Adesso!: An Introduction to Italian (with Audio CD) - Hardcover

Danesi, Marcel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1413003516 ISBN 13: 9781413003512

Publisher: Heinle, 2005

Synopsis

ADESSO!: AN INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN (WITH AUDIO CD) will help you use the Italian language in real-life situations. You'll learn the practical and formal skills of the language and prepare you for conversational situations.

About this title

About the Author

Marcel Danesi is Professor of Semiotics and Communication Theory and coordinator of the University of Toronto undergraduate program in Semiotics and Communication Theory at Victoria College. He is a well-known authority on language acquisition and, more recently, on how problem solving can best be approached through culture. He publishes extensively in the fields of linguistics, Italian studies, applied and cultural semiotics, and communication theory. He edits several book series dealing with research and theory in the field of semiotics.

Review

"We adopted ADESSO! in the Italian Program at the University of Kansas because of its functional approach to language teaching. While learning Italian, students actually learn how to function in certain situations in the target language. The presentation of grammar in ADESSO! is never an end to itself, but always a tool to unable meaningful communication. Since we adopted ADESSO! oral proficiency among our first-year students has improved remarkably in comparison to the level of oral competence they were able to achieve while we were using other textbooks."

Edition details

• Publisher: Heinle
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1413003516
• ISBN 13: 9781413003512
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 560