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About this project >> Can't see ðóññêèé ÿçûê (Russian) on screen? Current webcasts 17.09.2007
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Íîâîñòè íåäåëè íà óïðîù¸ííîì ðóññêîì ÿçûêå is posted to the web bi-weekly and delivers a survey of the previous two weeks' news in simplified standard Russian Listeners of Voice of America's "Special English" broadcasts will recognize the slightly slower rate of speech and textual redundancy which characterize these webcasts. Why óïðîù¸ííûé ðóññêèé? Back in Soviet times, the news was easy to understand. The propaganda-laden messages were predictable and the diction clear and slow. Post-communist newscasts feature telegraphic speech and slurry diction. Our webcasts serve as a stepping stone between the teacher talk of the classroom and the "real" Russian of the media. Authentic news. The news itself is taken from a number of Russian sites, including Lenta.Ru, Vesti.Ru, Ytro.ru and other authentic sites. The accompanying exercises include pre-listening background information, vocabulary support, and post-listening activities. The exercises are written in the multiple-choice or fill-in formats. Listeners can check their answers with a mouse click. Timeframe. The news cycle covered runs two weeks with new posted every other Monday or Tuesday. Who can listen? The news items, style, and exercise level are aimed at students with listening skills at ACTFL Intermediate Mid to Intermediate High. In most cases, that corresponds to college Russian at the end of second-year. Suggestions for listening. Listening to a flow-of-speech can be a daunting and frustrating task. Learning to live with the frustration is part of the learning curve. So we advise that you try these steps in this order:
Copyright information. Users may download both the written and audio versions of the exercises, copy them, and redistribute them. The only restriction is that the material must be cited: "Novosti nedeli na uproshchennom russkom jazyke, a project of the National Capital Language Resource Center. www.gwu.edu/~slavic/webcasts/." Complaints and kudos can be sent to the project director: Richard Robin. Credits. Project director: Richard Robin. News rewriters, exercises, JavaScripting, and voice: Natalia Bessergeneva. |
A project of the National Capital Language Resource Center
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About this project >> Can't see ðóññêèé ÿçûê (Russian) on screen?
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Íîâîñòè íåäåëè íà óïðîù¸ííîì ðóññêîì ÿçûêå delivers a survey of the previous week's news in simplified standard Russian. Listeners of Voice of America's "Special English" broadcasts will recognize the slightly slower rate of speech and textual redundancy which characterize these webcasts. Why óïðîù¸ííûé ðóññêèé? Back in Soviet times, the news was easy to understand. The propaganda-laden messages were predictable and the diction clear and slow. Post-communist newscasts feature telegraphic speech and slurry diction. Our webcasts serve as a stepping stone between the teacher talk of the classroom and the "real" Russian of the media. Authentic news. The news itself is taken from a number of Russian sites, including Lenta.Ru, Gazeta.Ru, and Ýõî Ìîñêâû. The accompanying exercises pre-listening background information, vocabulary support, and post-listening activities. Some of these are open-ended questions. Others are interactive. Listeners can check their answers with a mouse click. Timeframe. The news cycle covered is from Monday to Friday. The news is recorded and posted the following Monday. Exercises are available by Tuesday morning. In other words, listeners should expect at least a 96-hour delay in "timeliness." Who can listen? The news items, style, and exercise level are aimed at students with listening skills at ACTFL Intermediate Mid to Intermediate High. In most cases, that corresponds to college Russian at the end of second-year. Suggestions for listening. Listening to a flow-of-speech can be a daunting and frustrating task. Learning to live with the frustration is part of the learning curve. So we advise that you try these steps in this order:
Copyright information. Users may download both the written and audio versions of the exercises, copy them, and redistribute them. The only restriction is that the material must be cited: "Novosti nedeli na uproshchennom russkom jazyke, a project of the National Capital Language Resource Center. www.gwu.edu/~slavic/webcasts/." Complaints and kudos can be sent to the project director: Richard Robin. Credits. Project director: Richard Robin. News rewriters and exercises: Natalia Bessergeneva and Richard Robin. Voice: Natalia Bessergeneva. JavaScripting: Natalia Bessergeneva. |