Oggi in Italia : A First Course in Italian. This item is unavailable.Oggi in Italia : A First Course in Italian

The workbook portion of the SAM includes the Pratica del vocabolario e della struttura section, to be completed after studying the corresponding text material, which provides reinforcement practice of the lesson vocabulary and grammar topics individually. The Pratica della comunicazione section, completed at the end of each text lesson, contains open-ended and communicative exercises to integrate the lesson material. The lab manual portion is designed for use with the SAM Audio Program. Written and oral exercises reinforce lesson structures and vocabulary and provide additional pronunciation practice. Also included are the dialogues from the text and numerous activities based on conversations, recorded messages and announcements, and descriptions to help students develop listening comprehension skills.

Joseph Tursi is professor emeritus of Italian at Stony Brook University. He also has been chairman of the department of French and Italian, director of Teacher Training in Foreign Language Education and director of the Doctor of Arts in Foreign Languages Program. He is past president of several professional language organizations on the local, state, and national levels, including president of the National American Association of Teachers of Italian.

Brian Rea O'Connor received a master's degree in two Romance languages and a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from Boston College. He coordinates all language-level Italian courses and teaches a variety of courses in Italian language and culture at Boston College. During the summers, he takes a group of students to Parma, Italy for intensive language courses.