options for self-study of Russian

[Emily Saunders]

Hello,

Your friend might want to check out the offerings at blendedschools.net

They do online classes using Blackboard and Wimba classroom.  There  
are regularly scheduled classes with other students (some college  
level) where you log on with a headset and mic and participate in  
online real time classroom activities.  And then there are homework  
assignments to be completed between classes.  It provides a certain  
flexibility in that if you can figure out time zone differences you  
can log in while out and traveling.  And if you can't make it to a  
particular class, they archive it so that you can download it as a  
podcast to listen to (and/or watch) at a later date.

Emily Saunders

20.03.2011, в 5:21, Malavika Jagannathan написал(а):

> Hello all,
>
> I have a friend in Austin, Texas who has taken an intensive Russian  
> course
> through the Monterey Institute a few years ago (beginner level), but  
> would
> like to continue studying the language.  His problem is time.  He  
> has a
> demanding work schedule that requires him to travel a lot, so he can't
> commit to a class or intensive program.  He wonders if getting a  
> private
> tutor, who could work within his schedule, is a good idea.  I'm also
> wondering if there are other options -- online courses, for example  
> -- or
> books that would help him continue studying Russian on his own.   
> He's a
> committed student, but just simply does not have the time for  
> traditional
> modes of language study.  Thanks for your input and feel free to  
> reply off
> the list, if you wish.
>
> regards,
>
> Malavika Jagannathan
>
> University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduate student
>
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