Panorama with Website
Intermediate Russian Language and Culture
Benjamin Rifkin author Evgeny Dengub author Susanna Nazarova author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Georgetown University Press
Published:2nd Oct '21
Should be back in stock very soon
"Panorama is worth your consideration for its well-selected texts and superbly organized grammar coverage."
Panorama with Website moves intermediate-level students of Russian toward advanced proficiency by engaging them in a systematic and comprehensive approach to Russian grammar with texts from a variety of genres, including proverbs and sayings to immerse students in Russian culture. The accompanying companion website–included with the book–offers fully integrated exercises to use alongside the text. By reading and listening to Russian literary classics and contemporary nonfiction texts, students develop a contextual understanding of Russian culture and forms of expression that grow their command of vocabulary, grammar, and complex syntax. The textbook includes comprehensive in-class vocabulary and grammar exercises and discussion topics as well as reading texts (for work in class and at home), summative oral and written exercises, and compelling color photos. Features • Content can be used in one semester/two terms or for a full year • Modular structure allows instructors flexibility to assign chapters in their own sequence • Authentic photojournalist photos to prompt discussion exercises for each chapter topic • Summative exercises for each chapter test student mastery of the grammar topics, vocabulary, and cultural competence related to the chapter theme in a written essay format • Most grammar examples and exercises are drawn from the Russian National Corpus • Readings include blogs, blog comments, articles, and interviews, exposing students to current Russian culture and language. For Instructors: Separate print Teacher’s Editions of Panorama are no longer available. Instead, instructors should submit exam and desk copy requests using ISBN 978-1-64712-195-2. A free online Teachers Manual is also available and features supplementary activities and texts, including ideas for group activities, research projects, songs and video clips for each chapter, audio files of native speakers reading the literary classics from each chapter, and guidance to create a syllabus and exam, with a sample syllabus and sample chapter test. Available at the Publisher’s website.
Language programs will find that the organization and resources of Panorama facilitate classroom instruction that is innovative and uniform, assuming a qualified instructor. From the viewpoint of adjunct faculty or part-time instructors, having instruction so well planned and instructional resources so readily available eases their task so that time and energy can be spent in the classroom and not split between planning and instruction. . . . [the author's] substantial work is a gift to our language teaching field. * American Council of Teachers of Russian Newsletter *
Panorama is worth your consideration for its well-selected texts and superbly organized grammar coverage. * Slavic and East European Journal *
ISBN: 9781647121952
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1315g
488 pages