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Academic subjects
In this video, learners are introduced to the vocabulary used to describe subjects in school. Length: 3:18.

Academic vocabulary
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to vocabulary related to schools and universities. Length: 6:10.

Adjectives vs. adverbs – weather
In this video, learners see the differences between adjectives and adverbs, in particular related to weather vocabulary. Length: 4:30.

Booking a hotel room
Course presentation that includes dialogues related to booking a hotel room and asks students to explore a booking website to identify vocabulary.

Computers and devices
In this video, learners are introduced to vocabulary related to computers and devices. Length: 3:09.

Describing an apartment
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to vocabulary pertaining to an apartment such as the names of rooms and furniture. There is also a short discussion of differences in housing between the United States and Russia. Length: 6:48.

Describing the ideal man or woman
Course presentation that introduces vocabulary for describing people. It includes a reading of an infographic.

Family
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to vocabulary related to family. Length: 9:23.

Health – video
In this video, learners are introduced to grammar and vocabulary related to health. Length: 9:34.

Hobbies
In this video, learners are introduced to vocabulary related to hobbies and free time. Length: 1:14.

How to use a dictionary
This is lesson 3 in a lesson series that focuses on challenges in understanding and learning Russian vocabulary. This lesson focuses on strategies for successfully using Russian-English English-Russian dictionaries, both paper and online versions.

Literature
In this video, learners get acquainted with vocabulary related to literature and some of the names of famous authors and their most famous works. Vocabulary is in Russian but explanations are in English. Length: 8:53.

Music – video
In this video, learners are introduced to vocabulary and grammar related to music. играть на чём (prepositional). Length: 4:39.

Navigating social media
In this video, learners are introduced to vocabulary related to social media and some information about Russian social media sites. Length: 4:25.

Overcoming barriers
This is lesson 1 in a lesson series that focuses on challenges in understanding and learning Russian vocabulary. This lesson focuses on: identifying the elements of knowing a word, recognizing the impossibility of one-to-one translation, and recognizing differences between English and Russian in tendencies of expression.

Playing a musical instrument – interactive video
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to на + prepositional for playing a musical instrument, as well as vocabulary related to music. Length: 6:53.

Playing games – interactive video
In this interactive video, learners are introduced to the construction играть в + accusative case with vocabulary relating to games and sports. Length: 2:16.

Recognizing cognates – interactive slideshow
This is lesson 2 in a lesson series that focuses on challenges in understanding and learning Russian vocabulary. This lesson focuses on: recognizing where cognates are likely to occur, recognizing letters and letter combinations used predominantly in foreign words, recognizing violations of spelling and pronunciation rules in foreign words, recognizing ways of transliterating English to Russian, recognizing Russian equivalents of English suffixes, recognizing the productive verb suffix -oвать with foreign roots, recognizing “false friends”.

Sending things
In this video, learners are introduced to vocabulary and grammar related to sending things (dative, accusative, отправить, послать, кому, куда). Length: 2:53.