Parliamo italiano insieme Level 1 Student Book with 1 Access Code

Parliamo italiano insieme is returning in a fully revised second edition to fully address the Australian and Victorian Italian curriculums, as well as the new NSW Italian syllabus.

This new edition retains the strong emphasis on cultural and intercultural teaching and learning from the first edition, with increased opportunities for differentiated learning, grammar drill and student engagement.

Key features of the series:

Rich course content which students and teachers know and love from the first edition has been updated

Focus on scaffolding of content and providing opportunities for a range of different learning styles

Digital content has been updated with a range of dynamic resources to appeal to all students of Italian and fully support teachers.

The Student Book retains the sequencing of unit topics and the unit structure from the first edition, with a brand new design and layout and updated photos and illustrations. The cartoon stories are now supported with vocabulary lists to make new language more accessible.

Selected Testi (reading texts) have been replaced for more relevance and to cater to a wider range of student abilities and all audio material has been re-recorded with native speakers of Italian to ensure accurate pronunciation and appropriate fluency of the spoken language.

About the Authors

Margherita Ghezzi is a highly experienced teacher of Italian and Languages publisher, who designed and commissioned the first edition of Parliamo italiano insieme level 1. She currently coordinates initial teacher education degrees for a range of online universities. Margherita was also part of the Australian Curriculum: Italian writing team.

Michela Pellizon has many years of experience in secondary schools in Victoria. She currently teaches Italian at Scotch College in Melbourne and collaborates with both the University of Melbourne and CO.AS.IT. in the preparation of professional development programs for teachers of Italian, as well as intensive programs for VCE students. She is also a VCE assessor.

Gianna Pagni has over 30 years of experience in Italian language teaching and currently works as lead teacher at the NSW School of Languages. She has long-term experience on NESA HSC Examination Committees, has recently worked for 2 years as a Senior Curriculum Officer at NESA on the K-10 Languages syllabus development, and was one of the three writers of the Australian Curriculum: Italian. She is the lead author on Parliamo italiano insieme level 2.