Learn Russian through Contemporary Short Film

Learn Russian through Contemporary Short Film is a book with 12 modules, based on modern Russian and Kazakh short films released between 2014-2022.

The films immerse students in various aspects of culture and daily life. This greatly assists the development of advanced-level Russian proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

The inquiry-based approach provides active stimuli for productive discussion. The book is aimed at the High-Intermediate to Advanced levels (B1 - C1 in the CEFR).

• Each book chapter includes a series of activities offering engaging frameworks in which students can advance all four language skills.
• By utilizing short films as teaching materials, instructors can deliver engaging learning modules within limited timeframes.
• The book's modular approach to structure offers flexibility for the instructors, who can choose films and exercises that best suit their particular pedagogical goals.
• The book includes keys to exercises, making it suitable for self-study.

The book is aimed at university students learning Russian as a foreign language at the High-Intermediate level or above, Russian students at vocational centers, high school students sitting Russian as a second language exam, or self-directed Russian learners who wish to enrich both their command of the language itself and their insight into Russian daily life and contemporary cinema.