Save 15% and get free Italian Translation software when purchasing Levels One and Two together. Master Italian with the Italian Complete course. Feel confident that you are speaking with the proper accent and be able to communicate easily with a wide ranging knowledge of Italian vocabulary. Learn to read, write and speak fluent Italian.

Teaching Method

Many Italian language courses only give you part of the picture, by focusing on memorizing words and phrases-with the hope that you will someday be able to parrot them back. This method, while effective in expanding your vocabulary, does not teach you the underlying structure of the language. Speaking a foreign language is a creative act. You need to understand the rules of Italian in order to speak your own sentences. Courses that rely on memorization alone ignore this fact.

In contrast to the memorization only approach, Foreign Service Italian utilizes a holistic teaching method. By focusing on teaching all aspects of the language, you’ll learn to speak Italian, rather than just a list of Italian words and phrases. Using a straight-forward, easy to follow presentation that uses both Italian audio and a course book, you will be exposed to everything you need to know to start speaking Italian fluently. By following lessons in the text and practicing with the course audio you will learn:

• Italian Vocabulary and Phrases
• How to Speak Italian with Correct Pronunciation
• Italian Grammar Needed to Speak Italian Fluently
• How to Read and Write Italian

Learn Italian rapidly with practical, enjoyable exercises, focused review sessions, and real life conversations. With an easy to use, sensible, and effective format, you will see why this course has been used by the Foreign Service for decades.

What You Get

The Italian Level One course is presented in a digital course book. The course book provides an organized, easy to follow lesson plan that makes teaching yourself Italian easy, enjoyable, and fun.

Working in concert with the course text, Italian level one also includes 16 hours of full immersion Italian audio. The audio portion of the course teaches you proper Italian pronunciation and provides and opportunity to practice along with simulated conversations. The audio included with the course can be used on any computer or loaded to your iPod or other MP3 player.

With the purchase of Italian Complete, you will also receive a free download of the Langocity Italian Translation software (normally $19.95). Faster than an English/Italian dictionary, translate between English and Italian effortlessly. The Italian translator works with both Windows and Mac.

How The Course is Delivered

All customers receive access to the downloadable version of the course and free translation software, instantly. You may also chose to have a copy of the course mailed to you on compact disc if you prefer to own the course in physical format. The compact disc contains the exact same material as the instant download. The compact disc version of the course comes delivered in a case, as pictured, and makes an attractive gift. We do not mark up shipping costs, ship world wide via U.S. Postal Service, and offer regular, priority, and express service.