Product Description
by Alfia A. Rakova (Author), Ray J. Parrott (Author)
The ideal review for your Russian course
More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum's Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing to language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems. Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutions to exercises in their topic of choice.
- 232 exercises with answers
- Outline format facilitates quick and easy review of Russian vocabulary
- Exercises to help students test their mastery of Russian vocabulary
- Appropriate for the following courses: Introductory Russian; Elementary Russian; Intermediate Russian; Advanced Russian; Russian Conversation
- Easy-to-follow review of Russian vocabulary
- Supports all the major textbooks for Russian courses
Author Biography
Aldia A. Rakova, a Russian language instructor, linguist, and translator at the University of Iowa, has taught the language at all levels from elementary to advanced linguistic courses. She is also project coordinator for translation projects, terminologist (English--Russian medical database), and translator of Russian and Polish at the University of Iowa Translation Laboratory. She has published numerous articles on Slavic linguistics, teaching methodology, and the cultural aspects of translation.
Ray Parrott has taught Russian language and literature classes at the Universities of Iowa and Michigan for many years and currently holds the rank of Professor and Chair, Department of Russian, at the University of Iowa. He has authored, edited, and translated numerous books and articles on literary and pedagogical issues, in addition to serving actively in his field's major professional associations. For the past decade he has edited the AATSEEL Newsletter for the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages, a major forum for language instructors.
