Homeschooling Russian

[John Langran]

Please try the first lessons of the Ruslan Russian course, including the 
interactive version, free downloads at www.ruslan.co.uk/demos.htm

John Langran
www.ruslan.co.uk


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry Millan" <kerrymillan at EMBARQMAIL.COM>
To: <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 3:49 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Homeschooling Russian


> Hello!  I am a homeschooling mother with a question about Russian language
> curriculi.  My 9-year-old son has an amazing facility with languages and 
> has
> recently decided that he would like to begin studying Russian, in addition
> to the other languages he is learning (he is currently taking third year
> high school Spanish and second year high school Mandarin Chinese).  I am
> having some difficulty in finding an appropriate curriculum for him.  I 
> want
> something that will prepare him for taking Russian at a University in the
> future, so things like "Rosetta Stone" are not what I am looking for. 
> Also,
> despite his young age, he tends to move quickly through a language, so a
> "child's curriculum" is also not appropriate.  I have seen a few options
> online, such as "Face to Face", "Golosa" and "Nachalo", but I do not feel
> qualified to choose amongst them (or find something else altogether
> different).  He will likely begin at home on his own, and after he 
> completes
> the basics (Cyrillic alphabet, basic words and structure), I will likely
> find him a native-speaking Russian tutor.
>
> Can anyone please give me advice or suggest a good curriculum for this 
> setting?
>
> Incidentally, we adopted both my son and daughter as infants from Russia, 
> so
> his wanting to learn Russian is very close to his heart, and ours as well.
>
> Thank you very much for your time and expertise!!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Kerry Millan :)
>
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