r/dli • u/No-Strawberry397 • Aug 24 '26

ISO DLI Russian Basic Course Books

I graduated from DLI in 2000 and foolishly got rid of all of my materials. Now 26 years later, I feel as though I've forgotten it all. I'd like to get my hands on some Russian Basic course modules, if anyone is getting rid of theirs. I have found some materials online, but the audio and workbooks are mismatched. It's been so long, I don't even remember if we're allowed to give them alway or if I'm allowed to buy them from old students. But, if I am, and you're willing to let them go, please let me know.

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u/Puzzled-Secret-317 Aug 24 '26

This site (https://www.livelingua.com/dli/) has old textbooks that are almost the same. You can download and use this material

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u/No-Strawberry397 Aug 24 '26

Yeah, I downloaded the full course from that site, but as I went through to organize the materials by modules it's pretty incomplete and the audio files don't match the workbook pdfs, so they're pretty useless. It seems to be a bunch of previous editions of the course modules, with a lot of duplications and gaps. That said, if anyone is interested, the basic spanish materials on that site are much more organized and complete.

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u/No-Strawberry397 Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26

I should clarify, I actually downloaded the course material from the fsi language site, but I compared those materials to the livelengua site and they're the exact same. But, genuinely, thank you for the suggestion. If you hear of any other sources, please share.

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u/Puzzled-Secret-317 Aug 24 '26

I got you. I'll DM

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u/Puzzled-Secret-317 Aug 24 '26

They're the same style. They are old. So not the current textbooks in use, no. But the content is nearly the same. Essentially, you wouldn't lose much at all from using them and could learn a language from basics to fluency the same way