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The Self-Access Centre - Italian - Course Books

These course books are available in the Self-Access Centre. You can improve various language skills; some books are designed so that you can improve your exam techniques. Check "Description" for more details about each book.

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1 Affresco Italiano B1: Corso di Italiano per Stranieri Maurizio Trifone Antonella Filippone Andreina Sgaglione Le Monnier B1 2008 1
This clear and user-friendly coursebook is suitable for students wishing to attain an intermediate standard of Italian. Each of its twelve units are divided into four sections, the first dealing with vocabulary, the second and third tackling grammar, while the fourth integrates the vocabulary and grammar in skill-building activities. Each unit also includes a cultural section which focuses on a distinct region in Italy and includes interesting facts about the people, places, and events in that area. Includes grammar and verb tables at the back of the book 2 Allegro 1 - Libro dello Studente ed Esercizi Lindo Toffolo & Nadia Nuti Edilingua Pantelis Marin A1, A2 2003 1
Avanti is a beginners' course aimed at taking the student to a GCSE level of Italian, with strong emphasis on communication in the language. The text contains extensive coverage of typical GCSE topics and language, systematic development of listening and reading skills, regular revision tests and tabulated grammar summaries. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 3 Avanti! Rosanna Brambilla & Alessandro Crotti Stanley Thornes Publishers Ltd A1, A2 1984 1
This book covers all four language skills although, as the title suggests, great emphasis is placed on grammar. Each of the twenty-one units open with a dialogue based on some aspect of Italian culture or society, and in this dialogue the grammatical structures and vocabulary that form the basis of the subsequent exercises are introduced. These dialogues may also be listened to on the accompanying audio cassettes, which may be found in the Language Lab 4 Bravo! - Grammatica Italiana per Stranieri Katerinov, K; Clotilde, M & Katerinov, B Edizioni Bruno Mondadori A1, A2 1992 1
This book is a self-study course for beginners and focuses on the Italian needed in everyday situations. The dialogues on the audio cassettes form the basis of the exercises in this book, which also includes explanations of grammar and vocabulary. The cassettes also include exercises designed to improve pronunciation. The audio cassettes accompanying this course may be found in the Language Lab 5 Breakthrough Italian Giovanni Carsaniga Macmillan Publishers Ltd A1, A2 1988 1
This beginners course is based entirely on conversations and interviews filmed on location in Italy, with the aim of introducing the student to the basics of colloquial Italian. The twenty chapters in the book are each accompanied by one of the twenty programmes, and contain transcripts of the conversations, explanations and notes on the language, and exercises based on the content of the programme. At the back of the book is a reference section with a short grammar, a pronunciation guide, and the key to the exercises. The programmes accompanying this course may be found in the Course Programmes section of the Italian webpages 6 Buongiorno Italia! Joseph Cremona BBC Books A1, A2 1982 1
7 Campus Italia: Corso multimediale Di Italiano per Le Universita Volume 1 Rosa Errico Maria Antonia Esposito Nicoletta Grandi Guerra Edizioni A1, A2 2008 1
This book is designed to take the student from GCSE level to A-Level standard Italian. The book tackles the four main categories of language, reading, listening, speaking and writing, in a logical progression from simple exercises early in the book to more complex material at the end. The instructions and commentaries are all in Italian to encourage the student to think in the language. Accompanying audio cassettes are available in the Language Lab 8 Capire l'Italia e l'Italiano Lia Buono Hodgart Guerra Edizioni C1, C2 2002 1
This book is designed to take the student from an elementary level to a GCSE or equivalent level of Italian. The text is divided into fourteen units, including two revision units, each revolving around immediate themes of everyday life and encounters. The aim of the book is therefore to provide the student with the level of Italian required in real-life situations. The instructions are written in Italian, with English translations where appropriate, although English is used less as the book progresses. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 9 Contatti - A First Course in Italian Mariolina Freeth & Giuliana Checketts Hodder & Stoughton Ltd A1, A2 1993 2
This support book/cassette set is the first part of a new two-stage Italian course designed specifically for the adult learner. It takes the learner to an intermediate level of Itallian in 14 thematic units, including two revision chapters. 10 Contatti. Support Book Mariolina Freets & Giuliana Checketts Hodder & Stoughton Ltd A1, A2 1993 1
