If there is anyone who has used/using the Russian textbook, Road to Russia. Textbook for Beginners (A1) & Audio. North American Edition, I would like to know their impression of the book. For anyone who is interested here's the link to the book on the publisher's site:
http://ilearnrussian.com/en/we-publish- ... 82239.html
The audio files are available from here (for anyone):
http://ilearnrussian.com/en/content/6-r ... a-textbook
I am just curious as a language learner. No conflict of interests.
Road to Russia. Textbook for Beginners (A1) & Audio. North American Edition
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Re: Road to Russia. Textbook for Beginners (A1) & Audio. North American Edition
Thank you for bringing “Road to Russia” to our attention. Although the this course book was designed for use in a classroom setting, having scanned the “Look Inside” view on Amazon.com, I am left with the impression that this book, coupled with the freely-available audio recordings and answer key, could be used fairly successfully in a self-study programme. The accompanying audio recordings are a scant 1-3/4 hours in duration; however, one could easily supplement them by turning to Assimil/Glossika/FSI/DLI/GLOSS, et cetera. The three “Customer Reviews” on Amazon.com are favourable, but short on details. Nevertheless, my overall impression is positive. While there are numerous alternatives to “Road to Russia”, this package is a viable option.
Amazon.com (Road to Russia)
https://www.amazon.com/Russia-Textbook-Beginners-Audio-American/dp/0981882234
Amazon.com (Road to Russia)
https://www.amazon.com/Russia-Textbook-Beginners-Audio-American/dp/0981882234
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Re: Road to Russia. Textbook for Beginners (A1) & Audio. North American Edition
It seems extremely expensive, imho. The russian version of the book cost 900 roubles, 16$
It's an average textbook, nothing special. You can find the same kind of things in other textbooks for cheaper or for free on internet.
It's an average textbook, nothing special. You can find the same kind of things in other textbooks for cheaper or for free on internet.
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Re: Road to Russia. Textbook for Beginners (A1) & Audio. North American Edition
Thank you for your responses, Speakeasy and Arnaud. Yes, it looks like a decent course but too expensive (especially when you consider the price of the Russian original). And of course, there is a good variety of other courses to choose from. I actually have a quite lot of them but like many other members of this forum, I am inflicted with this eternal urge to collect language courses.
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Re: Road to Russia. Textbook for Beginners (A1) & Audio. North American Edition
For independent learners, the usefulness of commercial language-learning materials rests on three legs, like a stool. The first leg is text. The second leg is audio. The third leg is an answer key. If any one of the three is unobtainable, I won't bother with the other two because the stool will collapse.
Since the publisher's site referenced above is offering two of the three legs for free, why not snatch them up while you can and wait patiently for used copies of the book to surface online at one-tenth the cover price, which is what happens in most cases?
Forget sex and drugs. The phrases "free audio" and "complete answer key" are all it takes to get me drooling and downloading like mad, even for languages that I know I won't have time to study for the next ten years.
In the meantime, at least these resources won't take up any physical space on my overcrowded bookshelves or stare dolefully back at me as if to say "We thought you actually intended to USE us someday..."
Since the publisher's site referenced above is offering two of the three legs for free, why not snatch them up while you can and wait patiently for used copies of the book to surface online at one-tenth the cover price, which is what happens in most cases?
Forget sex and drugs. The phrases "free audio" and "complete answer key" are all it takes to get me drooling and downloading like mad, even for languages that I know I won't have time to study for the next ten years.
In the meantime, at least these resources won't take up any physical space on my overcrowded bookshelves or stare dolefully back at me as if to say "We thought you actually intended to USE us someday..."
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