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Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide, 2nd Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Edoardo A. Lèbano
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 100191
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0471359610
Dewey Decimal Number: 458.3421
EAN: 9780471359616
ASIN: 0471359610
Publication Date: May 22, 2000
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Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! 2nd Edition. 2000 Paperback.
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Product Description
Learn Italian — the quick and easy way! Whether youre learning Italian for the first time or just brushing up on your skills, this updated edition of the bestselling Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide is the ideal way to master the language at your own pace. In fifteen simple lessons, youll learn how to engage in everyday conversations—from ordering at a restaurant to asking for directions to making special arrangements with a hotel concierge. Written in a lively, personable style by a native Italian, this practical guide combines the quick-reference virtues of a phrasebook with the learning tools of a full-fledged language course. Designed to acquaint you with the basic skills you need to speak, read, write, and understand the language, Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide, Second Edition demystifies grammar, common usage, and pronunciation with step-by-step lessons on numbers, days of the week, telling time, and special rules of speech. It also includes extensive vocabulary and culture notes. Mini-dialogues from real-life situations provide a vibrant introduction to Italian culture and customs—while a fun assortment of exercises, self-tests, and practice activities constantly reinforces your reading and conversational skills.
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 Very Helpful November 14, 2007
Smile (FL USA)
I find the book helpful and easy to follow. There are new vocabulary words in every chapter along with separated "boxed" sections of verbs, tenses, etc. I learn easier by a combination of hearing & writing...this book fits my learning style. Although We are using the book in an adult Beginning Italian class, it is a self-teaching guide so the answers to the exercises are in the back of the book, along with vocabulary words. The book is a convenient size, has a laminated cover which gives it a nice feel, easy to take care of and protects the book while carrying it around (this is a pet peeve of mine, especially since I get irradic down time-therefore, often carry the book with me during the day). I would highly recommend this book. I am enjoying it so much, I decided to get the Spanish equivalent to help me separate the two languages, something I am having trouble with.
 does the job September 3, 2007
Tony Alton (Toronto)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This review is of the paperback edition which I assume is the same as the hardcover. I've worked through this book twice using it, as intended, as a self study guide. It works reasonably well and is agreeably free of Idiot Guide annoyances ('takin it for a walk!', adolescent jokes, etc). The approach is conventional with readings, vocabulary lists, grammar sections (in quite bite sized pieces), many excercises and drills and (essential for a self study guide), three review sections and a complete answer key for all exercises. If you work through it in a systmatic way you should get to about the equivalent of a university level It 101. You'll have reviewed all essential grammar and will have a vocabulary of about 600 words. There are however some problems. There is no index so looking up something you've already covered involves a lot of flipping. The grammatical discussions are a little brief in places and a supplementary reference grammar is recommended - but you should have one anyway. Finally, the book is marred by frequent typos, often poor layout of tables and vocabularies, inconsistent conventions and general signs of a lack of editing that is surprising from a major publisher - Wiley for the paperback. These are annoying rather than fatal and since no one else has mentioned them, maybe I'm just a little obsessive.
Easy guide to learning Italian April 11, 2007
S. Falvo (NJ)
If you want to learn more than just conversational italian,this is the book. I would also purchase an Italian/American dictionary for referance.
Really easy to uinderstand.
Great way to learn Italian! January 10, 2007
Chamain C. Omahony (New Orleans, LA USA)
This is a great educational book with lots of problems and dialogue to learn Italian.
Excellent Self-Learning Guide August 19, 2006
Diane Doban (Burbank, ca United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a no-nonsense approach to learning Italian. I read the book three times, and did the exercises three times. Each time it was easier, and I understood more. I was able to enter an Italian 2 class, and even had a bit of an edge from working so much with this book. I still will go over some of my "problem spots", and also I use it as a reference. Now I'm ready to tackle Italian 3. I don't know of any other book that is so thorough on the market today. Bravo Professore Lebano!
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