Italian Today (Berlitz Today) (Italian Edition) [Audio Cassette]

Berlitz Publishing Company (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998 | ISBN-10: 2831561973 | ISBN-13: 978-2831561974 | Edition: Book and Cassette

Now available in CD format, Berlitz Today is a comprehensive self-study language course that emphasizes spoken communication. Designed for adult beginners and for those who wish to refresh their language skills, Today presents everyday language in context. Covering real-life topics, its aim is to prepare learners to feel comfortable dealing with everyday situations in their new language -- from asking and answering questions, to gaining knowledge of the culture and society.

While emphasizing communicative fluency, Berlitz Today is filled with activities for learning, practicing, reviewing, and reinforcing grammar. The audiocassettes and CDs feature native speakers in a variety of authentic spoken-language situations, and are linked with the course book text to support rapid language acquisition and comprehension. Offering a contemporary, modular approach to the written language with interactive exercises to reinforce language instruction, the learner's guide provides comprehensive support for learning grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.

Featuring:
-- Four 60-minute audiocassettes or CDs
-- 160-page, full-color course book
-- 32-page learner's guide
-- Verb Handbook (Cassette version only)
-- Bilingual Dictionary
-- Coupon for free private lesson at any Berlitz Language Center

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Berlitz Guides; Book and Cassette edition (April 1998)
• Language: Italian
• ISBN-10: 2831561973
• ISBN-13: 978-2831561974
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 9 x 3.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,355,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #56 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > Italian

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FUN! FUN! FUN!, October 8, 1998

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This review is from: Italian Today (Berlitz Today) (Italian Edition) (Audio Cassette)

A self-instructional program that has exceeded my expections. The course book and the learner's guide are extremely well-conceived and produced. The colour (so ALIVE) makes this an enjoyable program for beginners--an introduction to how to do things with Italian rather than explicitly describing how the Italian language does things (thus the grammar is not complete). The exercises are aurally based, making the role of the tapes intrinsically greater. One shortfall: the supplementary materials (the verb handbook in particular, published in number of years ago, and very detailed) do not truly complement the entire program. Overall, one of the better teach yourself texts--appealing to the visual and audio learner.