It is proposed that the concepts of location and goal are helpful instructional tools in Russian, encouraging competence and discouraging incorrect analyses of sentence structure. Minor reorganization of conventional instructional materials and addition of a few sentences for discussion would be of significant assistance in student understanding.…

Discusses the work of the Institute of the Russian Language of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which has two main responsibilities: to review and correct official documents, and to prepare new terms and words. Also, it maintains a radio program which answers the listeners' questions about the Russian language. (PJM)

Discusses general strategies and specific devices to motivate intermediate and advanced students to use the language laboratory frequently and efficiently. Suggests types of materials most effective for language laboratory use. (PMJ)

Critizes pure audiolingual methodology in the teaching of Russian, offering alternatives of a more traditional nature. It is felt, in particular, that there is a place for limited use of the students' native language for explanatory purposes and linguistic analysis. (Text is in Russian.) (DH)

The article reports on work in progress on the preparation of a textbook for elementary Russian. Arguments are advanced for the presentation of highly marked and more differentiated material at an early stage. Also discussed are problems of the quantity of material to be presented and the introduction of vocabulary. (CLK)

By evaluating current practices and resources available to language instructors, with emphasis on oral skills, the article underlines the need for a comprehensive program for realistic conversation stimulus and offers modules as a solution. The educational, practical and economic advantages of modules and ways of making them available are…

Advocates the use of good teaching practices in Russian language teaching. Specific recommendations are made regarding class preparation, motivation, and pattern drills. Attention is called to bad practices that are to be avoided. (AM)

Describes methods for creating a database for computer-assisted teaching of Russian by outlining an approach to one general problem, that of entering vocabulary. It is done in such a way that the same entry is available for a wide range of grammar drills. The program's key feature is its flexibility. (PJM)

Teaching Russian to scientific students calls for the minimum of studying to yield the maximum reading ability. Optimization of learning can be accomplished with attention to procedures outlined here. Problems of syntax, morphology and lexicon in technical Russian are discussed. (CHK)