IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The Smart Sparrow Electronic Workbook will not be available after December 31, 2020. It is free to access until that date.

Beginning July 1, 2020, ebook workbooks with exercises from the Smart Sparrow Electronic Workbook will be available for purchase, as will workbook answer keys. They will both be sold in ebook format only.

Standalone textbooks are available for purchase now.

Multimedia textbooks featuring the print textbook bundled with an access code to a companion website will not be sold after June 1, 2020. Instructors should alert students and campus bookstores to buy the textbook and not the multimedia for the Fall 2020 term. Rodnaya rech', an introductory textbook for heritage learners, addresses the unique needs of students who have at least Intermediate-level listening and speaking skills on the ACTFL scale but who have underdeveloped or nonexistent literacy skills. With an emphasis on conceptual understanding of vocabulary and grammar, Rodnaya rech' builds students' literacy skills and teaches them to strategically use the linguistic intuition they have gained as heritage speakers while strengthening all four skill areas.

With a textbook designed for in-class work and an Electronic Workbook containing all homework activities and texts for reading comprehension, Rodnaya rech' can be used as the main course material either in an intensive one-semester class or at a more measured pace over two semesters. This book is flexible enough to be used in specialized heritage or in mixed classes. It can also support independent study and learning in less formal settings, such as community schools.

For TeachersExam copies of the textbook, workbook, and workbook answer keys are available free of charge to instructors and must be requested separately. Textbook exam copies can be ordered on this page. To request digital exam copies of the Workbook and Workbook Answer Keys please visit the pages for each of those products.
About the Author:

Irina Y. Dubinina is associate professor of Russian at Brandeis University, where she also directs the Russian language program.

Olesya Kisselev is an assistant professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at University of Texas at San Antonio. She was a Russian language instructor at Portland State University from 2009 to 2013.