Comments on: Reading Russian literature: А. П. Чехов «Человек в футляре» http://www.transparent.com/russian/reading-russian-literature-%d0%90-%d0%9f-%d0%a7%d0%b5%d1%85%d0%be%d0%b2-%c2%ab%d0%a7%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%ba-%d0%b2-%d1%84%d1%83%d1%82%d0%bb%d1%8f%d1%80%d0%b5%c2%bb/ Language and Culture of the Russian-Speaking World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Piuma http://www.transparent.com/russian/reading-russian-literature-%d0%90-%d0%9f-%d0%a7%d0%b5%d1%85%d0%be%d0%b2-%c2%ab%d0%a7%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%ba-%d0%b2-%d1%84%d1%83%d1%82%d0%bb%d1%8f%d1%80%d0%b5%c2%bb/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Piuma Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:05:21 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=264#comment-668 Unluckily I'm not yet ready for reading Russian in the original (I fell in love with this wonderful language only five months ago) but I'll treasure your suggestions. Reading in a foreign language (English and French so far) is kind of adding a new drive on my brain.Thanks for your excellent post and thanks to the net which makes me free from my own case. Unluckily I’m not yet ready for reading Russian in the original (I fell in love with this wonderful language only five months ago) but I’ll treasure your suggestions. Reading in a foreign language (English and French so far) is kind of adding a new drive on my brain.Thanks for your excellent post and thanks to the net which makes me free from my own case.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.transparent.com/russian/reading-russian-literature-%d0%90-%d0%9f-%d0%a7%d0%b5%d1%85%d0%be%d0%b2-%c2%ab%d0%a7%d0%b5%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%ba-%d0%b2-%d1%84%d1%83%d1%82%d0%bb%d1%8f%d1%80%d0%b5%c2%bb/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Lisa Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:45:00 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=264#comment-667 Josefina, I've been thinking for months about writing a similar post for my blog so was glad to see yours! I have always read in Russian (and even French, many years ago) using very similar methods, though I have never been good at keeping lists of new words. Like your former roommate, though, my dictionary has tick marks next to certain words I have looked up many times. I love to mark up my books. One thing I would add to your excellent suggestions: I made real progress reading in foreign languages when I trained myself to stop translating as I read. My teachers also stressed figuring out new words from context and using a Russian-Russian dictionary whenever possible. Enjoy your reading! Lisa Josefina,

I’ve been thinking for months about writing a similar post for my blog so was glad to see yours!

I have always read in Russian (and even French, many years ago) using very similar methods, though I have never been good at keeping lists of new words. Like your former roommate, though, my dictionary has tick marks next to certain words I have looked up many times. I love to mark up my books.

One thing I would add to your excellent suggestions: I made real progress reading in foreign languages when I trained myself to stop translating as I read. My teachers also stressed figuring out new words from context and using a Russian-Russian dictionary whenever possible.

Enjoy your reading!
Lisa

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