Instructor's Edition: IE Italiano in Diretta Intro Course 2nd edition by PEASE (1993) Paperback

By Antonella Pease

Book Overview

Italiano In Diretta is an introductory four-skills text, appropriate for use in a course meeting three days a week, or classes meeting four or five days a week in which significant class time is devoted to interactive work. The text features a communicative language approach, streamlined, "synthetic" grammar presentations, and a strong cultural focus. Student participation is encouraged through short dramatized dialogues and interactive activities. Authentic materials appear in every chapter, bringing present-day Italian culture directly into the classroom. A lively introduction to language and culture, combined with strong emphasis on the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, make Italiano In Diretta a solid beginning text with a contemporary flair.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070492689
• ISBN13: 9780070492684
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.6" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Good Textbook

Combined with the workbook, this textbook is fairly straightforward. I used it for my introductory Italian course and did well in there. I think that its most valuable with pronunciation instructions, so the textbook itself can't offer that. It tries to break down the predictions, but Italian is just not that simple.

Great book for into course in Italian

This is a great book for an intro class in Italian. It is not a stand-alone text, but should be used in a frequently-meeting class setting to progess through the fundamentals of Italian. The text is well laid out with boxes, headings, tables, examples, etc., to help the student understand the different facets of the Italian language. The problems were straightforward and followed directly from the lesson text.