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فارسی (ایران) Currently, the Language Testing Centre at St Petersburg University, together with the St Petersburg University Publishing House, is undertaking efforts to increase the number of printed publications for students and teachers of Russian as a foreign language.
Thus, the Language Testing Centre at St Petersburg University and the St Petersburg University Publishing House launched a book series ‘I am learning Russian’.
The following books are published as part of this book series:
Bendarzhevskaya, Anna. Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka (adaptation)
ISBN: 978-5-288-06149-3
Paperback: 32 pages
Dimensions: 22×15.5×0.5
Language: Russian
Description:
A comic book series published by the St Petersburg University Publishing House ‘Russian as a Foreign language for Children.’ The series features a selection of adapted folktales, targeted at young learners aged 4-8 years old, who do not speak Russian in the family, but have already started learning the language and know the alphabet.
The young readers will appreciate:
- engaging colour illustrations;
- little text on the page;
- large print;
- game tasks;
- a set of hero figurines to play with.
Welcome to the world of folktales!
BuyBendarzhevskaya, Anna. Frog went travelling: a Russian folktale (adaptation)
ISBN: 978-5-288-06162-2
Paperback: 24 pages
Dimensions: 22×15.5×0.3
Language: Russian
Description:
A comic book series published by the St Petersburg University Publishing House ‘Russian as a Foreign language for Children.’ The series features a selection of adapted folktales, targeted at young learners aged 4-8 years old, who do not speak Russian in the family, but have already started learning the language and know the alphabet.
The young readers will appreciate:
- engaging colour illustrations;
- little text on the page;
- large print;
- game tasks;
- a set of hero figurines to play with.
Welcome to the world of folktales!
BuyBendarzhevskaya, Anna. The Three bears: a Russian folktale (adaptation)
ISBN: 978-5-288-06161-5
Paperback: 36 pages
Dimensions: 22×15.3×0.4
Language: Russian
Description:
A comic book series published by the St Petersburg University Publishing House ‘Russian as a Foreign language for Children.’ The series features a selection of adapted folktales, targeted at young learners aged 4-8 years old, who do not speak Russian in the family, but have already started learning the language and know the alphabet.
The young readers will appreciate:
- engaging colour illustrations;
- little text on the page;
- large print;
- game tasks;
- a set of hero figurines to play with.
Welcome to the world of folktales!
BuyBendarzhevskaya, Anna. The Frog Princess: a Russian folktale (adaptation)
ISBN: 978-5-288-06163-9
Paperback: 64 pages
Dimensions: 22×15.3×0.5
Language: Russian
Description:
A comic book series published by the St Petersburg University Publishing House ‘Russian as a Foreign language for Children.’ The series features a selection of adapted folktales, targeted at young learners aged 4-8 years old, who do not speak Russian in the family, but have already started learning the language and know the alphabet.
The young readers will appreciate:
- engaging colour illustrations;
- little text on the page;
- large print;
- game tasks;
- a set of hero figurines to play with.
Welcome to the world of folktales!
BuyKroshka Ru. Workbook for the program of teaching Russian as a foreign language for 4–7 years old children. Part 1
ISBN: 978-5-288-06347-3
Published: 2023
Number of pages: 84
Cover: paperback
Language: Russian
Description:
The first part of the workbook "Kroshka Ru" is intended for 36 lessons. More than 120 words and phrases, 30 grammatical structures and the entire Russian alphabet will be learned with it. Each lesson introduces fresh grammatical patterns, which are honed by practicing words picked up in the previous lesson. At the end of each lesson, 4 new words and a new letter are learned.
BuyKroshka Ru. Workbook for the program of teaching Russian as a foreign language for 4–7 years old children. Part 2
ISBN: 978-5-288-06348-0
Published: 2023
Number of pages: 42
Cover: paperback
Language: Russian
Description:
The first part of the workbook "Kroshka Ru" is intended for 17 lessons.
More than 60 words and phrases, 30 grammatical structures will be learned with it. Each lesson introduces fresh grammatical patterns, which are honed by practicing words picked up in the previous lesson.
At the end of each lesson, 4 new words and a new letter are learned. Each lesson in the workbook contains a task designed to improve the reading skill. You could also consider assigning this section as homework. The task descriptions in the manual are intended for the instructor, who assists the youngsters in comprehending what is expected of them.
Tokina, Anna.
ISBN: 978-5-288-06134-9
Hardcover: 230 pages
Dimensions: 22×15.5×0.5
Language: Russian
Description:
The practice book addresses common grammar and usage issues of the Russian verb that are challenging for foreign students.
