Movies for Russian class

[Vladimir Tumanov]

Dear SEELANGERS:
        I am responding to Larry McLellan's request that I post the results
of my 1st-year video search for everyone.  Here is what I got apart from
what was posted for all of you to see:

        1. "The Russian Language", produced in St. Petersburg, 1993.
Through the experience of a fictional American business man, Ibiscus Green,
the students
 can learn not only what to say and how to say it, but also the basic principles
 of Russian grammar.  Each individually packaged video also comes with
 illustrated and colorful textbook.  In Russian(70 min)$149

        2.  "Martian in Moscow",  this animated production, helps student
to understand a lot of common Russian vocabulary, follows the adventures of
a Martian as helearns about daily activitied in Moscow.  It contains 12
separate segments: arriving in Moscow, shopping, visiting supermarket,
seeing a doctor, visiting Bolshoi Baallet School, riding the Moscow
Underground...In Russian(40)

To order: call  Insight Meddia (212) 721-6316,fax(212)1799-5309


Apart from these two, all the other responses that I got had to do with
videos that come with textbooks, such as:

  You might contact McGraw-Hill and ask for a
>desk copy of their videocassette and video activities guide to accompany
>the NACHALO: WHEN IN RUSSIA textbook.  This video is especially useful
>because it comes with a video guide full of listening and other
>communicative activities.  While the video works best, of course, with the
>textbook (which has an ongoing storyline about an American student in
>Moscow), it was intentially designed so that it could be used
>independently or as a supplement for a program with a different textbook.
>Each lesson includes a vocabulary list, vocabulary exercises, plotline
>review exercises, communicative activities, and where the storyline might
>not be clear, summaries are presented so that students not using the
>textbook will know what has happened between filmed video scenes.

Also, the videos that come with Stage One, Divnograd and the ACTR textbook.

Some people have also suggested various films, like "Ivan Vasilievich
meniaiet professiu" or "Kavkazskaia plennitsa".  The latter reminds me of
my happy childhood in Moscow,  but I wouldn't use such films in a 1st-year
course.

I hope this helps.  Regards, Vlad Tumanov

Vladimir Tumanov, Associate Professor
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
University College 115, University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 3K7
Telephone: w. (519) 661-3196, h. (519) 471-3429
Fax: (519) 661-4093
Electronic Mail: vtumanov at julian.uwo.ca