Russian Basic Tutorial (Survival Guide)

Author: Yu Changhui
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Fundamentals of Russian breaks the traditional model of university foreign language textbook writing by focusing on speaking and writing as the core teaching points. The teaching starts with speaking, with the primary goal of cultivating students' speaking and writing abilities, thereby promoting the comprehensive development of listening, reading, and translation skills. The main body of the textbook does not include the mother tongue and does not provide detailed explanations of the grammatical phenomena involved. However, each chapter includes a "Vocabulary List" and "Grammar Notes" (with Chinese translations of the exercises following the grammar notes) for self-study purposes. Fundamentals of Russian consists of three volumes, with 15 lessons per volume, totaling 45 lessons. It requires the mastery of approximately 3,100 reusable words (including around 2,300 daily-life words and 800 common science and technology words) and the comprehension of approximately 4,500 words. The grammar covered in all three volumes includes the main content of basic Russian grammar. The estimated teaching hours for this textbook are 360 hours, averaging 120 hours per volume and 8 hours per lesson. If students with prior Russian experience in middle school use this textbook, the three volumes would require approximately 240 hours in total.
Volume 1 is called the "Survival Volume," with the focus on training students to develop the habit of speaking Russian. After completing Volume 1, students can engage in oral communication related to daily life, meaning they can "survive" in Russia. Volume 1 contains 936 words (excluding names and geographical names). Upon completing this textbook, students will be able to communicate orally and in writing with Russians in basic daily life, teaching, social, and cultural activities, laying a solid language foundation for further improvement of their Russian skills. Each volume of this textbook can stand alone and be used by readers of different levels. They can also be used as supplementary materials for second foreign language courses or elective courses.