Synopses & Reviews
Deliberately “bare-bones” in its design, Russian Full Circle allows instructors to deliver in one academic year a full first-year Russian language curriculum. It consists of ten lessons that cover all major grammar topics and provide an ample amount of essential vocabulary on a variety of themes. A rich ancillary Web site provides cultural content and supplemental audiovisual materials. In promoting both flexibility for faculty and self-directed learning for students, Russian Full Circle provides a needed alternative to the two-volume, densely packed first-year Russian textbooks currently on the market.
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"Indeed, one of the values of this textbook is that it is geared to programs that can offer only 3-4 days per week of classroom instruction."and#8212;Cynthia Ruder, University of Kentucky
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"I would say that this textbook offers instructors more autonomy and flexibility in structuring class work."and#8212;Victorina Lefebvre, UC Irvine
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"I think there is a real need for a book like this that takes a 'bare-bones' approach."and#8212;Thomas Newlin, Oberlin College
Synopsis
Russian Full Circle offers a concise but thorough introduction to Russian grammar, foundational vocabulary, and communicative strategies in ten lessons with loose thematic orientations. A rich ancillary Web site provides cultural content and supplemental audiovisual materials. As a single-volume elementary textbook, Russian Full Circle equips students in one year with the essential skills they need to navigate the world of the Russian language and to build upon their language base thanks to the firm grounding in grammar and vocabulary that it supplies.
About the Author
Donna Oliver is professor of Russian at Beloit College in Beloit, WI. Edie Furniss is a doctoral student in the PhD program in Applied Linguistics at Pennsylvania State University.