Ericounet Senior Member France yojik.euRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5438 days ago 157 posts - 414 votes Studies: English, German, Russian
| Message 17 of 23 06 February 2011 at 9:01am | IP Logged |
hi,
yes, me :) (I'm French)
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leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6553 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog
| Message 18 of 23 06 February 2011 at 3:43pm | IP Logged |
So, how was it Ericounet? It's very expensive, but I'm tempted to buy it or the Spanish version, just because I'll be
sure to get the right combination, and have nice convenient packaging, etc. It looks like the French version is the
only one of the two that has the new (2008) edition.
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LatinoBoy84 Bilingual Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 5578 days ago 443 posts - 603 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish*, French Studies: Russian, Portuguese, Latvian
| Message 19 of 23 06 February 2011 at 4:45pm | IP Logged |
I have both and use both :) They are completely different books. The NEW French edition
is better much more progressive. The dialogs are shorter and there are more lessons. My
recommendation is to use both. I found that the prior version is closer to what might
one expect from the Using series. Use both the 100 lesson one first and then the 70
lesson one. In combination they are brilliant! (I love the new book it's really well
done.)
Edited by LatinoBoy84 on 06 February 2011 at 4:46pm
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leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6553 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog
| Message 20 of 23 06 February 2011 at 11:00pm | IP Logged |
Both - the 1987 and 2008 French versions?
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LatinoBoy84 Bilingual Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 5578 days ago 443 posts - 603 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish*, French Studies: Russian, Portuguese, Latvian
| Message 21 of 23 07 February 2011 at 4:38am | IP Logged |
Le Russe -Victoria Melnikova-Suchet
http://www.amazon.fr/Russe-4CD-audio-Victoria-Melnikova-Such et/dp/2700521137/ref=sr_1_1?
ie=UTF8&qid=1297049733&sr=8-1
El Nuevo Ruso sin esfuerzo -Vladimir Matchabelli, Françoise Gallais, Vladimir Dronov
http://www.amazon.com/Nuevo-Ruso-sin-esfuerzo-espagnol/dp/27 0050223X/ref=sr_1_1?
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1297049833&sr=8-1
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Ericounet Senior Member France yojik.euRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5438 days ago 157 posts - 414 votes Studies: English, German, Russian
| Message 22 of 23 07 February 2011 at 5:01pm | IP Logged |
Hi,
I bought my version in 2000. I didn't take a look at the 2008 version.
They are not expensive here (I think 60€ is not expensive for an book/audio course).
But I prefer the old 1951 version ...
I got the French version and the English version, and the explanations are better in the French version. The English translations of the dialogues are sometimes somewhat strange :) If you can read and understand French, take the French version.
Eric!
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Edited by Ericounet on 07 February 2011 at 5:03pm
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aloysius Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6243 days ago 226 posts - 291 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English, German Studies: French, Greek, Italian, Russian
| Message 23 of 23 07 February 2011 at 10:15pm | IP Logged |
I haven't used the most recent version (2008) at all, and just had a quick glance at the oldest one (1951). But I'm working my way through the other two (Russisch ohne mühe and Russisch ohne mühe heute in my German editions) and they are both good. If I had to pick one I would go for the former (1971), but as others have suggested, there's nothing wrong with using various versions in parallell. I might lay my hands on Le Russe as well ...
Of course you have to get hold of second-hand copies for the older courses, but I think it's worth it tracking them down.
//aloysius
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