Query: good 2nd year conversation book

[VANCHU, ANTHONY J. (JSC-AH)]

The Pimsleur series in Russian is also available in CD-ROM; I don't know the
exact cost, but I suspect that, like the tapes, it's also on the pricey
side.  The series has proven very popular (and effective!) with our students
here at the Johnson Space Center as a supplement to classroom activities.
It's only drawback-especially for students who might be more visually
oriented learners-is that there are no transcripts of the tapes to look at.
On the other hand, it forces such learners to rely less on the visual and
focus on building aural comprehension skills exclusively.


Dr. Anthony J. Vanchu
Russian Language Program Director
TTI/JSC Language Education Center
Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
(281) 483-0644

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        From:  Kenneth E Udut [SMTP:simplify3 at JUNO.COM]
        Sent:  Friday, April 07, 2000 4:24 PM
        To:  SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
        Subject:  Re: Query: good 2nd year conversation book

        Hi Joseph!

        Consider picking up Pimsleur tapes.  They're
        expensive - but *boy*, they do work!

        I'm finishing up Russian I with them (30 tapes in all, I'm
        up to tape 26), and will be ordering Russian II in a few days.

        Pimsleur really holds your hand through it, pushing you
        only enough to be able to handle it - and you are
        completely guided throughout the tapes.

        I'm very pleased with it.  I paid $279+ for Russian I at
        amazon.com, but a friend here on SEELANGS pointed me to
        booksamillion.com - where you can find the Pimsleur
        tapes for $159 if you are not a booksamillion member, and
        $139 if you are a booksamillion member.

        You wont hear a single grammar term in all of the
        tapes, but you will go over them.  And over, and over -
        and strangely enough, his techniques are based on
        Dr Paul Pimsleur's own research, which was *not*
        based on Chomsky, but rather on BF Skinner!!!

        Anyhow - that's my suggestion.

        Also, pick up from Slavica.com Gribble's Russian Root List.

        -Kenneth
        simplify3 at juno.com, kenneth.udut at spcorp.com

        On Thu, 6 Apr 2000 23:39:38 -0700 Mr Carmack
        <alancarmack at MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU> writes:
        > The subject line says it all. I am finishing 1st year Russian and
am
        > in
        > search of a good, down-to-earth book that I and a Russian
        > conversation
        > partner can use so that I can actually speak the languagee I am
        > supposed to
        > be learning.
        >
        > Joseph Alan Carmack
        > MA, TEFL
        > UT/Austin


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