Training Russian Consonants in Hebrew Speakers

Olga Rozova, E. S. Savinova

(Institute Polar Academy, Hydrometeorological University, St. Petersburg, Russia)

Abstract: The article presents a comparative analysis of Russian and Hebrew phonetic systems and the description of challenges that Hebrew-speaking students might encounter during acquiring pronunciation in Russian. Russian consonants are arranged in the order from the most to the least difficult sounds for Hebrew-speaking students, which can be used while preparing teaching materials for speakers of Hebrew. Based on Russian and Hebrew consonant systems comparison the prediction of some possible pronouncing mistakes was made.