Resources for Russian Language Study

These two files are a video (part 1, part 2) of a lecture Professor Rifkin gave on strategies for learning foreign languages. The lecture is useful for students of Russian as well as students of other languages.

Part I
Part II

The following links are useful for learners of Russian.

www.russnet.org - Learning modules and activities

www.masterrussian.org - Learning exercises and activities

www.aatseel.org - Professional organization for teachers of Slavic languages, links to other resources for learning Slavic languages

www.actr.org - Professional organization for teachers of Russian, links to information for study abroad and learning resources

www.actfl.org - Professional organization for teachers of foreign languages, links to information about the proficiency guidelines

www.gramota.ru - dictionaries and other references from the Russian Ministry of Education

www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/index.html - interactive Russian grammar reference

www.rambler.ru/dict - English-Russian and Russian-English dictionary

http://www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu/rails/ – learning exercises for advanced learners of Russian (by Temple's own Professor Rifkin)