Second Year Russian Language and Culture
Evgeny Dengub and Susanna Nazarova
A highly communicative approach to Intermediate Russian grounded in everyday culture and authentic texts
Etazhi uses the communicative approach to advance student’s Russian proficiency from the Novice High / Intermediate Low level of the ACTFL scale to an Intermediate Mid / Intermediate High level. Designed for one academic year of instruction, Etazhi engages students with highly relevant topics to internalize new vocabulary, expand their grammatical reach, and deepen their cultural understanding of Russian speakers.
Chapters on Russian daily life, travel, dating and marriage, clothing, cuisine, health and medicine, education, holiday traditions, and careers are infused with humor and help students acquire the vocabulary and cultural nuance needed to discuss Russian literature, culture, and the arts. Hundreds of authentic texts, photographs, and illustrations gathered from across the Russian Federation–including authentic material written by real people about their experiences in Russia–show the diversity of Russian speakers, culture, and society. Each of the six chapters contains approximately fifty exercises that help students practice the four basic language skills–listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
This textbook improves vocabulary and grammar while promoting deeper cultural competency, preparing students to study abroad, and providing a firm foundation for advanced courses.
Special features include:
Глава 1: CЕМЬЯ. ХАРАКТЕР. ОТНОШЕНИЯ.
Часть 1. Семья́
Глава 2: ВНЕШНОСТЬ. ОДЕЖДА. ЗДОРОВЬЕ.
Часть 1. Вне́шность
Глава 3: ПРОДУКТЫ И БЛЮДА. ГОТОВИМ ДОМА. В РЕСТОРАНЕ.
Часть 1. Проду́кты и блю́да
Глава 4: ПРАЗДНИКИ. ПУТЕШЕСТВИЯ.
Часть 1. Пра́здники
Глава 5: НАШ ДОМ. ДОМАШНИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ.
Часть 1. Наш дом
Глава 6: УЧЁБА. РАБОТА.
Часть 1. Учёба
Граммати́ческий спра́вочник Grammar Reference
Часть 1: Грамматика Part 1: Grammar
Russian-English Glossary
"Etazhi is a welcome addition to the Intermediate-level Russian language curriculum. Following a backward-planning approach from Rifkin, Dengub, and Nazarova’s excellent third-year Russian textbook Panorama, Etazhi focuses on challenging points of grammar for second-year learners with a highly communicative, culturally grounded approach. Grammatical explanations are refreshingly brief, but with plenty of helpful examples as illustrations. The focus on everyday culture and intercultural communicative competence is laudable. Each chapter is logically constructed, providing students and instructors with a helpful sense of predictability in chapter structure, and exercises support learning in logical, communicative ways. The sequencing and spiraling of material throughout further reinforce learning. Intermediate-level learners and their teachers will be delighted to work with Etazhi!"—Karen Evans-Romaine, University of Wisconsin – Madison
"Finally, a second-year textbook based on language used in real-life communicative situations! Etazhi offers great preparation for students going to Russia for long-term study abroad programs."—Marita Nummikoski, associate professor of Russian, The University of Texas at San Antonio
"Etazhi is a superb intermediate-level Russian language textbook for students seeking to boost their proficiency skills and build their vocabulary while learning about Russia today. Dengub and Nazarova provide a wealth of highly engaging authentic, content-based material about contemporary Russia. Each chapter is carefully structured around topic-focused activities designed to expand mastery of vocabulary and grammar and to deepen cultural understanding."—Joan Chevalier, associate professor of Russian language, US Naval Academy
"Etazhi is a lively and engaging textbook that combines authentic and diverse Russian materials with a consistent and carefully thought-through linguistic and pedagogical approach. Each chapter has a thematic focus and a rich and varied vocabulary which introduces intermediate-level students to lexical nuance and stylistic variation. The textbook is learner-friendly: the authors present both the grammatical and lexical topics in a dialogue with their audience. One of the important advantages of Etazhi is that, while providing plenty of sources for both in-class and homework, it also allows the instructors to add pertinent texts and sources of their own without interfering with the textbook’s logic and structure."—Anna Muza, senior lecturer, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of California Berkeley
"Etazhi is easy to follow, innovative, and offers a contemporary range of vocabulary and activities. I love Etazhi's consistency and logical progression in vocabulary acquisition, the realistic expectations in terms of grammar presentation, and the very clear and engaging communicative tasks. The homework assignments are topical with well-integrated grammar reinforcement where students complete exercises and simultaneously review grammar."—Svitlana Malykhina, coordinator of the Russian language program, Boston University
"«Этажи: Second Year Russian Language and Culture» – не только очень талантливый, но и «живой» учебник, что вообще редкость в этом жанре. По этой книге увлекательно заниматься и преподавателю и студенту, она интересна даже как чтение. Темы и тексты «Этажей» не просто дают знания языка и культуры. Авторами выбран замечательный прием – лексический и грамматический материал четко сфокусирован на реальной жизни студентов, продолжающих изучать русский язык. Их готовят к путешествию в современную Россию. Здесь нет идеальных вымышленных героев и «правильных» диалогов. Действующие лица «Этажей» – реальные люди, с их судьбами, опытом, радостями, трудностями и открытиями.Занимаясь по этому учебнику, cтудент становится собеседником и соучастником процесса, его мнение нужно и важно. Более того – авторы побуждают студентов спорить, размышлять, высказывать свои суждения. «Этажи» – нескучный и эмпатичный учебник. Он дает преподавателю и студенту ощущение совместности и творчества, «ломает» стену между новым трудным языком и теми, кто его изучает. Россия «Этажей» – меняющаяся, не книжная, удивительная страна. Этот учебник, при полном лингвистическом оснащении, написан о жизни и для жизни."—Майя Волчкевич, кандидат филологических наук, Заместитель директора Миделберийской школы в России (г. Москва)
"Etazhi is an excellent second-year Russian textbook. Hearing about the experiences of real Russian speakers increases students’ interest in reading and understanding the texts because they can relate to these stories. All texts and grammar exercises are built around the chapter vocabulary, which helps students acquire new vocabulary faster and easier. The topics in the textbook are practical and provide students with better knowledge of Russian everyday life. Etazhi also provides students with opportunities to discuss cultural peculiarities and dramatically enhances their interest in different aspects of Russian culture. Thank you very much to Evgeny Dengub and Susanna Nazarova for such a wonderful gift to Russian language students and educators."—Julia Katsnelson, lecturer in Russian, department of German and Russian, University of Vermont
""I am extremely pleased with how intuitive this textbook is. The authors have incorporated dedicated vocabulary sections that are granular and relevant to the subject matter at hand and the format encourages students to reflect for longer on the topic of each exercise as a whole. I would almost call it revolutionary in a way. This is the best textbook I have seen so far that incorporates the latest accepted methods in language pedagogy.""—Charlie Smith, Russian language instructor, DePaul University
Evgeny Dengub is a teaching professor of Russian and director of the Russian Basic Language Program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is coeditor of The Art of Teaching Russian.
Susanna Nazarova is lead instructor in the Middlebury College Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian. She is a coauthor of Panorama: Intermediate Russian Language and Culture.
Hardcover
440 pp., 8.5 x 11
1 tabl, 83 color photos, 37 color illus., 2 figures
ISBN:
Oct 2021
World
Paperback
440 pp., 8.5 x 11
1 tabl, 83 color photos, 37 color illus., 2 figures
ISBN: 978-1-64712-115-0
Oct 2021
World
Ebook
440 pp.
1 tabl, 83 color photos, 37 color illus., 2 figures
ISBN: 978-1-64712-116-7
Oct 2021
World
