Marisa Minelle Katis is an expert and influential language educator, Besides co-authoring the Italian series Pronti Via!, she has also written numerous language teaching books for children, including textbooks that teach Italian to junior students via songs and music.

Dr Antonia Rubino is currently an associate Dean at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney where she teaches Italian Studies [language, literature and linguistics]. An expert of language teaching and methodology, she is also currently conducting a study on people who have recently migrated to Australia from Italy in the last 12-15 years. Antonia was born in Italy and moved to Australia after graduating at the University of Florence [Italy] in languages.

Fresh, modern design; highly photographic; magazine style

Modern, authentic Italian; up-to-date content

User-friendly, with activities clearly indicated

Excellent grammar notes at the end of each unit

Contents pages outlining the subject matter of each unit, showing:

-Communicative aims

-Grammar points (new and revised)

-Text types

-Cultural items

First two units are mainly revision of grammar covered in Pronti, via! 1 and 2 (and other courses at this level)

Wide range of appealing themes, suitable for senior classes, based on nationally prescribed themes and topics

Excellent range of authentic text types providing models for students' own writing

Units 7-12 also include literary extracts including poems, song lyrics, historical excerpts, extracts from novels and rap lyrics, all from a variety of sources

Culture is integrated, with most texts containing cultural information as well as language input

Grammar is always taught in context within the unit, with grammar points highlighted and referenced to the notes at the end of the unit