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: 
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<li>Films that are easily available from school video libraries or from video stores;</li>
<li>Pre-viewing, viewing, and post-viewing activities appropriate to the various films in each chapter;</li>
<li>Grammar review, vocabulary in context, listening comprehension, cultural and historical background, and discussion questions for language practice;</li>
<li>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;</li>
<li>Boxed sections that provide information about the movie, director, plot, and certain cultural aspects specific to each movie;</li>
<li>Lists of Internet-based activities that expand aspects of each movie by exploring Italian websites.</li>
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Italian Through Film: A Text for Italian Courses

Humor & Entertainment

Borra, Antonello

Pausini, Cristina

Movies

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Poetry

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