Imparare l’italiano con i fumetti

A. Cagli, P. Diadori, E. Spinosa

Teaching Italian to foreign students using comics – Pre-Intermediate/Advanced (B1-C1)

The series is addressed to young adult and adult students, who wish to discover the pleasure of reading through the most popular Italian comics.

The series Imparare l’italiano con i fumetti presents the most popular and loved characters of Italian comics:

• Dylan Dog (abridged stories), the unpredictable investigator who was created in 1986 by Tiziano Sclavi’s imagination and Angelo Strano’s pencils
• Julia (abridged stories), the fascinating criminologist who was created by Giancarlo Berardi in 1998
• Corto Maltese (entire stories), the legendary romantic adventurer Corto Maltese who was created by Hugo Pratt in 1967Each fully-coloured volume is divided as following:
• Short introduction on the authors, the characters of the story, and the general context, followed by ‘Before Reading Activities’ to facilitate understanding
• Original comic strips, including explanations on the most difficult passages
• Activities, quizzes and games to reflect on the story
• Page including brief information and trivia about the story and characters of the comic.

The volume can be used either in classroom or for self-study, thanks to the keys in the appendix. While reading, students can choose to listen to the audio version, which has been recorded by professional actors and includes music themes and sound effects to bring each story to life.

Click here to download directly from our website the online glossaries available in 5 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Portugese.

The series Imparare l’italiano con i fumetti includes:

• Imparare l’italiano con Dylan Dog: l’alba dei morti viventi – Pre-Intermediate/Intermediate (B1-B2)
• Imparare l’italiano con Dylan Dog: Jack lo squartatore – Pre-Intermediate/Intermediate (B1-B2)
• Imparare l’italiano con Julia –Ucciderò (B1-B2)
• Imparare l’italiano con Julia – Una cara, carissima amica (B1-B2)
• Imparare l’italiano con Corto Maltese: …e di altri Romei e di altre Giuliette –Intermediate/Advanced (B2-C1)
• Imparare l’italiano con Corto Maltese –La laguna dei bei sogni (B2-C1)
  Imparare l’italiano con Julia – Una cara, carissima amica (B1-B2)

Imparare l’italiano con Dylan Dog: l’alba dei morti viventi (B1-B2)

Dr. Xabaras has put his diabolic plan in action: he wants to transform people into… living dead! Dylan Dog is the only one who can face him and prevent this from happening!

To find out more, browse the index and the introduction, some pages and listen to the radio drama.

Imparare l’italiano con Dylan Dog: Jack lo squartatore (B1-B2)

Dylan Dog has to face one of the world’s most famous serial killers -or maybe a copycat, who knows? The only thing he knows for sure is that the nightmare always begins after a spiritual session…

To find out more, browse the index and the introduction, some pages and listen to the radio drama.

Imparare l’italiano con Corto Maltese: …e di altri Romei e di altre Giuliette (B2-C1)

Corto Maltese accompanies his friend Cush to his home village, somwehere in the Horn of Africa Dessert. Here, he is going to try not only to prevent a war among tribes, but also to keep alive the flame between two lovers. This is a story of… a different Romeo and Juliet.

To find out more, browse the index and the introduction, some pages and listen to the radio drama.

Imparare l’italiano con Corto Maltese –La laguna dei bei sogni (B2-C1)

Corto Maltese attends to the English lieutenant Robin Stuart, who deserted in the First World War, finding refuge in Venezuela. The lieutenant wishes to be left alone to die in this place where ‘there is no coming back from the dreamland’,

To find out more, browse the index and the introduction, some pages and listen to the radio drama.

Imparare l’italiano con Julia – Ucciderò (B1-B2)

Julia gets a weird phone call: a stranger tells her that he is about to commit a murder. Why does he tell Julia about his purpose? Does he unconsciously hope that the criminologist will stop him? Or is Julia the victim he selected to sarisfy his killing spree?

To find out more, browse the index, the introduction and some pages here.

Imparare l’italiano con Julia – Una cara, carissima amica (B1-B2)

Julia gets an unexpected visit from Meg Bolan, a high school friend she hasn’t seen for over 15 years now. The unforseen ending will provide the criminologist with the calm she has been craving for even since her friend came along, turning her life into a nightmare.

To find out more, browse the index, the introduction and some pages here.