Caleidoscopio.
“We are happy to announce that Caleidoscopio is now offered as an open and free online program to learn and teach Italian at the intermediate level.
Caleidoscopio was published as a textbook by Pearson Education between 2014-2021, but can no longer be purchased.
We have now made it available as an open access educational resource.
How can you access Caleidoscopio?
We ask that interested instructors and learners fill out this simple registration form. This will also allow us to know how many instructors and students use this program.
Within 72 hours from registration, we will contact you via email and share with you the web link to access the rich content of Caleidoscopio!
What will you find in Caleidoscopio?
Caleidoscopio is more than just an online textbook: the program includes audio files, testing programs, answer keys to all exercises, teacher's note, Student Activity Manual, glossary, and a sample syllabus. With Caleidoscopio you have access to your own personal language lab!
More specifically, in each chapter of Caleidoscopio you will find:
-two cultural readings exploring one Italian region;
-two long audio files (Ascolto);
-three literary readings;
-grammar review on two topics;
-presentation and discussion of two films (one feature film and one episode of La meglio gioventù by Marco Tullio Giordana)
All components of Caleidoscopio are downloadable by instructors and learners alike.
Questions or comments? Please write to:
Daniela Bartalesi-Graf, Wellesley College
and / or
Colleen Ryan, Indiana University