Newly compiled Russian for University Undergraduates (Volume 2)

Author: Li Xiurong
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Newly Compiled University Russian for Non-Russian Majors is a teaching material designed for undergraduate students of non-Russian majors in higher education institutions. This series consists of 4 volumes and can be used for Russian language courses in the foundational stage (280 hours) for both humanities and science majors. Volumes 1 and 2 are intended for the first and second semesters of the first academic year, while Volumes 3 and 4 are for the third and fourth semesters of the second academic year. This book was compiled in accordance with the requirements of the Revised Teaching Syllabus for University Russian, issued in June 2001. It primarily aims to cultivate students' reading comprehension skills while also developing their listening, speaking, writing, and translation abilities. It helps students master effective language learning methods, build a solid language foundation, and enables them to use Russian as a communication tool to acquire professional information. Each volume contains 12 lessons (including 2 review lessons). Each lesson includes a main text, text notes, a vocabulary list, a phrase list, explanations of active vocabulary, after-lesson exercises, grammar explanations, and grammar exercises. The main text (Tekst I) is a close-reading passage used in classroom teaching, while the supplementary text (Tekst II) is designed to complement the main text. It can be used either as a classroom discussion or assigned as homework for students to review and check their understanding in class. The purpose is to reinforce the content of the main text, expand vocabulary and reading volume. The selection of material for Tekst II is carefully chosen to maintain a certain connection with Tekst I in terms of themes, genres, vocabulary, and grammatical structures. After each main text (Tekst I), there are explanations of active vocabulary. The selected words are common, polysemous, and relatively difficult to master in the main text of that lesson. Exercises are provided for these key words in the after-lesson assignments, and they are repeated in subsequent lessons to ensure students can actually grasp and use them in verbal communication. The grammar content of this book is determined based on the revised syllabus and the existing grammatical knowledge structure of students before they enter university, as well as their actual level of mastery. The goal is to consolidate grammar learned in high school while expanding and in-depth explaining the content that should be mastered in university. The grammar explanations are concise and to the point, with short examples to illustrate the concepts. Efforts are made to use charts and tables to systematize complex grammatical phenomena, making them easier for students to grasp. The grammar topics in the book are arranged according to the requirements of the syllabus. During the writing process, both the demands of grammar teaching itself and its alignment with grammatical phenomena in the texts were considered. The exercises in the text and grammar sections focus on training verbal skills, with diverse and numerous forms, allowing teachers to select as needed. The vocabulary starting point of this book is the 1,630 words listed in the Vocabulary List for the National Unified Examination for Higher Education Entrance (Russian), which is attached to the syllabus (see the total vocabulary list at the end of this volume). Based on this, the vocabulary for the texts in this book is determined. In addition to the vocabulary list for each text at the end of each lesson, a total vocabulary list for the entire volume is provided at the end of each book for review and reference.