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by Richard Robin (Author), Karen Evans-Romaine (Author), Galina Shatalina (Author)
ГОЛОСА A Basic Course in Russian (Sixth Edition), strikes a true balance between communication and structure. It takes a contemporary approach to language learning by focusing on the development of functional competence in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), as well as the expansion of cultural knowledge. It also provides comprehensive explanations of Russian grammar along with the structural practice students need to build accuracy.
The sixth edition of this bestselling communicatively based text for beginning Russian has been updated by putting a greater focus on contemporary culture and simplified, visual grammar explanations that will better engage students. Books One and Two are a basic proficiency-oriented complete course in Russian language designed to bring students to the ACTFL Intermediate range in speaking (A2/B1 on the CEFR scale) after 200-250 classroom contact hours, or two years of academic study. The program also covers the basic morphology of Russian (declension, case government, conjugation). The program has been the bestseller as a college Russian textbook through five editions since 1993. It is designed to be the principal textbook for a two-year college sequence running at 3 to 5 hours a week -- a total of 150 to 250 hours of face-to-face instruction at the college level, double at the high school level.
ГОЛОСА is divided into two books (Book One and Book Two) of ten units each. The units are organized thematically, and each unit contains dialogs, texts, exercises, and other material designed to enable students to read, speak, and write about the topic, as well as to understand simple conversations. The systematic grammar explanations and exercises enable students to develop a conceptual understanding and partial control of all basic Russian structures. This strong structural base enables students to accomplish the linguistic tasks and prepares them for further study of the language.
Golosa Online Resources Overview
Golosa is supported by a comprehensive suite of online resources, including both free and paid options to enhance learning and teaching experiences.
Free Resources
- Audio and Video Materials: Available at www.routledge.com/9780367612801 under the 'Support Material' section.
- Companion Website: Access the rich companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/golosa, which includes:
- Audio and video materials.
- Fully integrated exercises designed to complement the textbook.
- Access: Instructors must complete a short Instructor Request Form to access the instructor Google Docs site.
- After submitting the form, you will receive a link to the materials in Google Drive. Note: This is a manual process and may take a few days.
Additional Companion Website (Powered by Lingco)
- For Teachers
- Instructors can request access here: https: //form.typeform.com/to/CUwBPjgh
- Once Lingco has granted access, you will receive an email from them to create your instructor account and have access to the full Golosa course on Lingco.
Note: It may take 1-2 business days for us to review a request and grant access. - Instructors can find a Demo Course here: https: //class.lingco.io/register?instructorCode=ROUTLEDGE2022&accessCode=INS-7fe92b6&language=r This demo course allows instructors to view the content of Unit 1.
- Help Center: For resources on setting up and customizing your course, visit the Lingco Language Labs Help Center at www.lingco.io. The Help Center includes articles explaining how the platform works and what you can do with it.
- For Students:
- Students can join their teacher's course on Lingco and receive a 14-day free trial upon first access.
- After the free trial, students must purchase a 12-month access pass for $49.95.
- Access begins after the free trial and lasts for 12 months.
Author Biography
Richard Robin, Professor of Slavic Linguistics and International Affairs is the Russian language program director at the George Washington University. Within the field of Russian language pedagogy, he specializes in language proficiency assessment, listening comprehension, and the use of authentic media in the lower levels of instruction. Over the last thirty years, he has collaborated on a half-dozen Russian language textbooks.
Karen Evans-Romaine, Professor of Russian, is co-director of the Russian Language Flagship program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She and Russian Flagship co-director Dianna Murphy have co-edited a volume, Exploring the US Language Flagship Program: Professional Competence in a Second Language by Graduation (2017) and have co-authored articles on pedagogical and co-curricular practices in the Russian Flagship. Evans-Romaine teaches Russian language, literature, and culture.
Galina Shatalina, Professor of Russian, is the Russian course coordinator for the George Washington University.
