Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide - Paperback

by Ilaria Serra (Author), Edoardo A. Lèbano (Author)

Learn Italian at your own speed with tons of hands-on practice

In the newly revised third edition of Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide, professor and language educator Dr. Ilaria Serra walks you through how to learn Italian the quick and easy way. This book is ideal for anyone looking to master Italian at their own pace, whether you're approaching the language for the first time or just brushing up on the basics.

Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide contains fifteen simple lessons that show you how to engage in everyday conversations, from ordering food at a restaurant to making travel arrangements with a hotel concierge or an Airbnb host. The author helps you develop the skills you need to have actual Italian conversations with actual people in the real world.

You'll also find:

• Straightforward instructions and sample mini-dialogues on how to arrange a ride share and conduct other travel business
• Help with speaking to a mechanic or a doctor in Italian so you can visit Italian-speaking countries with added confidence
• Extensive vocabulary and culture notes, along with a fun assortment of exercises, self-tests, and practice activities
• Easy and complete grammar explanations
• Self-check solutions

An exciting and essential resource for everyone who wants to tackle Italian at their own speed, Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide remains the gold standard in books that teach you how to speak, read, write, and understand the language. It's perfect for students, jobseekers, world travelers, and the simply curious everywhere.

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THE FUN AND EASY WAY TO TEACH YOURSELF ITALIAN

This is the bestselling guide that helps you master Italian at your own pace--whether you're brand new to the language or looking to build on what you already know. In fifteen easy-to-follow lessons, you'll learn how to engage in authentic conversations while working, traveling, or studying in Italian-speaking regions. In this new edition, readers will gain lively and engaging explanations of important grammar and usage rules, so they can communicate clearly and effectively.

Designed to acquaint you with the basic skills you need to speak, read, write, and understand the Italian language, this book:

• Demystifies grammar, common usage, and pronunciation with step-by-step lessons on numbers, days of the week, telling time, and special rules of speech
• Includes extensive vocabulary and cultural notes
• Provides mini-dialogues for a vibrant introduction to Italian culture and customs
• Offers fun exercises, self-tests, and practice activities to reinforce your skills--along with answer explanations

Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide, Third Edition, combines the quick-reference virtues of a phrase book with the learning tools of a full-fledged language course. Whatever your reason for learning Italian, you'll find this to be an invaluable guide.

Author Biography

ILARIA SERRA, PhD, is professor of Italian and Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and director of the university's Venice Study Abroad Program. A native of Venice, Italy, Ilaria researches Italian cinema, Italian literature, and the history of Italian immigration to the United States. She received FAU's Scholar of the Year Award in 2012 and 2020.

The late EDOARDO A. LÈBANO was professor of Italian and director of the Center for Italian Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington.