Russian: Think and Talk (Russian Edition) [Audio Cassette]

Berlitz Publishing Company (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 2831516757 | ISBN-13: 978-2831516752 | Publication Date: September 1994 | Edition: Book and Cassette

Berlitz's preeminent self-instruction language course is designed to teach the conversational essentials of a language for beginner through advanced students in just minutes a day.
-- Includes 7 audio cassettes or 6-8 compact discs, two workbooks and corresponding Berlitz bilingual dictionary.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Berlitz Guides; Book and Cassette edition (September 1994)
• Language: Russian
• ISBN-10: 2831516757
• ISBN-13: 978-2831516752
• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 10.2 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,685,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > Russian
  • #38 in Books > Books on Cassette > Children's Books > Languages

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a fine, well structured course, December 2, 2002

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This review is from: Russian: Think and Talk (Russian Edition) (Audio Cassette)

Think and Talk Russian is a bit different from the other Think and Talk Courses which I have used or with which I am familiar, i.e., German, French, and Spanish. To begin with, it wasn't written by the Berlitz editorial staff; but, rather it is an adaptation of a course which originated in Holland. The first half of the course stresses listening and reading to get the student comfortable with the Cyrillic alphabet and the sounds of Russian. As nearly as I can tell, this approach is fairly standard in introductory courses in Russian. The tapes are virtually all in Russian, the only exceptions being an English language speaker who announces each unit, e.g., "listening task three." These introductions are also repeated in Russian. In the second half of the course, there is more speaking by the student. As a result of all this, the course is somewhat like the older Berlitz "Comprehensive" courses, which for many years set the standard for self study language courses.
Because of the vast amount of simultaneous listening/reading, this course is superior to something like Pimsleur for someone like me who needs to read as well as listen when trying to learn. All in all, this appears to be the most complete course of its type.