Library Digital Resources
- Mango LanguagesPlease note: Access for all registered users while on campus. Remote access only for NSU. Once in, you will need to create a profile.
Mango is a language learning resource with over 70 languages, combining quality content, intelligent technology and an adaptive algorithm that delivers practical phrases from real situations.
Music
- Ottorino Respighi: a dream of Italy (Streaming video)
This documentary by Christopher Nupen is about Ottorino Resphigi and includes performances of many of his works. - Verdi: Nabucco (Streaming video)
In the creation of his opera Nabucco, Giuseppe Verdi played a key role in the movement for Italian unification. Study the series of 19th-century rebellions against Austrian rule that culminated in the two Italian wars of independence. Observe how the music and poetry of Nabucco came to be identified with the Italian people’s quest for nationhood, ultimately leading the composer into a direct participation in the political process that forged an independent Italy. - 60 minutes. City of music (Streaming video)
In the medieval Italian city that gave the world the famed Stradivarius violin, Bill Whitaker finds artisans still trying to replicate the sound of the multimillion-dollar violins by crafting them the same way Antonio Stradivari did 300 years ago.
Made in Italy by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780415899765Publication Date: 2013-10-25Made in Italynbsp;serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology ofnbsp;contemporary Italian popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Italian music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Italy and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Italian popular music. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music, followed by essays organized into thematic sections: Themes; Singer-Songwriters; and Stories.
Learn from Home - E-books and E-Audiobooks
Learn to Speak and Understand Italian with Pimsleur Language ProgramsCall Number: eAudiobooks through RBdigitalISBN: 9781442361911With Pimsleur you'll become conversational in Italian -- to understand and be understood -- quickly and effectively. You'll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation.
Schaum's Easy Outline of Italian by Luigi Bonaffini, et alCall Number: E-bookISBN: 9780071815208Publication Date: 2004PLEASE NOTE: NSU users login to your cloudLibrary user account with Shark ID and password. Alvin Sherman Library card holders login into your cloudLibrary user account with library card number as the Library Card ID and your last name as the Password/PIN.
What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, there's no series that does it better. Each book is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, these new titles feature a streamlined, updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.
- Conversational Italian Dialogues by Lingo Mastery (E-audio)
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Is conversational Italian turning a little too tricky for you? Do you have no idea how to order a meal or book a room at a hotel? If your answer to any of the previous questions was \"yes\", then this book is for you! - 3-Minute Italian by Innovative Language Learning (E-audio)
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Want to learn Italian with easy 3-minute lessons?
Want to be able to greet others, introduce yourself, make small talk and ask basic questions in Italian? Then this 25-Lesson Audiobook is for you.
You learn the most common and useful Italian questions, answers and phrases that are used in daily conversations. Perfect for Beginners that want to start speaking Italian. - Italian Sentence Magic by Mark Frobose (E-audio)
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Want to break free of boring drills and canned phrases and create and speak your own original sentences in Italian with phenomenal speed and ease? Say hello to Italian Sentence Magic. - Learn Italian: Discover Italian Culture & Traditions by Innovative Language Learning (E-audio)
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Want to learn and speak Italian? Fact: One of the BEST ways to start speaking Italian is to learn more words!
The more you know, the more you speak, right? But if you want to impress natives and sound like a native, you'll need Italian words that are not taught in textbooks. You'll need to learn about the details of Italian culture as well. And you get just that with Learn Italian: Discover Italian Culture & Traditions by ItalianPod101.com.