This book is aimed at providing beginners with a firm foundation in all four language skills of Italian. The ten units are divided in the same way, tackling grammar, vocabulary and linguistic forms in separate sections. At the back of the book are ten exercises that practice the grammar and vocabulary introduced in the corresponding unit. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found it the Language Lab, while the CDs are available from reception 11 Contatto - 1 - Corso di Italiano per Stranieri Rosella Bozzone Costa, Chiara Ghezzi & Monica Piantoni Loescher Editore A1, A2 2005 2
12 Contatto : Corso di Italiano per Stranieri 1A Rosella Bozzone Costa, Chiara Ghezzi & Monica Piantoni Loescher Editore A1 2008 1
13 Contatto : Corso di Italiano per Stranieri 1B Rosella Bozzone Costa, Chiara Ghezzi & Monica Piantoni Loescher Editore A2 2008 1
14 Contatto 2A - Corso di Italiano per Stranieri Rosella Bozzone Costa Chiara Ghezzi Piantoni Loescher Editore 2007 1
15 Contatto 2B: Corso di italiano per stranieri Chiara Ghezzi et al Loescher Editore B2, C1 2009 1
This literary reader for intermediate and advanced students contains twenty unabridged stories by Italy's most contemporary writers, providing students with an indispensible cultural context and a rich soure of vocabulary and structure. Each text is followed by vocabulary expansion sections in which lexical terms are presented and practiced through corresponding exercises, as well as grammar review exercises that practice grammar forms encountered in the text. The audio cassettes also provide an opportunity to listen to the readings, and may be found in the Language Lab 16 Da Capo - An Italian Review Grammar Graziana Lazzarino & Annamaria Moneti Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College B1, B2 1992 1
This exercise book accompanied the Due Libro dello Studente and provides further practice of the material introduced in that book. It especially focuses on the consolidation of the grammatical concepts encountered in the coursebook, and most of its exercises are geared towards a deeper understanding of Italian syntax. The audio cassette's are no longer available for this course. 17 Due - Secundo Livello - Libro degli Esercizi Lorenzo Blini & Nicoletta Santoni Bonacci Editore C1, C2 1994 2
This book is aimed at students who have already attained an upper-intermediate level of Italian and who now wish to extend and refine their command of the language, especially their ability to communicate at a high level. Great emphasis is therefore given to communicative skills, although all four language skills receive thorough coverage. The book consists of twenty-seven units, including two revision units, each beginning with a dialogue or cartoon that introduces the main linguistic points of the unit. The audio cassettes accompanying this course may be found in the Language Lab 18 Due - Secundo Livello - Libro dello Studente Lorenzo Blini & Nicoletta Santoni Bonacci Editore C1, C2 1993 3
19 Espresso 1 - Libro dello Studente ed Escercizi Luciana Ziglio & Giovanna Rizzo Alma Edizioni A1 2001 1
20 Espresso 2 - Libro dello Studente ed Escercizi Maria Balì & Giovanna Rizzo Alma Edizioni A2 2002 1
21 Espresso 3 - Libro dello Studente ed Escercizi Maria Balì & Luciana Ziglio Alma Edizioni B1 2003 1
This introductory course has been designed and written for complete beginners on a taught course, and so not all of the exercises will be relevant to those wishing to use it for self-study. The book is divided into ten themed units, each structured in the same way. In each unit, the core material is supported by grammatical expositions and exercises, a vocabulary page, as well as supplementary exercises, answers to which may be found at the back of the book. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 22 Foundations Italian 1 Mara Benetti, Carmela Murtas & Caterina Varchetta Palgrave A1 2001 2
This book follows on from the end of Foundations Italian 1, but does not pre-suppose any familiarity with the specific content of the first book, and is thus suitable for any student with a lower-intermediate level of Italian. The book includes many reading and listening exercises, and the audio cassettes feature authentic dialogues allowing the student to habituate themselves to natural Italian and common expressions. The audio cassettes accompanying this series may be found in the Language Lab 23 Foundations Italian 2 Mara Benetti, Cristina Testi & Caterina Varchetta Palgrave A2, B1 2005 1
A comprehensive, self-contained programme that will enable the student to quickly master the pronunciation of Italian, including vowels, diphthongs, consonants, stress and intonation patterns. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 24 How To Pronounce Italian Correctly Stanley W. Connell Passport Books A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 1992 1
This book is suitable for students with an intermediate level of Italian wishing to improve their confidence and competence in the language. The text is rich in information from a broad range of areas in Italian culture and history, and it is through this medium that the language is taught. Each of the chapters focus on a particular aspect of life in Italy today, its historical and cultural background information, and uses this as the basis for the subsequent exercises. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 25 In Italia Graziella Martina & Antonia Pagliarulo Chancerel B1, B2 1996 1
