MindTap for Melucci/Tognozzi's Piazza, Student Edition: Introductory Italian, 4 terms Instant Access, 2nd Edition

Donatella Melucci, Elissa Tognozzi

Copyright 2020
{{checkPublicationMessage('Published', '2019-02-28T00:00:00+0000')}}

Starting At $89.95 See pricing and ISBN options

Instructor Next Steps

Students: Buy now

MindTap for Melucci/Tognozzi's Piazza, Student Edition: Introductory Italian, 4 terms Instant Access 2nd Edition by Donatella Melucci/Elissa Tognozzi

Quick Navigation

Overview
Meet the Authors
Features
Table of Contents
Pricing

Overview

MindTap for Melucci/Tognozzi's Piazza, Student Edition: Introductory Italian, 2nd Edition empowers students to move confidently from basic language acquisition to meaningful communication. It gives you complete control of your course--to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual and to build their confidence. MindTap: Powered by You.

MindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Emphasize the most important topics, edit select activities, and add your own material to the learning path.

Meet the Authors

{{collapseContainerClosed['meet-the-author'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

Donatella Melucci

Donatella Melucci was born and raised in Italy. She earned her Laurea in Lingue e Letterature Straniere from the University of Bari, Italy, and received a doctorate in English Rhetoric/Composition & Linguistics from Arizona State University where she taught for many years. She is now a Teaching Professor at Georgetown University in Washington DC. Her field of specialization is methodologies for teaching Italian as a second/foreign language. Her studies have also focused on the use of technology in foreign language classes.

Elissa Tognozzi

Elissa Tognozzi, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, is Senior Lecturer SOE of Italian and Director of the Language Program. Her principal field of research and teaching is second-language acquisition. Her interests also include teaching culture, Renaissance literature and teaching with technology. She is co-author of two Italian textbooks published by Cengage Learning, Piazza and Ponti and has published articles on teaching with technology. Her most recent research study assessed learning outcomes in three different teaching environments: the traditional classroom, the hybrid classroom and the fully online classroom. She earned the AATI Distinguished Service Award in 2015 and the honor of Cavaliere conferred by the Italian Government in 2005.

Features

{{collapseContainerClosed['features'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

MindTap is an outcome-driven application that propels students from memorization to mastery. It’s the only platform that gives you complete ownership of your course. With it, you can challenge every student, build their confidence and empower them to be unstoppable.
ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE. Cut down on prep with preloaded, organized course materials in MindTap. Teach more efficiently with interactive multimedia, assignments, quizzes and more. And give your students the power to read, listen and study on their phones, so they can learn on their terms.
EMPOWER YOUR STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. Distinct metrics give you actionable insights into student engagement. Identify topics troubling your entire class and instantly communicate with struggling students. And students can track their scores to stay motivated toward their goals. Together, you can accelerate progress.
YOUR COURSE. YOUR CONTENT. Only MindTap gives you complete control over your course. You have the flexibility to reorder textbook chapters, add your own notes and embed a variety of content including OER. Personalize course content to your students’ needs. They can even read your notes, add their own and highlight key text to aid their progress.
A DEDICATED TEAM, WHENEVER YOU NEED THEM. MindTap isn’t just a tool; it’s backed by a personalized team eager to support you. Get help setting up your course and tailoring it to your specific objectives. You’ll be ready to make an impact from day one. And, we’ll be right here to help you and your students throughout the semester—and beyond.

{{collapseContainerClosed['table-of-contents'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

CAPITOLO 1: Piacere! Io mi chiamo…

Struttura 1.
The Italian alphabet.
Pronunciation and Italian sounds.
Double consonants.

Struttura 2.
The verb to be (essere and stare).

Struttura 3.
Singular Nouns + Indefinite Articles.

Struttura 4.
Plural Nouns + Definite Articles.

CAPITOLO 2: In piazza dopo le lezioni.

Struttura 1.
Present tense of avere and idiomatic expressions.

Struttura 2.
Adjectives.

Struttura 3.
Verbs in –are (regular and irregular).

Struttura 4.
Simple prepositions.

CAPITOLO 3: La vita in piazza e in famiglia.

Struttura 1.
Verbs ending in –ere.

Struttura 2.
Possessive adjectives and pronouns.

Struttura 3.
Verbs in –ire.

Struttura 4.
Compound prepositions.

CAPITOLO 4: Lo sport in piazza.

Struttura 1.
Reflexive verbs and reciprocal actions.

Struttura 2.
Modal verbs.

Struttura 3.
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.

Struttura 4.
L’ora: “What time is it? ”

CAPITOLO 5: Che bello spettacolo in piazza.

Struttura 1.
Direct-object pronouns.

Struttura 2.
Passato prossimo with avere.

Struttura 3.
Passato prossimo with essere.

Struttura 4.
Agreement between past participle and direct-object pronouns.

CAPITOLO 6: Feste in piazza.

Struttura 1.
Imperfect tense.

Struttura 2.
Passato prossimo and imperfect.

Struttura 3.
Adverbs.

Struttura 4.
Indirect-Object Pronouns.

CAPITOLO 7: Al ristorante della piazza con i colleghi.

Struttura 1.
Partitives.

Struttura 2.
“Piacere” in the present and past (similar verbs like mancare, bastare, restare).

Struttura 3.
Pronouns ci and ne.

Struttura 4.
Past perfect.

CAPITOLO 8: In piazza tra vacanze e bellezze naturali.
Struttura 1.
Impersonal forms.

Struttura 2.
Future tense.

Struttura 3.
Double pronouns.

Struttura 4.
Relative pronouns.

CAPITOLO 9: In piazza per promuovere la salute.
Struttura 1.
Imperative.

Struttura 2.
Imperative with pronouns.

Struttura 3.
Indefinite and negative expressions.

Struttura 4.
Progressive mode.

CAPITOLO 10: In piazza per un ambiente sano.

Struttura 1.
Simple conditional.

Struttura 2.
Past conditional.

Struttura 3.
Stressed pronouns.

Struttura 4.
Comparatives.

CAPITOLO 11: Moda e tecnologia s’incontrano in piazza.

Struttura 1.
Present subjunctive.

Struttura 2.
Expressions that require the subjunctive.

Struttura 3.
Past subjunctive.

Struttura 4.
Superlatives.

CAPITOLO 12: Piazze multiculturali.
Struttura 1.
Imperfect subjunctive.

Struttura 2.
Past perfect subjunctive.

Struttura 3.
Sequence of tenses with subjunctive.

Struttura 4.
If-clauses.

Compare Buying Options

{{collapseContainerClosed['compare-buying-options'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

MindTap Options

{{collapseContainerClosed['detail_1'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

Each MindTap product offers the full, mobile-ready textbook combined with superior and proven learning tools at one affordable price. Students who purchase digital access can add a print option at any time when a print option is available for their course.

This Cengage solution can be seamlessly integrated into most Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, Moodle, and more) but does require a different ISBN for access codes. Please work with your Cengage Learning Consultant to ensure the proper course set up and ordering information. For additional information, please visit the LMS Integration site.

Standalone Digital Access — Ultimate Value

Recommended and most popular