Beginner's Italian with Online Audio & Video by Means, Tom

Beginner's Italian with Online Audio & Video

Start speaking Italian today with this modern interactive beginner's course!A language steeped in history, culture and art,...
$35.94 USD
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Author: Tom Means
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Beginner's Italian with Online Audio & Video by Means, Tom

Beginner's Italian with Online Audio & Video

$35.94

Beginner's Italian with Online Audio & Video

$35.94
Author: Tom Means
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Start speaking Italian today with this modern interactive beginner's course!A language steeped in history, culture and art, Italian is spoken by over 65 million people worldwide and is also one of the most widely studied Romance languages. Ideal for those new to Italian, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner's Italian with Online Audio & Video teaches both written and spoken Italian using modern pedagogy and engaging audio and video. Follow the adventures of Chiara and Luca! Chiara is an American visiting Italy for the first time and Luca is the Italian guy she meets on her first day in Italy. Across the book's 14 chapters, they visit four Italian cities from Rome to Florence to Venice and down to Naples. Food, family, art, history, and fashion await them. Join Chiara and Luca for an Italian language and culture avventura!Includes:
  • An introduction to the Italian language and basics of pronunciation
  • Fourteen carefully-paced lessons, each one opening with dialogues about an everyday topic followed by vocabulary, grammar lessons, and exercises
  • Free companion YouTube channel, @BeginnersItalian, with over 200 videos on topics like how to order a meal or shop at a store to reinforce using Italian in everyday situations
  • 200+ audio files for streaming or free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers
  • Easy-to-use QR codes that link to the audio and video
  • Answer key to the exercises
  • Italian-English glossary
  • Lessons equivalent to two semesters of college-level Italian




Author: Tom Means
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780781814676

About the Author
Means, Tom: -

Tom Means is professor of Italian at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York (CUNY). He is an expert in language teaching and world cinema. He has a Ph.D. from Rutgers and taught at New York University before joining CUNY. For Hippocrene Books, he authored the Instant Vocabulary Builder series for learning Italian, Spanish, French, Brazilian-Portuguese and Inglés (English for Spanish speakers).


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