This book is designed for students with an intermediate level of Italian, and aims at building students' proficiency in all four language skills and enhancing their knowledge of Italian culture. The book is divided into five thematic units, each containing five chapters. Each chapter presents a different facet of, or perspective on, the unit's theme. The vocabulary, reading, grammar presentations, activities, and writing topics of the chapters work together to develop the unit's theme. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 26 Insieme - An Intermediate Italian Course Romana Habekovic & Claudio Mazzola McGraw-Hill B1, B2 1998 3
This book is designed for students with an intermediate level of Italian, and aims at building students' proficiency in all four language skills and enhancing their knowledge of Italian culture. The book is divided into five thematic units, each containing five chapters. Each chapter presents a different facet of, or perspective on, the unit's theme. The vocabulary, reading, grammar presentations, activities, and writing topics of the chapters work together to develop the unit's theme. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 27 Insieme Corso Italiano Stranieri Favaro Piccardi BETTINELLI La Nuova Italia Editrice A1, A2, B1 2000 1
28 Insieme: an intermediate Italian course Romana Habekovic, Claudio Mazzola McGraw-Hill 1994 2
This multimedia language course is designed to meet the varying needs of the beginner, and is equally suitable for self-study or for classroom use. Each of the ten units is divided into four sections, the first covering simple communicative situations such as introducing one's self or ordering food, followed by the necessary grammar and background information presented in these dialogues, and lastly a grammar section. The course is accompanied by audio cassettes, videos and CDs for the practice of both oral and aural skills. The audio cassettes may be found in the Language Lab, the programmes may be found on the Course Programmes section of the Italian webpages, while the CDs are available from reception 29 Italianissimo 1 - Beginners Denise de Rôme BBC Books A1, A2 1992 3
This book follows on from Italianissimo 1, and like it is based on conversations recorded in Italy. The book is divided into two levels, each of five units. Each unit contains conversations, key phrases, language patterns, and a variety of exercises, including vocabulary-building sections. The units also contain numerous authentic reading passages from contemporary sources. Each level is followed by grammar summaries, additional exercises and a Cultura section introducing the student to Italian art and culture. The audio cassettes accompanying the series may be found in the Language Lab 30 Italianissimo 2 - Intermediate Denise de Rôme BBC Books B1, B2 1994 1
The book shows the last 80 years of Italian history through examples of literature, folklore, society and cinema. 31 L'Italia Dal Fascismo Ad Oggi Daniela Bartalesi-Graf Guerra Edizioni C1, C2 1983 1
This book is designed as a follow-up to Buongiorno Italia!, the BBC course for beginners in Italian, and is also based on conversations and inverviews recorded in Italy. The aim of the course is to allow students to understand colloquial Italian in a number of varied situations, as well as providing the student with the necessary language skills and vocabulary to express themselves fluently. The audio cassettes contain exercises that practice and improve pronunciation, and may be found in the Language Lab 32 L'Italia dal Vivo Denise de Rôme BBC Books B1, B2 1983 4
This book offers an overview of Italian art from Magna Grecia up to the Twentieth century, a view of the country’s art in the Italian language. It guides the student to react directly to a work of art, and at the same time supplies the tools for a critical interpretation. Each chapter introduces an artist, or a school of art or period, and focuses on a work of art, painting, sculpture or building that is usually familiar to the non-specialist. The work is introduced through pre-reading questions or brief activities and simplified reading texts. 33 L'Italiano Attraverso La Storia Dell'Arte Maddalena Angelino Elena Ballarin Guerra Edizioni B1 2006 1
The text is divided into twenty-five units, each divided into four sections: comprensione, rinforzo, transfer and controllo. All four language skills are covered through the medium of dialogues and cartoons. The content is slightly more challenging as the grammatical and linguistic points are not accompanied by English explanations. However, the information is presented very clearly and through simple diagrams, and followed by numerous examples, and should be readily understandable. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 34 La Lingua Italiana per Stranieri Laura Berrettini, Mauro Pichiassi & Giovanna Zaganelli Edizioni Guerra A1, A2, B1, B2 1985 1
