Russian Textbook for High School

[Jane Shuffelton]

HS Russian language teachers,

When I used Face to Face I found that it had plenty of grammar practice and
was structured to develop competency in grammar.  Of course teachers who
felt there should be more grammar practice could develop their own
materials..  But I think the essential feature of Face to Face that has
relevance for a high school program is  the format, much closer to
textbooks they would have in other languages (pictures, cultural materials
that would appeal to pre-college students.)

I actually found myself developing more communicative activities when I
used the textbook, especially in reference to re-tooling my program around
the national Standards for Foreign Language Learning K-12.

Jane Shuffelton
Brighton High School (retired)




On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Sara Marruffo <sara.marruffo at gmail.com>wrote:

> HS Russian language teachers,
> I see that in response to Mary Harrah's request for textbook suggestions
> many say that it's best to use a textbook written for HS students
> (specifically, Face to Face) rather than adapt a text not meant for HS
> students.  Communication is the goal, but students must give comprehensible
> responses.  Does Face to Face provide enough grammar practice for students
> to learn to express their ideas comprehensibly?  Have teachers using Face
> to Face developed their own supplementary materials?
>
> What are people using in HS Russian 3 and 4?  (I'm assuming that the red
> and teal Face to Face books are used in 1 and 2)
> Sara Marruffo
> Amherst Regional High School
> Amherst, MA
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Lila W. Zaharkov <
> lzaharkov at wittenberg.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi. It would be good to choose a book specifically written for high
>> school-Face to face and not try to bend others to the program. I suggest
>> looking at Russia-on-line-they have  a number of new books specifically for
>> children, adults, different age groups.
>> Lila Zaharkov
>> Wittenberg University
>>
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>>
>> I am starting a Russian language program at the high school level in our
>> school district.  It will be the only program at that level in our state.
>>  I am looking at three different textbooks, but would really like some
>> advice as to what works well at the high school level.  Currently I am
>> looking at:
>>
>> 1.  Basic Russian (by Mischa A. Fayer)
>> 2.  Golosa
>> 3.  Russian Face to Face
>>
>> I would love to hear about your experience with any of these.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
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