Complete Italian: Your all-in-one guide to learning Italian (Beginner–Intermediate) - Couverture souple

Borelli, Elena; Baronti, Giulia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1399818619 ISBN 13 : 9781399818612

Editeur : Teach Yourself, 2025

Synopsis

'This is one of the best [courses] I've come across. It is very professional and you can see straight away that a LOT of thought and planning has gone into the development of the content. It is very practical, organised and it very obviously has evolved from a great deal of teaching experience.'
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Complete Italian from Teach Yourself is the bestselling course designed for the self-learner. Now updated with new content, this still retains all the core elements of the same series with over 1000+ 5* reviews that language learners have come to rely upon for over 85 years.

Comprehensive yet flexible, it empowers you to take control of your learning journey and study at your own pace - either on your own, with an accompanying online programme or as part of a classroom setting. Whether you're an absolute beginner or looking to rekindle your love of the Italian language and culture, this course provides everything you need to enjoy exploring and learning Italian.

What You're Getting Inside:

• Clear and Simple Explanations: Understand Italian step by step, even if you're just starting out, taking you from A1-B1 CEFR level/Beginner to Intermediate-High ACTFL level.


• All-Skills Practice: Strengthen your speaking, listening, reading, and writing with a wide variety of activities.


• Engaging Storyline: Stay motivated with a captivating story that connects all lessons.


• 5+ hours of Authentic Conversations: Hear native Italian speakers and absorb the natural rhythm and flow of the language to improve your pronunciation and speaking skills.


• Accessible Cultural Insights: Gain a deeper understanding of Italian culture with accessible notes and QR codes that link to real content to bring your learning to life.


• Unique Discovery Method: Spot language patterns on your own to boost memory and retention.


• Goal setting and progress checker: Includes progress checklist and goal setting embedded throughout, as well as online tools like grammar guides and CEFR-level assessments.

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A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Elena Borelli is a scholar and an educator with over twenty years of experience teaching Italian, French, and English in higher and corporate education. She holds a Ph.D. In Italian and French from Rutgers University, USA, and was Assistant Professor of Italian at CUNY, New York. Elena is also a translator and a researcher in the history and practice of literary translation. Elena has been teaching Italian and Intercultural Studies at King's since 2017.

Giulia Baronti is an educator and language specialist with over a decade of expertise in teaching Italian to foreigners. She studied Classics at the Università degli Studi di Firenze and holds advanced degrees in Didactic Theories and Teaching Training Methods, as well as Philology, Literature, and Linguistics. Giulia has been teaching Italian language at King's College London since 2019.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

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Take your Italian speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to the next level!
Learn Italian that you'll actually use and deepen your appreciation of Italian culture with Teach Yourself Complete Italian, designed with the independent learner in mind. Build your skills to an intermediate level with clear explanations and targeted practice, fun conversations and storyline, and vibrant culture notes and audio. With plenty of support to plan, track and stay on your learning journey, this is perfect whether you want to rekindle your knowledge and love of the Italian language and culture or if you're keen to explore something new!
Standout features:
Convenient and Flexible: Study at your own pace, whenever and wherever works best for you.  
Comprehensive Content for All-Skills Practice: From beginner to intermediate, build your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and advance to an intermediate level (A1-B1).
Unique Discovery Method: Notice patterns on your own to boost your memory and help you retain what you've learned, building confidence as you progress.
 Real-World Language with Accompanying Audio: Connect with authentic sources to deepen your understanding of Italian culture. 
Stay on track!  Achieve your goals step by step with tools to support your learning and a captivating story to keep you curious.
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What's included:
· 20 units
· 5+ hours of audio
· Online glossary & grammar summary
· Assessments and study tools
· Links to authentic content

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Join Annalisa and her new roommate Cristian in the enchanting city of Venice. As Annalisa fights to protect the ancient city from the threat of rising waters, Cristian teaches art history while pursuing his dream job in New York's art scene. Of course, life is always more interesting with a little mystery, and each unit brings you one step closer to revealing the identity of the woman whose portrait they discover in their attic.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Teach Yourself
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1399818619
• ISBN 13: 9781399818612
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Hachette Ireland, Hachette UK; info@hbgi.ie; ; Castlecourt Centre 8; Dublin 15; D15 XTP3; Irlande