This book is geared towards improving the student's oral skills. As such, the exercises in the book aim at broadening vocabulary and introducing advanced grammar and linguistic forms allowing the student to express themselves more readily and naturally. The text is divided into four parts, the first covering a wide range of socio-cultural topics that often come up in conversation, the second improves communicative skills, the third introduces common expressions and maxims, while the fourth is a glossary 35 La Prova Orale 2 - Livello Intermedio-Avanzato T. Marin EdiLingua B2, C1, C2 2005 1
This book is designed for students who already have a basic grasp of the Italian language and who wish to extend their command of spoken and written Italian and to learn more about Italy and her people. Although comprehension and effective use of the written language are important objectives, listening and responding to spoken Italian are the primary goals. The text is based on several authentic passages, which form the basis for the exercises as well as the recorded conversations, which provide a demonstration of the language as spoken by well-educated Italians. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 36 Mastering Italian 2 - Italian Life and Language Robert C. Powell & Roberta Tozer Macmillan Publishers Ltd B1, B2 1989 4
37 Mosaico Italia: Percorsi Nella Cultura E Nella Civilta Italiana M.De Biasio P.Garofalo EdiLingua B2, C1, C2 2008 1
This foundation course aims at teaching the four language skills through the medium of Italian culture and history. The text is divided into twenty Leziones of increasing difficulty, each beginning with a dialogue which forms the basis of the subsequent exercises. Each Lezione contains a Nota Culturale which describes the diverse aspects of contemporary Italian culture, written at first in English but in Italian from Lezione 5 onwards. The grammar sections are accompanied by clear explanations in English, and reinforced by a variety of structured exercises 38 Oggi in Italia Franca Celli Merlonghi & Ferdinando Merlonghi Houghton Mifflin Company A1, A2, B1, B2 1998 2
This book presents a culture-based, communicative approach to learning Italian. The text reflects, therefore, the goal of introducing Italian life and culture in conjunction with the basic components of linguistic expression and language. Each unit is divided into four parts: the "Unit Opener" presents a list of communicative goals, followed by the "Si dice così" which introduces thematically related vocabulary. This is followed by an "Incontro," a dialogue featuring language typically heard in natural Italian and structured to reinforce the grammatical points of the section. The capstone of each unit is the "Immagini e parole" which presents socio-cultural information as well as revising the language skills covered in the unit 39 Parliamo Italiano! Suzanne Branciforte & Anna Grassi Houghton Mifflin Company A1, A2, B1, B2 1998 1
The cassette accompany the course book by the same title, 40 Primo Ascolto T. Marin EdiLingua A1, A2 1
41 Primo Ascolto - Libro (Primo Ascolto) T.Marin EdiLingua A1, A2, B1 2001 1
42 Primo Ascolto - Libro del Professore (Ascolto) T.Marin EdiLingua A1, A2, B1 2001 1
This workbook accompanying the Libro dei Testi includes further practice of the material introduced in the eleven units of the coursebook, as well as revision exercises of the grammatical points and vocabulary. The answers to the exercises may be found at the back of this book, as well as tables of irregular verbs 43 Progetto Italiano 1 - Livello Elementare - Libro degli Esercizi T. Marin & S. Magnelli EdiLingua A1, A2 2001 4
The text is divided into eleven units and an introductory unit covering elementary communicative skills. Each unit begins with a dialogue in which the grammar and vocabulary that form the basis of the subsequent exercises are introduced. Emphasis is placed on speaking, and the audio cassettes provide an opportunity to improve pronunciation. The book also introduces the student to authentic Italian newspaper articles, often as reading comprehension exercises. The audio cassettes accompanying this course may be found in the Language Lab 44 Progetto Italiano 1 - Livello Elementare - Libro dei Testi T. Marin & S. Magnelli EdiLingua A1, A2 2001 5
This course is divided into two volumes, the first of which covers Italian grammar and linguistic forms in great depth. The text is divided into twenty units of increasing difficulty, presenting grammatical points through simple dialogues and cartoons. Although the content is slightly more challenging for complete beginners as grammar points are explained entirely in Italian, these are presented in pictorial form and are reinforced with several examples. The audio cassettes accompanying this course may be found in the Language Lab 45 Qui Italia - 1 - Lingua e Grammatica Alberto Mazzeti, Marina Falcinelli & Bianca Servadio Le Monnier A1, A2, B1 2002 2
