Hello

[amnesic-danseur.livejournal.com]

I have been studying Russian on my own for almost a year now, and am currently using Living Language: Ultimate Russian, but I don't have the language CD/tapes that accompany the course. I was hoping that somebody could point me in the direction of another course with audio that would aide me (and not tear a too big hole in my pocket) and be worth my while. There seems to be so many courses out there, it can be bewildering. I'm just looking for something simple and thorough right now. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Alex

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[past-the-past.livejournal.com]

The learning series we use at my college is called Nachalo. My professor thinks that this book and the materials are very good, so I recommend it. The CDs, book and workbook cost quite a bit new, but I'm sure you can get it used for not much money. Perhaps you can check your bookstore or amazon.com or some other similar thing. I'm in Russian 1 and my class is basically a lot of learning on your own, which is not too hard to do with these materials. Hope that helps a bit.

[amnesic-danseur.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice, I'll look around for Nachalo :)

Alex

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[squodge.livejournal.com]

I would recommend the Pimsleur Russian course. It teaches you to speak with a good accent, much better than a course that just says each phrase twice, without giving you the chance to construct new sentences.

I bought Pimsleur Russian (Level 1) from ebay. It cost be US$60, but that was because I'm in the UK and the course is only available from the US. Originally, the course costs US$350, so I got a real bargain. So just go to www.ebay.com and do a simple search. If you're not lucky enough to win a set at a cheap price, I might consider you selling my set when I've finished with it.

All Pimsleur courses are audio-only, with almost no emphasis on reading and writing, which would seem to suit you perfectly. Good luck, with whatever course you end up using ^__^

Re: Russian...

[amnesic-danseur.livejournal.com]

Thanks allot, I'll look it up and keep your offer in mind :) I live in South Africa so hopefully I'll be able to find a good deal.

Alex