V puti: Russian Grammar in Context [Paperback]

Olga Kagan (Author), Frank Miller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0134748913 | ISBN-13: 978-0134748917 | Publication Date: August 10, 1995 | Edition: 1

This innovative book contains twelve units and combines a communicative approach with a solid grammar foundation that will prepare readers for further study at the advanced level. Takes a contrastive cultures approach that consists of the exchange of information between Americans and Russians. Develops all four language skills in each unit. Each lesson contains: conversations followed by various oral exercises; writing assignments; grammar review or introduction followed by exercises; authentic reading selections from newspapers (“Reading for Information”); a discussion of Russian speech conventions; and an unabridged literary book (“Reading for Pleasure”).

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Text: English, Russian

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This innovative text contains twelve units and takes a contrastive cultures approach that consists of the exchange of information between Americans and Russians.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (August 10, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0134748913
• ISBN-13: 978-0134748917
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #731,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Start to Learning Intermediate Russian, June 7, 2000

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This review is from: V puti: Russian Grammar in Context (Paperback)

This is a great tool to help you learn Russian, and is even more helpful when used in conjunction with the workbook that goes along with it. After reading this book (and doing the workbook excercises) you will have a fairly good ability to communicate in Russian about common subjects. A good thing about this book is that its author, Olga Kagan, (who I studied under at UCLA) adheres to the philosophy that learning a language shouldn't be done through mere translation (this-English-word=that-Russian-word), but should be approached by taking the words in context and by seeing how Russian phrases/words are used, and not just what they mean. The only thing lacking from this book is that there aren't enough oral exercises, but overall, if you already know basic Russian and want to move to the next level, this is an excellent way to do it.