The Strutture sections focus on the core structures that are necessary for meaningful communication at the elementary level. With Avanti!, students begin to learn and practice the language while developing an authentic appreciation for Italian culture, both inside and outside of class.Īvanti! is built around the following principles:įocus and Flexibility: Whereas most Italian programs attempt to cover too much material in the first year, Avanti! reflects a reasonable expectation that most beginning learners can acquire in one year of classroom instruction. Informed by second-language acquisition research, the Avanti! program for introductory Italian is known for its focused approach and flexible content, its emphasis on communicative competence, its opportunities for recycling, and its exploration of culture. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Janice Aski and Diane Musumeci Avanti! 5 Janu9781260015898
She has published numerous articles and chapters in books and is the author of Il carciofo: Strategie di lettura e proposte d'attività (McGraw-Hill, 1990) and Breaking Tradition: An Exploration of the Historical Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Second Language Teaching (McGraw-Hill, 1997). She teaches a wide range of courses from Italian language and linguistics to doctoral seminars on the history of second language teaching. She conducts research in content-based instruction and classroom language acquisition. For sixteen years she was the Director of the Italian language program. in Italian linguistics with a Certificate of Advanced Study in SLATE from the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign in 1989. Her publications in historical Italian/Romance linguistics focus on the social, pragmatic and cognitive aspects of phonological and morphological change.ĭiane Musumeci is Associate Professor of Italian and SLATE (Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she is Head of the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Her research in foreign language pedagogy explores a variety of topics, such as testing, teaching reading at the elementary level, and how first-year Italian textbooks and grammar practice activities reflect the most current research in second language acquisition. She specializes in foreign language pedagogy and historical Italian/Romance linguistics. Aski is assistant professor and director of the Italian language program at The Ohio State University.
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In Connect Italian students have access 24/7 to the digitally enhanced eBook, the interactive textbook activities, the online Workbook / Laboratory Manual activities, all of the accompanying audio and video resources, and the voice tools that allow for out-of-class practice of important oral skills Avanti! satisfies students desire to communicate in everyday situations right from the start. How does Avanti! with Connect and LearnSmart support the needs of Italian instructors and students Communicative Competence: One of the major challenges of any introductory language course is to give students ample exposure to the language and sufficient opportunity for speaking practice to inspire them to communicate with confidence. These powerful, digital tools, now an integral part of the third edition, complement and support the goals of the Avanti! program and address the needs of the evolving Introductory Italian course. As a direct result of our research, this new edition offers McGraw-Hills Connect and LearnSmart with their game-changing, adaptive, and digital learning resources. In preparation for this edition, we employed a wide array of market research tools to identify a number of areas for digital innovation. The title Avanti! conveys the forward-thinking approach of this program, which is designed to guide experienced and inexperienced instructors in creating a truly communicative, interactive environment for their students. Thus, in planning the third-edition revision, it was critical to retain the best parts of our program while responding to the changes around us. Professors are offering more hybrid and online courses, technology is providing functionality we could not envision just a few years ago, and the types of students we teach are ever-changing. As the fastest growing introductory Italian title, Avanti! Beginning Italian continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of instructors and students.
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