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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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In my view this is an update of Teach Yourself Russian by Daphne West first published in 1995 (I think). However the content has been improved considerably and I prefer to use this current version for revision. I would strongly recommend this book to beginners.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Absolute beginners should I think start with Teach yourself "get started in Russian", and then move on to this one.
I think this set (and other sets from other authors) go too fast at the beginning for absolute beginners.
From my experience, 2 remarks:
1. no point spending too much time on learning the declinsons perfectly, it s not gonna help understanding Russian (they speak very quickly!), and also it doesn't matter so much if you speak and make mistakes. When you speak English to a foreigner you'd rather him speaking quickly and make mistakes than him speaking VERY slowly (*) without mistakes...
2. The dialogues (apart from the short texts at the end of some of the chapters) are not spoken at normal Russian speed. So, if the CDs are your only source of spoken Russian, you re gonna be in for a bit of a shock when you go there. So I think it is worth getting other CDs, in which Russian is spoken at normal speed. That being said, it is better when we start learning to have dialogues being spoken slowly.
(*) It is a mistake to speak and try think/search in our memory for 10 seconds or so what the correct declinson is.
I think this set (and other sets from other authors) go too fast at the beginning for absolute beginners.
From my experience, 2 remarks:
1. no point spending too much time on learning the declinsons perfectly, it s not gonna help understanding Russian (they speak very quickly!), and also it doesn't matter so much if you speak and make mistakes. When you speak English to a foreigner you'd rather him speaking quickly and make mistakes than him speaking VERY slowly (*) without mistakes...
2. The dialogues (apart from the short texts at the end of some of the chapters) are not spoken at normal Russian speed. So, if the CDs are your only source of spoken Russian, you re gonna be in for a bit of a shock when you go there. So I think it is worth getting other CDs, in which Russian is spoken at normal speed. That being said, it is better when we start learning to have dialogues being spoken slowly.
(*) It is a mistake to speak and try think/search in our memory for 10 seconds or so what the correct declinson is.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
It lives up to it's title
11 Sep 2010
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The book and the CD's that come with it is an excellent starting point for beginners of Russian. You can set your own pace and learn as little or as much as you want. The CD's are in sync with the book and useful to hear how phrases and Cyrillics are pronounced.
I would recommend getting this book to further improve your understanding of Russian alphabet and how to use it. Read and Write Russian Script: A Teach Yourself Guide
After you have started to learn a bit of Russian, I would suggest getting a book like this Russian Stories: A Dual-Language Book to practice your reading skills. One side of the page is in Russian whilst the other side is in English if you ever get lost in translation.
There are also various online resources to learn Russian. Livemocha is a site that has a few Russian lessons. Although it's almost exclusively repetitive word learning, you still learn something from it. [...] gives you about 10+ audio lessons when you register. It's a free trial for 7 days, so just register, find all the free lessons, download them and move on. Of course you can opt to buy their lessons if you want.
Good luck in your endeavors to learn Russian!
I would recommend getting this book to further improve your understanding of Russian alphabet and how to use it. Read and Write Russian Script: A Teach Yourself Guide
After you have started to learn a bit of Russian, I would suggest getting a book like this Russian Stories: A Dual-Language Book to practice your reading skills. One side of the page is in Russian whilst the other side is in English if you ever get lost in translation.
There are also various online resources to learn Russian. Livemocha is a site that has a few Russian lessons. Although it's almost exclusively repetitive word learning, you still learn something from it. [...] gives you about 10+ audio lessons when you register. It's a free trial for 7 days, so just register, find all the free lessons, download them and move on. Of course you can opt to buy their lessons if you want.
Good luck in your endeavors to learn Russian!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent course in an affordable package
22 Sep 2010
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The Complete Russian Course with Daphne West is a great course for those of us on a budget. It covers all the essential grammer with plenty of excercises including good audio recordings for speaking and understanding, writing excercises and reading sections for reading comprehension.
The vocabulary is relevant and thorough. Of course to obtain real fluency one's stock of vocabulary and pratice has to go beyond the scope of this course but it is a wonderful foundation.
A great alternative to those of us who can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on Rosetta Stone.
The vocabulary is relevant and thorough. Of course to obtain real fluency one's stock of vocabulary and pratice has to go beyond the scope of this course but it is a wonderful foundation.
A great alternative to those of us who can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on Rosetta Stone.
Awesome product
21 April 2012
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The author has a very extensive experience in teaching Russian and succeeds in making the rules and exceptions of the language seem simple, through logical explanations, well-organized presentation and complete lists of the details in the appendices.
You can really get a complete, good overall understanding through this book with a good introductory vocabulary.
With two CDs and a complete book, the price of the Teach Yourself series is a steal.
You can really get a complete, good overall understanding through this book with a good introductory vocabulary.
With two CDs and a complete book, the price of the Teach Yourself series is a steal.
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