Beginners Italian: Learn faster. Remember more.

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Do you want a solid foundation to your Italian studies

If you are looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will get you speaking, writing, reading and understanding Italian in no time. Through authentic conversations, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will learn the Italian you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family.

What will I learn

Basic Italian is slowly and carefully introduced to ensure you progress confidently through the course and build up a foundation to allow you to feel confident in everyday situations and move to the next level of your learning. It teaches grammar, vocabulary and listening, reading, writing, speaking and pronunciation skills. By the end of the course you will reach a solid Novice High proficiency level of ACTFL (The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and A2 Beginner level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines.

Is this course for me

Beginners' Italian is for absolute and false beginners of Italian. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Italian. There are extensive illustrations to support the learner working on his or her own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course.

What do I get

This book has a learner-centred approach that incorporates the following features:

- 18 bite-sized units of learning content - covering everyday topics from ordering at a restaurant to talking about friends and family

- Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns yourself to make the language stick

- Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims

- Vocabulary building - thematic lists and activities to help you learn vocabulary quickly

- Test yourself - see and track your own progress

- Native speaker audio - available as a digital download

- Free, downloadable audio transcripts and vocabulary and language reference lists

Access the audio for this course for free by downloading it to the Teach Yourself Library app or streaming it on library.teachyourself.com.

Where do I go next

Continue learning with Teach Yourself Complete Italian and Enjoy Italian.

Have some fun with our Short Stories in Italian for Beginners by Ollie Richards' or 50 Italian Coffee Breaks.

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Author Bio

Vittoria Bowles taught Italian at the University of Brighton, where she was principal lecturer. She developed many courses including one for English-speaking students to attend Italian universities which won the Unilever prize for innovation.