Audio CD
Publisher: Audio-Forum (June 30, 2005)
Language: Russian
ISBN-10: 1579701388
ISBN-13: 978-1579701383
Product Dimensions: 5 x 7.2 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
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When I was a student at Georgetown U's School of Languages and Linguistics in the 70s, this volume and Modern Russian II were the core of the Russian program. I did not take Russian course but was interested in Russian so I bought the book and went to the language lab on my own to teach myself Russian. The course is so effective that 30 years later without using Russian I can still remember the key sentences and dialogues. I got the two volumes recently to refresh my knowledge. Although vocabulary and dialogues reflect the Soviet era, the structure of the language doesn't change - the noun and verb forms are still the same. Impediments to comprehension by your listener are not vocabulary but incorrect pronunciation or incorrect use of grammar which can make what you say difficult to comprehend or totally incomprehensible. These books help ensure you don't have those problems.There is no better way to learn Russian on your own. All facets of the language are explained clearly and drilled effectively so that they become natural to the learner and thus give you the confidence to use the language - one of the great problems of learners, overcoming embarassment in using the language. The extensive nature of the drills also help the learner with comprehension - another great problem for learners: you can learn to say things perfectly but if you can't understand what is said to you, it doesn't matter too much whether you can speak correctly or not, you don't know what to say or how to respond. There are 28 CDs (28 hr) for Volume I and 36 CDs (28.5 hr) for Volume II so that gives the learner extensive practice and drill in internalising the language.
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