Italian on the Go (Barron's Languages on the Go) (Italian Edition) [Audio Cassette]

Marcel Danesi (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764173502 | ISBN-13: 978-0764173509 | Publication Date: July 2001 | Edition: 2nd Cas&Bk

This updated edition in Barron's popular On the Go foreign language-learning series features updated dialogue that closely reflect the contemporary scene in Italy. All On the Go programs use cassette tapes to emphasize elementary speaking and listening comprehension in the target language. Oral exercises encourage listeners to absorb language fundamentals, then use listen-and-repeat exercises to teach words and phrases especially useful to travellers. All On the Go language teaching packages contain two 90-minute cassettes with a detailed script booklet. They're ideal for language-learning while driving a car or jogging in the park with a Walkman.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

[back cover]


Learning comes easy when you start with



BARRON’S




#1 LANGUAGE LEARNING SOURCE



Italian On the Go


3 Audio CDs with Dialogue Booklet * 3rd Edition



Learn while you travel—by car... train... plane... or at your leisure at home!



LISTEN TO DIALOGUE IN ITALIAN—THEN JOIN THE CONVERSATION!

3 compact discs

3 solid hours of audio instruction



NO DULL TEXTBOOKS—NO GRAMMAR LESSONS TO STUDY

Listen and understand what others are saying to you

Dialogues teach the phrases you need for hotels, restaurants, shopping, and sight-seeing

HANDY SUPPLEMENTARY BOOKLET

Presents transcripts of spoken dialogues and a quick-study vocabulary list


MORE LEARNING TIME FOR YOUR DOLLAR

Priced lower than all other comparable language programs

Packs handily in your carry-on travel bag --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 2nd Cas&Bk edition (July 2001)
• Language: Italian
• ISBN-10: 0764173502
• ISBN-13: 978-0764173509
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,438,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fast way to make Italian stay!, November 4, 2000

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"d5infantry" (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Italian on the Go (On the Go Language Packages) (Paperback)

About a year ago, I had the honor of going to Italy with my high school band. I live in Minnesota, and it was to be my first experience in a country where English is the second language. So being the type of person I am with language (I could speak Spanish, English, German and Esperanto fluently already), I thought I should pick up a little Italian before I left. So I went to a local bookstore and was directed to the 'Italian on the Go' cassette set by the old woman behind the counter. The price was right, so I purchased it and popped it in on the car ride home. From the moment I heard the Italian banjo-thingy start to play and the authentic language pursue, I was hooked. The amount of vocabulary I retained from just a few listenings was incredible. Literally everything stuck! When I got to Italy, I was by far the best Italian speaker in our group. And I could speak what I knew confidently and without thinking! With the help of a basic phrase book and the cassettes, I could shop without using any English. It was amazing. Since I came home, I have kept Italian close to me. It is my most proficient language next to English and a lot of it is because of 'Italian on the Go'. Though I've moved to much more advanced courses now, I still run through the 'IOTG' cassettes once a week to keep my pronounciation sharp. I just love the dialouges! Anyone who wants to start learning Italian shound start here. It's prob'ly the most beutiful language in the world and now there's a NO EFFORT way to fluency.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good interactive DVD, July 9, 2007

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giovanna - See all my reviews

This review is from: Italian On the Go with CDs: A Level One Language Program (On the Go Language Learning Programs) (Audio CD)

ability to interact w/voices on the DVD is extremely well paced and then the accompanying booklet allows the listener to check for any small portion that might not be understood

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only slightly helpful, August 29, 2004

By 

Rosemary West "rosemary_west" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Italian on the Go (Barron's Languages on the Go) (Italian Edition) (Audio Cassette)

Although there are some phrases about travel, hotels, and restaurants, much time is wasted on things that are not helpful to the beginner, and especially not to the tourist. Siblings arguing over borrowing money from their grandparents? People gossiping about their friends and describing their living room furniture? Whose idea was this? In any case, there is no systematic approach to the language, nor any serious attempt to help a beginning student learn the basics of vocabulary and sentence building. There are much better choices available, such as "Learn in Your Car Italian".