'Acquerello Italiano' audio magazine

Acquerello Italiano, the bi-monthly audio magazine for intermediate to advanced speakers of Italian and those interested in Italian lifestyle, culture and travel.
It is not always easy to experience online what is essentially an "offline" course, consisting of paper publications and audio CDs, however our interactive demonstration will help give you a better idea of the sorts of themes covered, the usefulness of the vocabulary, and the language level to which you will be able to quickly aspire.

Hosted by Lao Petrilli, one of Italy's best-known broadcast journalists and edited by Anthony Oldcorn (Professor Emeritus, Italian Studies at Brown University), each bi-monthly edition is an unbeatable combination of entertaining audio, rich annotation, and challenging learning material. Each bi-monthly audiomagazine (6 issues a year) consists of an hour-long programme in Italian on CD (or audio cassette) packed with news, features, and interviews reflecting what's going on in Italy.

You also get a magazine containing a word-for-word printed transcript of the program. Difficult words are highlighted in bold in the text and defined in an extensive (500 entries on average) Italian-English glossary. The glossary also contains explanations of tricky grammatical constructions and fascinating background notes that give you additional information about the people, places, and issues discussed in the program. There are even URLs for Web sites you can access to get more in-depth information. If rapid improvement in your Italian is a priority, you can take advantage of our optional study supplements.