by Wendy Newman | Oct 10, 2013 | Russian Culture, Russian Practice, Russian updates, Russian Zone
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...
by Wendy Newman | Oct 10, 2013 | Russian Culture, Russian Zone
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...
by Wendy Newman | Oct 10, 2013 | Russian Reviews, Russian Zone
Svetlana MacGillivray, Reviews Editor I am delighted to be taking over the reviews editorship of Rusistika. Andrew Jameson, the previous reviews editor, will be a hard act to follow, having carried out the task for many years with great thoroughness: ALL is extremely...
by Wendy Newman | May 3, 2013 | French Practice, French Zone
Martine Pillette (Moulton, Northamptonshire) THE GRAMMAR AGENDA In the days of O level (GCE Ordinary level was introduced in Britain in 1951) communication was not at the heart of the MFL agenda. The emphasis was much more on linguistic competence than on performance....
by Wendy Newman | May 3, 2013 | German Practice, German updates, German Zone
Sara Davidson (Oundle School) INTRODUCTION State Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own opinion the right to express these views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance...
