Expanded version of a paper presented at the Northeast Modern Language Association meeting, Philadelphia, Pa., April 2, 1971. (RL)

The selection of appropriately simple and authentic reading materials for high school Russian classes is discussed in light of the temporal and lexical constraints of that instructional level. Teachers are warned against overly ambitious materials and analysis when language learning, not literature appreciation, is the primary objective. (MSE)

Examines four approaches to teaching Russian literature in translation and offers suggestions from the most successful programs to help in establishing, developing, or improving similar programs at other educational institutions. (EKN)

Uses several examples to show a strong connection between the notion of transitivity and Russian aspect. The notion of interplay of pragmatic and objective features of transitivity has often been implicitly in definitions of Russian aspect but never sufficiently clarified. (Author/BK)

Materials used in Russian instruction in the United States and Canada are presented in four alphabetically arranged lists, for first through fourth year instruction. A list of participating institutions follows. A number key indicates which materials each institution is using. (RM)

An audio-visual course in Russian culture is given at Northern Illinois University. A collection of 4-5,000 color slides is the basis for the course, with lectures focussed on literature, philosophy, religion, politics, art and crafts. Acquisition, classification, storage and presentation of slides, and organization of lectures are discussed. (CHK)

A semester study program for American students in Leningrad is described. Student selection, directors, participating schools, housing, courses and academic program, extra-curricular activities, and facilities are discussed. Suggested improvements included shorter class hours, fewer hours per week, lecture revisions, institution of required…

Supplementary, non-textbook materials used in Russian civilization classes include "Paintings from the Russian Museum Collection," with text in Russian and English; a Russian desk calendar; "In the Russian Style," with costume photographs and poetry excerpts, and a Russian primary school book. Uses of these materials are discussed. (CHK)

Provides the English-speaking student with a model of aspect use in the imperative in Russian. Examples are given in Russian without English translations. The perfective imperative is modally neutral, and the imperfected is modally marked. (Author/LMO)

Compares the use of English compound tenses and Russian tense-aspect combinations in English and Russian scientific writing. Concludes that to convey the proper meaning, English translations of Russian technical texts should contain more uses of the conditional or subjunctive than appear in the original. (EKN)

Uses six examples to substantiate the hypothesis that masculine root words in reference to males in Russian cover a broader semantic space than do feminine root words in reference to females. Women share in the same wide space only when implicitly included in a masculine root. (Author/BK)

Examines the way the temporal adverbial factor restricts and clarifies the form and aspectuality of the Russian verb. The morphological aspect is one of a set of factors whose interaction determines the aspectual reading of a sentence. (NCR)