Russian webcasts are back
Richard Robin
rrobin at EMAIL.GWU.EDU
Fri Oct 18 19:47:55 UTC 2013
Dear All,
After months of hiatus, the Russian Simplified News is back:
http://nclrc.org/webcasts/russian/
This is the first of eight planned webcasts for this academic year.
Why? Back in Soviet times, the news was easy to understand. The
propaganda-laden messages were predictable and the diction clear and slow.
Post-communist newscasts feature telegraphic speech and slurry diction.
Our webcasts serve as a stepping stone between the teacher talk of the
classroom and the "real" Russian of the media.
*Authentic news.* The news itself is taken from a number of Russian sites,
including Lenta.Ru, Vesti.Ru, Ytro.ru and other authentic sites. The
editorial "slant" is left unchanged and should not be taken to represent
the views of the NCLRC.
*The accompanying exercises *include pre-listening background information,
vocabulary support, and post-listening activities. The exercises are
written in the multiple-choice or fill-in formats. Listeners can check
their answers with a mouse click.
*Timeframe. *The news cycle covered runs two weeks with new posted every
other Monday or Tuesday.
*Who can listen? *The news items, style, and exercise level are aimed at
students with listening skills at ACTFL Intermediate Mid to Intermediate
High. In most cases, that corresponds to college Russian at the end of
second-year.
*Copyright information. *Users may download both the written and audio
versions of the exercises, copy them, and redistribute them. The only
restriction is that the material must be cited: "Novosti nedeli na
uproshchennom russkom jazyke, a project of the National Capital Language
Resource Center: www.nclrc.org."
--
Richard M. Robin, Ph.D.
Director Russian Language Program
Academy of Distinguished Teachers
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-7081
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