Magazine style presentation
Authentic reading and listening material in a range of text types
A variety of themes relevant to young people
Cultural information with accompanying tasks
Two revision units for consolidation
Detailed explanation in each unit of the grammar points with tables and examples.
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