Colloquial Russian: The Complete Course For Beginners (Cd's, Cassettes and Book))

by Svetlana Le Fleming

"Colloquial Russian" Is specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Russian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
What makes "Colloquial Russian" your best choice in personal language learning?
* interactive - lots of exercises for regular practice
* clear - concise grammar notes
* practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide
* complete - including answer key and special reference section.
Cassettes and CDs accompany the course to help you with listening and pronunciation skills. By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction, Russia, Reference

310 pages, Audio Cassette

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book for learning basic Russian!

However, I found the dialogues included pretty boring and mechanical, and the exercises leave a lot to be desired. They also contain some errors, like not matching up correctly with the answer keys, but I'll just assume they were making sure I was paying attention and I passed :).

Overall, some more focus on pronunciation in the alphabet chapter would be nice. It is deceptively tricky to learn decent speaking/pronunciation in Russian. The grammar explanations also aren't my favorite. Still, using this book in tandem with other resources really did give me a nice base.

[Ruxandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably one of the best books on the market for Russian language students. Challenging yet lovely.

[Najwa Raz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still studying and get ready to communicate in Russia