{"product_id":"mastering-russian-through-global-debate-paperback","title":"Mastering Russian Through Global Debate - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTatiana Balykhina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEkaterina Talalakina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eeTextbooks are now available through VitalSource.com!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMastering Russian through Global Debate\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the rhetorical traditions of the communications field and the best practices of adult second-language instruction to facilitate Superior-level proficiency in the Russian language. Each chapter addresses a rich topic of debate, providing students with a set of prereading activities, texts covering both sides of a debate topic, and continues with postreading comprehension and lexical development exercises--all of which foster the language and critical thinking skills needed for successful debates. A rhetorical methods section in each chapter integrates language and practice and prepares students for end-of-chapter debates. Using debate to develop advanced competency in a second language is a method that is finding increased interest among instructors and students alike, in both synchronous online teaching and the individual classroom. Students are prepared to participate fully in debates with their classmates--at home, abroad, or both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of German and Russian at Brigham Young University. He has published articles in the \u003ci\u003eForeign Language Annals, Modern Language Journal, Russian Language Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLanguage Policy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTatiana M. Balykhina\u003c\/b\u003e is head of the dissertation committee at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia in Moscow and a member of several academies, including the New York Academy of Science. She is a winner of several national awards and honorary titles granted by the government of the Russian Federation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEkaterina Talalakina\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow. She is a certified ACTFL OPI tester in English. In addition to publishing articles in Russian and English on TESOL, lexicology, and e-learning, she is actively involved in collaborative learning projects that connect classrooms in Russia and the US via technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Bown\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of German and Russian at Brigham Young University. Her articles have appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003eLanguage Teaching, Foreign Language Annals, Modern Language Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInnovation in Language Teaching and Learning\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eViktoria Kurilenko\u003c\/b\u003e is head of the Russian Language Department at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia in Moscow. She has numerous publications on curriculum standards and testing in the field of Russian as a foreign language, as well as on the theory of textbook writing, discourse analysis, and cognitive science. In 2003, Dr. Kurilenko received the Prize of the Moscow Government and in 2005, a Gold Medal from the Russian Central Exhibition Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705328570431,"sku":"9781626160880","price":86.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4ab918bb7c3db8694c512b16d8bad382.webp?v=1765036385","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mastering-russian-through-global-debate-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}