What you'll learn
- Read and understand hundreds and hundreds of words in Russian without learning the language!
Requirements
- No prerequisites what-so-ever. This course starts very simply at the beginning.
Description
Who has time to learn a new language?! If you're planning a trip to Russia or any country using the Cyrillic alphabet, this course is for you! In just an hour and a half, you can be a master at reading Russian. Which means you will be able to read and understand hundreds of words, simply because they are the same as words you already know! Getting around will be much easier and way more interesting, as you will be able to translate many signs.
Nancy Howland Walker has been teaching nearly her entire life - topics from Russian and English as a Second Language, to Sailing and Improv Comedy. Her teaching style is easy going and fun.
Who this course is for:
- Any fun-loving and curious traveller who will be going to Eastern Europe where the Cyrillic alphabet is in use. Or if you just want to learn something new!
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Course content
- Preview06:22
- Preview06:36
- 08:20Class 2: Same Letter, Different Pronunciation (Part 1)
- 11:20Class 3: Same Letter, Different Pronunciation (Part 2)
- 08:44Class 4: Based on Greek Letter (Part 1)
- 10:15Class 5: Based on Greek Letter (Part 2)
- 09:11Class 6: Based on Hebrew Letters
- 12:04Class 7: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 1)
- 10:49Class 8: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 2)
- 11:26Class 9: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 3)
- 14:08Class 10: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 4)
- 14:09Class 11: Unique Cyrillic Letters (Part 5)
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 60 Reviews
- 1,317 Students
- 1 Course
Nancy Howland Walker has been teaching subjects since she was 14 years old and giving sailing lessons to adults during the summers in Nantucket, Massachusetts. A Russian major, she is currently a full-time SAG/AFTRA actor, improviser, teacher, trainer, speaker, writer, director and producer. Nancy teaches improv comedy, musical improv and leads fun and engaging corporate trainings in creativity, team work and listening all over the world. Her book "Instant Songwriting: Musical Improv from Dunce to Diva" is the most comprehensive of its kind and is available on Amazon.