{"product_id":"mastering-italian-through-global-debate-marie-bertola-9781647123031","title":"Mastering Italian Through Global Debate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritical engagement with complex global issues that provides an effective approach to promoting linguistic proficiency and social responsibility\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMastering Italian through Global Debate\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-semester textbook designed for students with Advanced-level Italian language skills, moving toward Superior and above. Over the course of each chapter, students gain linguistic and rhetorical skills as they prepare to debate on broad, timely topics, including environmental consciousness, immigration, wealth distribution, surveillance and privacy, cultural diversity, and education. Discussion of compelling issues promotes not only linguistic proficiency but social responsibility through critical engagement with complex global challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter includes topic-specific reading texts and position papers, giving students insight into issues being widely discussed--and debated--in Italy today. In addition to pre- and post-reading activities, students benefit from lexical development exercises, rhetorical methods sections, and listening exercises with audio available on the Press website. Online resources for instructors include pedagogical recommendations and an answer key.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marie Bertola, Sandra Carletti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647123038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647123031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Marie Bertola","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073129345279,"sku":"9781647123031","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fddb7a99-7dd5-4d9d-ab7b-6823e4a2d0c5.jpg?v=1685445988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mastering-italian-through-global-debate-marie-bertola-9781647123031","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}