Parliamo italiano!

[This book] emphasizes a culture-based, communicative approach to learning Italian.... The overarching organization of this text reflects, therefore, the goal of introducing Italian life and culture in conjunction with the basic components of linguistic expressions and language. Each of the twelve units focuses on a situation or theme relevant to daily life, such as working, shipping, or dining, as well as on a specific region of Italy.... A brief preliminary unit presents basic, frequently used language such as greetings, introductions, the alphabet, and the numbers 0-100 so that you can begin communicating in Italian from the outset of the course. -To the student.