Modern Italian Grammar: Practical Guide (Routledge Grammars) - Softcover

Cardo, Francesco; Proudfoot, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415098505 ISBN 13: 9780415098502

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

About this title

Review

Praise for Routledge Modern Grammars - 'The entire series is outstanding. Why? Because it's totally practical without getting stuck in grammatical obscurities. It reflects the actual, contemporary use of the language as it is used by ordinary, educated speakers.' - Harold Goodman, author of the Michel Thomas courses

About the Author

Anna Proudfoot was born in Scotland but spent large parts of her life in Italy. After graduating from London University, she taught Italian in adult, higher and further education, in Cambridge, London, California, and Oxford. She is Senior Lecturer in Italian at Oxford Brookes University. Her special interests are in developing materials for the adult learner. She is the author of several Italian language books and grammars, including Italian Grammar (Hodder 3rd edition 2003) and Routledge Intensive Italian course (2004). In 2007, she was awareded one of Italy's highest honours for her contribution to Italian culture and language: the Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta Italiana (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity). Franco Cardo was born in Naples in 1951 and graduated in Philosophy at the University of Milan in 1976. From 1980 on, he taught Italian in various countries including China, the Republic of Korea and Britain, on an Italian Government programme designed to promote the teaching of Italian in foreign Universities. His work included teaching and the production of teaching materials, as well as the management and promotion of language and cultural exchanges. From 1989 to 1994 he taught at Oxford Brookes University, and coordinated the setting up of the Italian language teaching programme at the Italian Institute in London. He is now teaching at the Liceo Scientifico E. Majorana in Pozzuoli, Naples

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415098505
• ISBN 13: 9780415098502
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 408