Italian Through Film: A Text for Italian Courses [Paperback]

Professor Antonello Borra (Author), Professor Cristina Pausini (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0300100205 | ISBN-13: 978-0300100204 | Edition: Bilingual

Focusing on contemporary Italian films, this book offers Italian-language teachers an opportunity to incorporate authentic language in their classrooms. The book is adaptable for any level of language instruction and devotes one chapter to each of ten entertaining movies - among them "Cinema Paradiso", "La vita e bella", "Mediterraneo", and "Il postino". Pre-viewing, viewing, and post-viewing activities appropriate to the various films are included in each chapter. The exercises range in difficulty from elementary to highly sophisticated and are designed to enhance students' vocabulary and cultural awareness as well as oral and written skills. Because the film chapters are arranged chronologically and not in order of increasing difficulty, teachers may place particular films in their syllabi at any stage of language instruction. Drawing on a fine selection of relevant Italian films, this book aims to effectively foster a deeper understanding of both Italian language and culture.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"The choice of films is excellent, and the accompanying exercises are all valid and well constructed. Even the grammar exercises are appealing."-Brian O'Connor, Boston College

About the Author

Antonello Borra is assistant professor of Italian at the University of Vermont. Cristina Pausini is visiting assistant professor at Wellesley College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press; Bilingual edition (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300100205
• ISBN-13: 978-0300100204
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #398,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #72 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Italian

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