The book contains drills and exercises that optimise the understanding of the Russian motion verbs (with and without prefixes), including: their meanings; usage; idiomatic expressions; aspect category; participles and gerunds.
The studied grammar is presented graphically in tables and charts with supporting commentary.
The practice book helps to develop and further improve the practical sub-skill of grammatical structures and appropriate usage of the Russian verb.
BuyV. Voiskovskaya, E. Guskova “Russian Vocabulary for Everyday Life: Theory and Practice”
ISBN: 978-5-288-06163-9
Number of pages: 124
Cover: paperback
Size: 60x84/8
Language: Russian
Description:
The book presents a course of Russian vocabulary aimed at expanding the students’ existing range.
It contains a variety of practical material, for example: contexts of word usage, illustrations, crossword puzzles, language assignments and speech exercises.
The vocabulary is arranged according to the thematic principle and includes topics such as physical appearance and character, family relations, transport and traffic, media, television, Internet, etc.
The book is addressed to international students continuing to learn Russian and can be used both for classroom teaching and independent studying.
BuyWe study Russian: for Dari speakers. Elementary level (A1) ed.
Moskovkina L., Alexandrova T.
ISBN: 978-5-288-06263-6
Number of pages: 298
Cover: paperback
Language: Russian, Dari
Description:
The educational material in this textbook is created for communicative competence formation within the elementary level (A1) of Russian language proficiency.
The book includes a training test for this level, compiled in accordance with the TORFL standards.
Some instructions, tasks and comments are given in Dari. The textbook contains colorful illustrations for visualizing studying material. Designed for 120 academic hours, it can be used in higher and general educational institutions, in language courses, as well as for self-study of Russian language. It includes an electronic application containing audio files for each lesson and other useful materials.
Access to materials is available via the QR code at the beginning of each lesson.
The materials are created for students from Afghanistan who are starting to learn Russian.
BuyRussian mentality: linguistics area
ISBN: 978-5-288-06267-4
Number of pages: 57
Cover: paperback
Language: Russian
Description:
This textbook is created as an optional course named “Russian mentality: linguistics area”. Summarized theoretical bases of mentality throughout linguistics are described in the book.
Special attention is paid to reflecting peculiarities of Russian mentality in language at different levels, like vocabulary, phraseology, and grammar.
The textbook is primarily addressed to foreign students-philologists from the "Russian as a foreign language" department, as well as to all foreigners who are interested in relationship between language and national mentality, who speak English at the B1-B2 level. The material can be used in classroom for analytical reading, as well as in lecture course of cultural linguistics in English.
BuyWe learn Russian: for Arabic speakers. Elementary level (A1) ed. Moskovkina L., Alexandrova T.
ISBN: 978-5-288-06263-6
Published: 2022
Pages: 298
Cover: Paperback
Dimensions: 60х90/8
Language: Russian, Arabic
Description:
The educational material in this textbook is created for communicative competence formation within the elementary level (A1) of Russian language proficiency. The book includes a training test for this level, compiled in accordance with the TORFL standards.
Some instructions, tasks and comments are given in Arabic. The textbook contains colorful illustrations for visualizing studying material. Designed for 120 academic hours, it can be used in higher and general educational institutions, in language courses, as well as for self-study of Russian language. It includes an electronic application containing audio files for each lesson and other useful materials. Access to materials is available via the QR code at the beginning of each lesson.
The materials are created for students from Arab countries who are starting to learn Russian.
BuyMy izuchaem russkij. Elementary level (A1): textbook and workbook for English speakers
ISBN: 978-5-288-06407-4
Published: 2024
Cover: Paperback
Language: Russian, English
Description:
The educational material in this textbook is created for communicative competence formation within the elementary level (A1) of Russian language proficiency. The book includes a training test for this level, compiled in accordance with the TORFL standards.
The educational complex “My izuchaem russkij” is addressed to foreign students starting to learn the Russian language. The educational complex consists of a textbook and a workbook, which contain educational material created for communicative competence formation within the elementary level (A1) of Russian language proficiency, and include a final test compiled in accordance with TORFL standards. Instructions for the assignments, as well as a number of assignments and comments, are provided in English.
There is an electronic application containing audio files in the educational complex.
Access to materials is available via the QR code at the beginning of each lesson.
The workbook contains additional exercises for each lesson of the textbook, which can be used both in class and as homework. The workbook has a test at the end of each unit and it is completed by the final test, compiled in accordance with TORFL standards. Instructions for the assignments are provided in English.
The textbook and workbook contain colorful illustrations that help visualize studied material. The educational complex “My izuchaem russkij” is designed for 120 academic hours and can be used in different educational institutions.
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