Xmmm wrote:Steve wrote:If you are picking FSI courses primarily because they are free, you might wish to reconsider. The courses and materials you choose are tools you will be spending many hours with to build your language skills. Spending perhaps $50 to $100 on a good course and good materials will more than pay for themselves over months and years. Many people have successfully used courses such as Assimil or Teach Yourself as good starting points.
What's wrong with FSI? I know that Modern Russian (which is essentially FSI Russian) is much more comprehensive and thorough than Assimil Russian. Assimil is an introductory course only (for Russian, anyway).
But do you think someone starting from scratch in Russian could handle Modern Russian? That could be a consideration.