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Crossword Italian!: Have Fun Learning Italian by Solving Crossword Puzzles (Toronto Italian Studies)
 
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Crossword Italian!: Have Fun Learning Italian by Solving Crossword Puzzles (Toronto Italian Studies) [Paperback]

Marcel Danesi (Author)
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July 17, 1999 Toronto Italian Studies

Designed to teach the basic elements of the Italian language, this book is a breakthrough in the field of language studies. Its easy, stimulating, and enjoyable approach to learning Italian will benefit beginners and more advanced speakers alike.

An opening chapter on Italian spelling and pronunciation is followed by thirty lessons, each one introducing a conversational theme centred around a crossword puzzle. The lessons present new words and expressions, sample conversations, and language notes, each one building on the last and presenting puzzles that are progressively more challenging. A number of chapters designed as reviews include word-search puzzles and anagrams. Answers are at the back, along with verb conjugation charts and language glossaries.

An ideal learning tool for anyone who has little time for serious study but can always find a minute to do a crossword puzzle, this book will also provide an excellent course supplement at both high-school and university levels.


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Marcel Danesi is the director of and a professor in the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory at Victoria College, University of Toronto.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division; 1 edition (July 17, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0802044301
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802044303
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,203,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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1.0 out of 5 stars Unsatisfactory, December 15, 2003
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Terry D. Oehler (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Crossword Italian!: Have Fun Learning Italian by Solving Crossword Puzzles (Toronto Italian Studies) (Paperback)
A disappointment for several reasons.
First, there are numerous typographical errors. Some of the crosswords are missing clues, some numbers are missing from the grids, and there are several misspellings (very bad for a language book).
Second, these aren't really crosswords. Often words are not integrated into the puzzle; they just stand off by themselves or in small clusters, unconnected to the rest of the grid.
Third, in many cases, the puzzle grid is on the right-hand page and the clues are overleaf. It's annoying to have to keep flipping back and forth. The grid and the clues should be on facing pages.
The lessons that go with the puzzles are very brief. You can't really "learn" Italian from this book; it's more useful as a first-year or first-semester refresher (though there are better books for that purpose).
Not a bad concept, but poorly executed.
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