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Learn Italian the Fast and Fun Way
by Marcel Danesi
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (2004-01-01)
ISBN: 0764125303
EAN: 9780764125300
Dewey Decimal #: 458.3421
Binding/Media: Paperback - 288 pages
Edition: 3
Release Date: 2002-11-01
SKU: 09122009-1414
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 0764125303 New, but may have minor wear/tear on cover. New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Updated with helpful facts and tips for international travelers, this new third editions of Learn Italian the Fast and Fun Way is suitable as language teaching book for adults as well as for older children. It instructs beginners in the basics of reading, writing, understanding, and speaking Italian. The book lightens language-learning routines with cartoon-style illustrations, language games, and puzzles. A set of vocabulary flashcards and a small staple-bound bilingual dictionary booklet are bound into the book's spine and can be easily removed for supplementary use.
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Customer Reviews
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where's my cd?
Rating  (1)
Date: 2010-07-24
I have always had great luck buying things on Amazon. I'm extremely disappointed in this last purchase however. I ordered the Learn Italian the Fast & Fun Way with the CD's for a class I'm taking. When it arrived the book was not in very good shape and one of the CD's is missing...the first CD to be exact which at this point in my class is the most important CD. I emailed the person that sent me the books and never received a response from her. I strong recommend thinking twice before you purchase something from this seller.
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GOOD...NOT GREAT
Rating  (3)
Date: 2010-06-15
We are studying Italian with a teacher via SKYPE and this is our workbook. It's a good basic text and we are learning. Both my husband I feel that there is not enough dialogue in it and it takes awhile to get around to verbs. We both wish there were more everyday phrases earlier in the book. The pull-out dictionary is fairly sparse, but it's also thin and easy to carry around. It's probably as good as most language usage books get and I would not hesitate to tell someone to purchase it if they also had another source such as a language teacher or disc so that the spoken language could be heard, too.
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Encourages speaking the language
Rating  (4)
Date: 2010-02-11
Although I've taken many language courses, this is the first time a text book encourages the user to speak the language and makes it easy by repetition and pronunciation aids.
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Leatrning Italian
Rating (4)
Date: 2009-11-30
I find the book a little short on explanations and orientations. Also the material is a little weak. I find Italian a complex language even though I fluent in Spanish so a good book or method is vital.
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a great introduction
Rating  (5)
Date: 2009-09-14
This is a fun, practical, and effective introduction to Italian. About 15 minutes a day over a number of weeks or months is all that's required to master the fundamentals of the language and be able to get by in travel situations.
I teach an adult ed course in Italian for travelers and have found this book to be the most helpful and easy to use of all the basic methods I've tried. There is enough variety in the activities and materials presented to keep students interested and involved, and to reinforce the vocabulary and grammar that needs to be learned.
Sarah Bruce Kelly
Author of THE RED PRIEST'S ANNINA
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