Russian Quad-Vocab: seeking to reinvent the humble vocab book
What sort of person publishes a Vocabulary Book nowadays? Textbooks are far more glamorous. Does anyone even use vocab books anymore? Don’t they just gather dust on pupils’ bedroom shelves? But three years ago, I began to write one. The reason was simply this: pupils...
Does your child have the right ‘appetite’ for reading Russian books?
It is a well-known fact that when families with bilingual children move to another country, the issue of getting the right literature to keep the language and culture going becomes very acute. Not only do we have to collect any parcels ordered and find the time to go...
Trilingualism: Shaped by History
Please find here, the article ‘Trilingualism: Shaped by History‘, which featured in the autumn issue of Languages Today magazine. Miklós Cseszneky of Hungary and Albina Kassenova of Kazakhstan show how political history has shaped their countries’ linguistic...
Русский язык в казахстанском образовании
The article is devoted to learning Russian in Kazakhstan, both at schools and universities, under the conditions of moving to a ‘three-language education’. Although the author notes the positive impact of learning the Russian language overall and its being in demand...