Italian Through Film : A Text for Italian Courses Paperback / softback
by Antonello Borra, Cristina Pausini
Part of the Yale Language Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
This supplementary text for elementary to intermediate courses in Italian is structured around stimulating discussions of ten contemporary Italian films, among them Cinema Paradiso, La vita e bella, Mediterraneo, and Il postino.
With a chapter devoted to each movie, the book effectively fosters a deeper understanding of both Italian language and culture, and it is adaptable for any level of language instruction. Italian Through Film features: Films that are easily available from school video libraries or from video stores;Pre-viewing, viewing, and post-viewing activities appropriate to the various films in each chapter;Grammar review, vocabulary in context, listening comprehension, cultural and historical background, and discussion questions for language practice;Exercises ranging in difficulty from elementary to highly sophisticated that are designed to enhance students’ vocabulary and cultural awareness as well as oral and written skills;Boxed sections that provide information about the movie, director, plot, and certain cultural aspects specific to each movie;Lists of Internet-based activities that expand aspects of each movie by exploring Italian websites.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:142 pages, 10 b-w illus.
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:10/09/2003
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- ISBN:9780300100204
Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:142 pages, 10 b-w illus.
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:10/09/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780300100204
