Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
0 Hour(s) 41 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Irina Liner
Rating
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Course Overview
In just a week you will be able to proudly say: “I have read Leo Tolstoy in Russian!" Even if you are a beginner!
'Readings in Russian. Leo Tolstoy (1)' is the first pilot sub course in the series 'Readings in Russian.' which is planned to be continued. The major goal of the series is to help my virtual students start reading classical Russian literature at the upper-beginner level.
You would say: ‘No, this cannot be true! Russian classical literature is too complicated and this is not something to start learning this terribly difficult language with!’ Well, of course “War and Peace” or “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy, “Seagull” or “The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov, poetry by Alexander Pushkin are not what I’m offering here.
For the series I have picked up well-known short stories for children by the Great Russian writers. In this very first sub course you’ll read six short stories by Leo Tolstoy: Косточка, Котёнок, Акула, Филипок, Отец и сыновья, and Мужик и водяной. I am planning to continue with more texts by the author.
Every lecture contains an audio of one short story recorded at a slower pace, illustrated and subtitled for easier comprehension by the student. There are also some downloadable supporting materials, e.g. full texts of stories with and without word stresses, vocabulary notes, etc. Plenty of 'multiple choice', 'true/false', 'fill in the blanks' exercises with feedback are included. To get the maximum benefit from the course step-by-step instructions are provided. I also guarantee chat support in case students have any questions.
If you start right away then in just a week you will be able to proudly say: “I have read Leo Tolstoy in Russian!” – Я читал ЛьваТолстого на русском!
Course Content
- 1 section(s)
- 7 lecture(s)
- Section 1 My First Section
What You’ll Learn
- At the end of this course, you will find yourself in an exciting adventure of reading classical Russian literature in the original. The adventure will start with well-known short stories written by the Great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy for children. Sub-titled and illustrated lectures are recorded twice: at a slower pace and at a faster pace. Plenty of supplementary materials, exercises and step-by-step instructions will help you improve reading, listening, writing and speaking skills, e.g. put word stresses correctly, master native speaker's intonation, recognize and understand old language forms and idioms, expand Russian vocabulary and improve grammar, and so forth. Last but not least is that you will be introduced to the phenomena of Russian culture and mentality discovered by Leo Tolstoy.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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NNARAYAN RAMANATHAN
A dream came true - I was able to read and understand some Tolstoy! Thanks a lot, my wonderful teacher! Мечта сбылась — я смогла прочитать и понять Толстого! Спасибо большое, мой замечательный учитель!
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AAni V. Pilatou
The lecturer's enunciation is very on point (especially if the learner's level of Russian isn't more advanced) and her courses are well-structured. I also used to think that Russian literature is complicated and hard to understand for non-Russians, but these readings are a good point to start from. You don't have to start reading Dostoyevsky in Russian to get a glimpse of the wonderful readings Russian classics have to offer. Thank you, Irina, for introducing us to this magical world.
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DDaniel Joseph LaReaux
I really enjoyed the stories and the clear enunciation of the words. I also loved the artwork for most of the stories. Would take another course from this instructor.
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CCharles Lauzon
I find the vocabulary too hard. Is there somewhere to down load it?
