Da capo

DA CAPO continues its tradition of providing clear, streamlined, yet comprehensive grammar reviews and presentations.

Focusing on the balanced development of all communication skills and the acquisition of cultural awareness, DA CAPO can serve as the basis for a course devoted to intensive grammar review or it may be used to complement other specialized course focuses such as conversation.

The student textbook is closely integrated with the workbook and lab manual to provide students with plenty of practical reinforcement of skills learned in class.

Readings and activities enhance students' understanding of contemporary Italian social realities, such as how Italians live, think, interact, and communicate with each other.

New words and expressions, now more closely connected to chapter themes, are presented in one easy-to-reference section at the beginning of each chapter and then used again throughout the Struttura, Pratica, and Per comunicare sections, giving students plenty of opportunity to practice and reinforce their knowledge.

A new chapter sequence in the text and workbook provides a more logical, stepped approach to learning the four skills, while each chapter's theme is reinforced through newly named chapter titles and the program's vocabulary, readings, and activities.

Carefully reviewed and updated Vivere in Italia cultural readings offer the most contemporary depiction of daily life in Italy, exploring topics such as student life, environmentalism in Italy, and the "slow food" movement.

Based on popular demand, Lettura readings, such as "Vespa" and "La zona in cui vivo" have been retained, while new readings by Max Mauro and Natalia Ginzburg now encourage deeper exploration of chapter themes, as well as cross-cultural comparisons in the Temi per componimento e discussione sections.

New media sections feature video clips from Heinle's award-winning video, Sulla strada, while an iTunes playlist of songs is available on the all new DA CAPO online resource center. In addition, the Viaggio in Italia and Cantiamo! video and song activities are thematically linked to both the text and workbook, providing students with an engaging and culturally relevant way to connect to the material.