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| karashi Tetraglot Groupie Japan Joined 6583 days ago 81 posts - 81 votes  Speaks: French*, English, Japanese, German Studies: Russian | Message 57 of 60 09 December 2008 at 5:36pm | IP Logged | |||||
Hi, I also use(d) Assimil for Russian. I finished the passive wave and am doing the end of the active wave (today lesson 42/70). I have also ordered several books, and since a few days ago I am working with Russian for Beginners, by Charles Duff. It is exactly what I needed after Assimil, to tidy up my grammar. Each lesson has about 20 vocabulary words (of which I know many from Assimil), and introduces one piece of grammar. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| gogglehead Triglot Senior Member Argentina Joined 6081 days ago 248 posts - 320 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Russian, Italian | Message 58 of 60 13 December 2008 at 5:52am | IP Logged | |||||
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Is Assimil Russian even available in English? An important point since I don't speak French
Also, although I am using Assimil Italian with Ease (with success, in my own opinion) I cannot help but think it is a little to much for the absolute beginner. I had already used several Italian sources to get a preliminary grasp of the language, and went into Assimil at just the right point in my progress. Like I said, I am starting Russian from the complete beginning, I have learned the alphabet and now I am using russianlessons.net to get a grasp of a couple of the cases (nominative and accusative), a concept that is, in my language learning experience, alien to me. This method might not be for everyone, but I found it quite easy to slide into Italian without too much effort once I was on the first rung of the ladder. I studied a bit of grammar beforehand because I tend to get impatient with the way that some courses allow grammar to be "absorbed" through dialogues. If something happens a certain way, right away I want to know WHY. This is just my method Thankyou in advance for any more advice. G Head 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Leopejo Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 6115 days ago 675 posts - 724 votes Speaks: Italian*, Finnish*, English Studies: French, Russian | Message 59 of 60 13 December 2008 at 6:06am | IP Logged | |||||
As I said, there is Assimil Russian in Italian - and perhaps Spanish.
There are softer starts as well. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| karashi Tetraglot Groupie Japan Joined 6583 days ago 81 posts - 81 votes Speaks: French*, English, Japanese, German Studies: Russian | Message 60 of 60 14 December 2008 at 5:30pm | IP Logged | |||||
I think Assimil is not about learning grammar, but about having the music of the language in your head. This is why I find it useful to start with it, and only then to work with a traditional vocabulary/granmmar textbook. I intuitively know a lot of the vocabulary of the textbook thanks to assimil, and with the grammar it is not foreign, but every time I study a new lesson I have those "Aha" moments, where everything fits in place. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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