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A Functional-Notional Syllabus for the Teaching of Russian Language.

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Tauman, Walter Vladimir – Russian Language Journal, 1982

Questions the relevance of the traditional structural/grammatical approach to Russian course design. Suggests instead a functional notional approach and provides an overview of its rationale and principles. (EKN)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Grammar Translation Method, Instructional Materials, Notional Functional Syllabi

"This Is the Dictionary of Ivan Petrovich": Balancing the Role of Grammar in the Russian Communicative Classroom.

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Boyle, Eloise M. – Theory into Practice, 1994

Examines practical ways to improve the quality of Russian language instruction in higher education. The article reviews briefly chapters from two recently revised Russian textbooks, suggests a move from a grammar-based to a communicative syllabus, and notes difficulties and rewards in switching to a notional-functional syllabus. (SM)

Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Change