From the Publisher:
Both volumes of this beginning-level Russian-language program address the four skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing), as well as culture. Each unit, based on a common theme, contains a set of goals for each of the skills, supported by dialogues, texts, exercises, and other material necessary for the achievement of these goals. Both volumes present a balance of functional competence on the one hand, and accuracy on the other. Although students will not be expected to attain complete control of all the grammatical categories during the course, the materials present a systematic framework of Russian grammar.
From the Back Cover:
Key Benefit: The first volume of this beginning-level Russian- language program addresses four skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing), as well as culture. Readers are exposed repeatedly to similar functions and structures at an increasing level of complexity while each unit puts them into communicative settings in all four skills. The book's flexibility dictates no particular methodological approach. Key Topics: Each unit, based on a common theme, contains a set of goals for each of the skills, supported by dialogues, texts, exercises, and other material necessary for the achievement of these goals. Both Book I and II present a balance of functional competence on the one hand, and accuracy on the other. The materials present a systematic framework of Russian grammar.
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