Text-only course books that do not have any audio accompaniment.
Good book, but the pace was a little fast
Review on 2007-10-24
I have read and used a lot of language books and I didn't feel like this book really helped the students along well enough. The first few chapters, I was excited about learning Russian, but by chapter 5 I was lost. I have even taken Russian in college before. So I guess I just think the pace of this book is a bit fast or illogical.
Rating:
(3 / 5)
It's really a good textbook!
Review on 2002-03-28
When I first time found this book in the university library,I was attracted by this book so much,and again and again I reborrowed this book from the liberary.And when I travelled in Russia last year I bought the travel guide of lonely planet series,it also recommends this book as good russian textbook.Finally I decided to have one my own copy ,and I searched it at Amazon.com.
But when I saw the general review of this book I was surprised that this book has "only" three stars!And I can't help but write a review to counterbalance it.This is really a rather good one on the market with its relatively low price.The downstairs said that this book doesn't have English translation to accompany the Russian text.I don't see it as a drawback.If there's English translation beside the Russian text,you would probably rely on the English translation and would not spend time to read the Russian one, which I think will hinder the learning of a new language.
The content of this book is well organized and the materials are very authentic whihout losing fun.I really think it's one of the best text book for the beginners of this difficult language, and I truly recommend this to everyone who would puck up Russian language efficiently and happily!
Rating:
(5 / 5)