Nachalo text

[Eileen C. Thurman]

        This message is addressed to any teachers in secondary
 schools or in universities using the text Nachalo.
        I am a high school teacher using Nachalo with individualized
 materials from Ohio State University.  My students, even the
 excellent students, say that I am assigning too much and it is
 unreasonable to expect such a fast pace from them.  I have made
 three lessons in Nachalo equal to one semester's credit, thus six
 lessons in one year of high school Russian.  It is in the second
 year especially (Book 1 Lessons 7 & 8 and Book 2 Lessons 1-4) that
 students believe the amount of work done is greater than in first
 year and is too much.
        I am aware that one year of high school foreign language is
 supposed to equal one semester of college foreign language.  So, my
 question to you others who are using this text is:  How much do you
 cover in one high school year or one college semester?  What do you
 and your students believe is a reasonable pace? In order to cover
 the material, do you skip activities or sections, and if so, what?
        Thank you for your advice.
        Eileen Thurman
        Cookson Hills Christian School
        thurmchcs at juno.com

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