Akron Public Library

"In My First Look at Italian, beginning readers follow the narrative of an Italian-speaking character through a typical day. Labels on real-life photos introduce common Italian words. Each label lists the English word, as well as the Italian word and its pronunciation. An introduction gives more insight into the language, and a guide at the beginning of the book teaches readers and caregivers how to navigate the book's features. Translations of colors,...

Outlines basic Italian grammar, and offers useful words, phrases, expressions, and simple dialogue

The most effective way to learn any new language is to practice, practice, and practice, and no other workbooks put as much emphasis on this as the Practice Makes Perfect series. In Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian All-in-One, you get five skill-building titles to help you build a solid foundation of verbs, vocabulary, grammar and conversational skills all in one value-packed workbook. This easy-to-use, one-stop resource includes thorough...

"In addition to a phrasebook and fifty-minute audio recording, this package also includes iSay It Right video flashcards that let you hear essential expressions while you view them on-screen in Italian and in EPLS [Easily Pronounced Language Systems] pronunciation symbols."--Container

This completely interactive language learning course is designed for students who want to learn Italian but prefer to teach themselves rather than participate in a formal classroom setting. The attractively boxed language package contains a textbook presenting grammar and vocabulary basics with learning exercises. Included with the book are four audio CDs, three of them presenting dialogues and exercises, and the fourth focused especially for travel...