Crossword Italian!: Have Fun Learning Italian by Solving Crossword Puzzles

by Marcel Danesi

Overview

Designed to teach the basic elements of the Italian language, this book is a breakthrough in the field of language studies. Its easy, stimulating, and enjoyable approach to learning Italian will benefit beginners and more advanced speakers alike.

An opening chapter on Italian spelling and pronunciation is followed by thirty lessons, each one introducing a conversational theme centred around a crossword puzzle. The lessons present new words and expressions, sample conversations, and language notes, each one building on the last and presenting puzzles that are progressively more challenging. A number of chapters designed as reviews include word-search puzzles and anagrams. Answers are at the back, along with verb conjugation charts and language glossaries.

An ideal learning tool for anyone who has little time for serious study but can always find a minute to do a crossword puzzle, this book will also provide an excellent course supplement at both high-school and university levels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802044303
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication date:	07/17/1999
Series:	Toronto Italian Studies Series
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	547,616
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Language:	Italian

About the Author

Marcel Danesi is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto.