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 process of learning Russian should be no more difficult than the process of learning other languages although it may take somewhat longer. The phonetic system should not present major difficulties with respect to individual sounds, but intonation may be difficult because Russian pitch patterns represent different intentions and emotions than…