Avanti!

Avanti!, 5th Edition is an introductory Italian textbook authored by Janice Aski and Diane Musumeci for McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Designed for beginning Italian language students and introductory instructors, this work supports the step-by-step development of elementary communicative competence in conversational settings.

Informed by second-language acquisition research, the curriculum guides learners through structured thematic progression. Chapters open with Strategie di comunicazione authentic videos displaying high-frequency expressions used by native speakers. Following these openings, Strutture sections focus on grammar structures required for meaningful introductory communication. To support ongoing practice, every fourth chapter recycles four previously introduced grammar points, leading to Chapter 16, which consists entirely of review grammar sections targeting challenging structures.

This systematic chapter layout provides beginning learners with regular practice opportunities while supporting instructors in delivering introductory language instruction.