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Rus': A Comprehensive Course in Russian

Contributor(s): Smyth, Sarah (Author), Crosbie, Elena V (Author), Crosbie, Elena Vyacheslavna (Joint Author)

ISBN: 9780521645553

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Pub Date: July 23, 2002

Dewey: 491.782421

LCCN: 00067440

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.69" H x 9.54" L x 7.46" W ( 3.31 lbs) 718 pages

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Description: 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

    Review Quotes: "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

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