Russian in use
Subtitle: an interactive approach to advanced communicative competence
By: Sandra Freels Rosengrant.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng; rus
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780300109436
Subjects: Russian language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English.; Russian language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Genres: Textbooks for foreign speakers
Description: "Russian in Use: An Interactive Approach to Communicative Competence is a four-skill language textbook intended for advanced students of Russian. The book focuses on high-frequency, nonliterary topics of general interest: geography, education, politics, ecology, and Russians' perceptions of America. Each chapter contains preparatory vocabulary and user-friendly grammatical exercises supported by examples from contemporary popular literature. The lessons then provide practice using external resources; authentic reading texts; authentic, unscripted listening exercises (on a multi-media CD ROM, included with the text); and independent writing and speaking activities. The book emphasizes independent language production. Students examine topics from diverse perspectives and then are encouraged to develop and defend their own opinions in clear, colloquial standard Russian."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes index.