Is extensive reading a viable methodology for Russian language teaching?
Elena Bolton (Solihull) INTRODUCTION When I decided to try my hand at teaching Russian I thought I was well prepared for the task. After all, I had experience of teaching English in Russia. I had also spent several years working as a technical translator, a job which...
The impact of rote learning on pupil perceptions of attainment and improvement: The case of Russian
Victoria Rolfe and Mark Payne (University of Sheffield) Я читаю – I read Ты читаешь – You read Он/она читает – He/she reads Мы читаем – We read Вы читаете – You read Они читают – They read INTRODUCTION In our experience of teaching and learning in secondary schools in...
The politics of freedom in The Bronze Horseman and Eugene Onegin
Joel Roberts (University of Brighton) INTRODUCTION Peter the Great’s establishment of Saint Petersburg as a ‘window on the West’ opened Russia to a host of European influences. As a city built on Finnish marshland, a celebration of European culture and an ostensible...
List of Reviews – Issue 38 of Rusistika, autumn 2013
The following titles are reviewed in issue 38 of Rusistika, autumn 2013. Susie Beattie, Genevieve Gerrard and Persephone Lock (editors), Collins Russian Dictionary and Grammar. Reviewed by Andrew Jameson. Serge Sharoff, Elena Umanskaya and James Wilson, A Frequency...