
P. A. Davis and D. V. Oprendek (revised by A. B. Bronstein and A. I. Fleszar). Making Progress in Russian. (Second Edition). John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1997 (Text w/cassette). [We will cover the chapters on cases and verbs this semester: 1-2, 4-9. This is a textbook, with grammar explanations, roots, word formation, along with exercises to do.]
D. Offord. Using Russian: a Guide to Contemporary Usage. Cambridge U. P., 1996. [This a a very useful reference book which expands your Russian beyond the ordinary grammar textbooks.]
K. Katzner. English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. [If you don't already own a really good dictionary, this is the one to buy]
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.
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.
Master Russia. Links to various subjects, everything from Russian proverbs to how to pronounce Russian, declensions to pen pals, crosswords to tongue twisters, tests and quizzes to live cams, etc. See, for example, their
Russian Phrase Book (includes basic phrases, arrival/hotel, eating out, shopping, doctor).
[Great site!]
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]
Beginning Russian Through Film.
A course from Cornell University. Short film clips (in Russian) useful for learning Russian. N.B. Requires Quicktime to be installed on your machine. You must also select Russian fonts: in Netscape go to "View" and select "Character Set" and then "Cyrillic (Windows-1251)"; in Internet Explorer choose "View" then "Encoding" then "Cyrillic (Windows)".
Dialogs. From Cornell University. Many on-line dialogs with glosses and sound. Good for analyzing Russian. (Will only work in Internet Explorer version 5.)
Russian Language News and Magazines. Links from MIT to
Russian news sites.
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. [Check out their link
to Cyrillic Text]
Little Russia.
[Look for language related items]
REESWeb Virtual Library.
[Try some key words such as: Russian Language Learning; or try
the Subject "Language" and Culture "Russian"]
Language. A section from Russophilia (Australian Web Portal to
the Russian Internet). Links to dictionaries, interpreting and
translation services, Russification, and various learn Russian
sites.
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. Links to Russian news, culture,
language and literature, etc.--most in Russian.
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. (Includes a dictionary of Russian slang
and a dictionary of the human body.)
RussNet - Your Russian Internet Resource. From the Russian
Language Network. Lots of good links including one to some online
language modules.
(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.
Conradish.com. Works of major Russian authors in Russian. When you encounter a word that you don't know, click on it. If the definition of the word is available, it will appear in the lower pane in English. [Have you always wanted to read "War and Peace" but were too overwhelmed to even start? This is the site for you!]
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last update 8/4/03