1st Edition

Russian in a Contemporary World A Textbook for Intermediate Russian

By Elena Simms, Tatiana Romanova Copyright 2020
152 Pages 99 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

152 Pages 99 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

152 Pages 99 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Russian in a Contemporary World is an intermediate textbook with a focus on improving oral and written skills of the Russian language by encouraging students’ creative potential with their use of language in a contemporary society, such as media, TV, art, and technology. Key features of the textbook include: Use of original texts and application of material by choosing topics which... Read more
Chapter I. Global international language: Глобальный международный язык. Chapter II. TV: Телевидение Chapter III. Subcultures: Субкультуры. Chapter IV. Art. Graffiti: Искусство. Граффити Chapter V. Fate is a character: Судьба – это характер. Chapter VI. The Internet: Интернет. Chapter VII. Gadgets: Наука И человек. Chapter VIII. Innovative technologies: Гаджеты – лучшие друзья человека. Chapter IX. Our future: Наше Наше будущее. Chapter X. Tourism: Туризм.

Biography

Elena Simms is  Language Tutor of Russian in the University Language Centre and in the Department of Russian and East European Studies at The University of Manchester. She previously taught at Moscow State University where her academic career began in 1995. She holds a PhD in Russian as a Foreign Language from the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute in Moscow. Her current area of focus is the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language with an interest in communicative, innovative language teaching and learning at university level.

Tatiana Romanova is Senior Language Tutor in Russian at RUDN University, Moscow, Philological Faculty, Department of the Russian Language and Teaching Methods. She is a graduate from Lomonosov Moscow State University and is the author of numerous textbooks on teaching Russian as a foreign language. Her main interests are linguistics, multi-culturalism and literature.