It is widely known that in order to learn to speak you need to actually speak, i.e. communicate. Communication takes two to tango, so it is a little difficult to teach students to speak in a proper sense via the Internet unless in is a distant learning with the use of all up-to-date technology. At same time to support Speaking Classes, these link are a great help!
First phrases in Russian - learn how to say your first words in Russian
Video-Audio Dictionary - this link is for revising, since the pace is so quick, at the same time you can go back and forth
Professionally arranged first phrases -BBC is one of my favourite web-sites for learning English. It also teaches you some Russian. Their professional interface makes it even more likeable.
Hilarious kitsch of Soviet Posters and basic Russian- a very captivating way to revise basic vocabulary.
Let's sing Russian Alphabet - Sing it!
This resource contains a variety of links - an entrance with many chances for practice
Cornell's University Web-site - one of the best and my favorite resources . Contains links to multiple task, film-based are of special interest to me.
Phrases for Speaking - I find this useful too. In a very concise manner phrases are grouped under topics.
News of the week in simple Russian - this is unique project of the GWU Russian Professor Robert Robin, who adapts authentic speech with the help of Audacity. This can serve as a home assignement for follow-up discussion. Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate Level
I hope you all find it useful!
Wow, these are all really useful. I've bookmarked Cornell and News of the Week for myself, but I can see working some of the others into an introductory Russian class. Some are definitely geared more toward self-instruction, like the video dictionary, but the dialogue video is great! And all the Soviet posters had me cracking up. They were so random!
ReplyDeleteBut I really liked The Cornell site. I just wish it had the movies streamed or available on youtube. Dr. Garza's class has really worn me out on trying to find them. Still, their guides are so great, I may just have to buy it, but even a link to a site where they are sold would be helpful!
Of course, I suppose if it's not for teachers, it's clearly for self-starters.
I also wouldn't sell short the news site. I think it depends on the questions you ask about the clips whether it is lower or upper intermediate or could even be used for advanced students. I understood a good portion of the Moldovan elections story, but also learned some new words. So I think they're really versatile.
I posted the pronunciation site, by the way! It's spokenskills.com