This second volume contains exercises based on the material covered in Qui Italia 1, and is divided into eighteen themed units which cover basic grammatical material and verb conjugation. After every two units there is revision section which consolidates the material already learnt. The answer key to the exercises may be found at the back of the book. Accompanying audio cassettes may be found in the Language Lab 46 Qui Italia - 2 - Quaderno di Esercitazioni Alberto Mazzeti, Marina Falcinelli & Bianca Servadio Le Monnier A1, A2, B1 2002 1
This book is designed for students with an advanced level of Italian who wish to further improve their command of the language. It provides thorough revision of the four main language skills through the context of Italian history and culture. The book is divided into ten sections, each containing several texts taken from authentic Italian magazines and newspapers, which form the basis of the susequent exercises. The book is accompanied by audio cassettes, which may be found in the Language Lab, as well as a course video that is available on the Course Programmes section of the Italian webpages 47 Quintetto Italiano - Livello Avanzato - Libro dello Studente Mariella Totaro & Nicoletta Zanardi Bonacci Editore C1, C2 1991 1
This students' book contains exercises that allow further practice of the material taught in the Libro dello Studente. As such, its ten units follow the same structure. The book is accompanied by audio cassettes, which may be found in the Language Lab, as well as a course video that is available on the Course Programmes section of the Italian webpages 48 Quintetto Italiano - Livello Avanzato - Quaderno di Esercizi Mariella Totaro & Nicoletta Zanardi Bonacci Editore C1, C2 1991 1
This multimedia course is aimed at providing the student with a level of competence that will allow them to satisfy their most general communication needs. As such, the material taught is geared primarily towards communication needs rather than the difficulty of grammar structures, with vocabulary chosen on the same basis. The audio cassettes and CDs are central to the course, and the dialogues on them form the basis of the exercises in the book 49 Rete! - 1 - Libro di Casa Marco Mezzadri & Paolo E. Balboni Guerra Edizioni A1, A2 2000 2
The second part of this multimedia course is aimed at students who have attained a lower-intermediate level of Italian. As with the first part, the primary aim of the book is to improve the student's oral expression in order to converse comfortably in Italian. The book also introduces the student to Italian culture and tradition through the dialogues on the audio cassettes, which may be found in the Language Lab. The CDs accompanying the series are available from reception 50 Rete! - 2 - Libro di Casa Marco Mezzadri & Paolo E. Balboni Guerra Edizioni B1, B2 2001 1
This coursebook is accompanied by a DVD video on which are dialogues and documentaries that form the basis of the exercises in the book. The book is aimed specifically at students who have completed Rete 1! and to be done before beginning Rete 2!, but is equally useful as a comprehension exercise to any student of lower-intermediate level. The course video is available on the Course Programmes section of the Italian webpages 51 Rete! Video - Libro delle Attività Marco Mezzadri & Paolo E. Balboni Guerra Edizioni A1, A2, B1 2005 1
52 That's Allegro: Bk. 1 Nadia Nuti, Edilingua Pantelis Marin A1, A2 2008 1
This exercise book accompanies the cousebook "Uno, Libro dello Studente." It provides a wide range of exercises together with a detailed grammar reference. The audio cassettes that accompany it may be found in the Language Lab 53 Uno - Primo Livello - Libro degli Esercizi Lorenzo Blini & Nicoletta Santoni Bonacci Editore A1, A2 1992 1
This is the first of a two-part course that aims at taking beginners from an elementary level to an upper-intermediate level, with the primary goal of being able to converse comfortably in Italian. Great emphasis is therefore given to communicative skills, although all four language skills receive thorough coverage. This book consists of twenty-seven units, including two revision units, each beginning with a dialogue or cartoon that introduces the main linguistic points of the unit. The audio cassettes accompanying this course may be found in the Language Lab 54 Uno - Primo Livello - Libro dello Studente Lorenzo Blini & Nicoletta Santoni Bonacci Editore A1, A2 1992 2
55 Uno: corso comunicativo di italiano; libro degli esercizi e sintesi di grammatica Gruppo Meta Cambridge University Press. 1993 1
This book is aimed at students of an upper-intermediate level of Italian and is designed to improve their language skills through the context of Italian culture and politics. Each of its themed units introduce the student to advanced vocabulary and grammar forms through texts taken from various authentic sources, which provide the basis for the subsequent exercises. The audio cassettes accompanying this book may be found in the Language Lab 56 Viaggio nell'Italian Rosella Bozzone Costa Loescher Editore C1, C2 1995 1
57 Viaggio Nell'Italiano: Corso di lingua e cultura italiana per stranieri, 2nd Ed. Rosella Bozzone Costa Loescher Editore C1, C2 2004 1

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