Complete Italian: Your all-in-one guide to learning Italian (Beginner–Intermediate) - Softcover

Borelli, Elena; Baronti, Giulia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1399818619 ISBN 13: 9781399818612

Publisher: Teach Yourself, 2025

Synopsis

A brand-new edition of the flagship Complete Italian course designed specifically for the self-learner. Build speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to an intermediate level with clear explanations, new conversations and storyline, and vibrant culture notes and audio. Plus, plenty of support to plan, track and stay on the learning journey!

About this title

About the Authors

Elena Borelli is a scholar and an educator with over twenty years of experience teaching Italian, French, and English in higher and corporate education. She holds a Ph.D. In Italian and French from Rutgers University, USA, and was Assistant Professor of Italian at CUNY, New York. Elena is also a translator and a researcher in the history and practice of literary translation. Elena has been teaching Italian and Intercultural Studies at King's since 2017.

Giulia Baronti is an educator and language specialist with over a decade of expertise in teaching Italian to foreigners. She studied Classics at the Università degli Studi di Firenze and holds advanced degrees in Didactic Theories and Teaching Training Methods, as well as Philology, Literature, and Linguistics. Giulia has been teaching Italian language at King's College London since 2019.

From the Back Cover

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Take your Italian speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to the next level!
Learn Italian that you'll actually use and deepen your appreciation of Italian culture with Teach Yourself Complete Italian, designed with the independent learner in mind. Build your skills to an intermediate level with clear explanations and targeted practice, fun conversations and storyline, and vibrant culture notes and audio. With plenty of support to plan, track and stay on your learning journey, this is perfect whether you want to rekindle your knowledge and love of the Italian language and culture or if you're keen to explore something new!
Standout features:
Convenient and Flexible: Study at your own pace, whenever and wherever works best for you.  
Comprehensive Content for All-Skills Practice: From beginner to intermediate, build your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and advance to an intermediate level (A1-B1).
Unique Discovery Method: Notice patterns on your own to boost your memory and help you retain what you've learned, building confidence as you progress.
 Real-World Language with Accompanying Audio: Connect with authentic sources to deepen your understanding of Italian culture. 
Stay on track!  Achieve your goals step by step with tools to support your learning and a captivating story to keep you curious.
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What's included:
· 20 units
· 5+ hours of audio
· Online glossary & grammar summary
· Assessments and study tools
· Links to authentic content

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Join Annalisa and her new roommate Cristian in the enchanting city of Venice. As Annalisa fights to protect the ancient city from the threat of rising waters, Cristian teaches art history while pursuing his dream job in New York's art scene. Of course, life is always more interesting with a little mystery, and each unit brings you one step closer to revealing the identity of the woman whose portrait they discover in their attic.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1399818619
• ISBN 13: 9781399818612
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360