The revolutionary idea behind SmartItalian is placing comprehension first and foremost--before speaking.
Learning Italian requires that you learn to speak Italian and that you learn to understand it. If you enter a conversation in Italian without any training to listen to it, you will not be able to get what is coming back to you. Then your Italian studies will be worth nothing. On the other hand, even if you feel hesitant to speak Italian, you can have a conversation saying just "yes" or "no", as long as you understand the other person. With SmartItalian you will develop two-way conversation skills. Vol.1 and Vol.2 will teach you to speak. This CD-ROM will teach you to understand and be understood. Learning Italian can be easy and simple
The difference between the CD-ROM and the audio CDs - also available, is that the CD-ROM contains all three levels, and the videos of the interviews on which the lessons are based (to see people when they speak Italian always helps and it is fun.), but it is only for the computer.
"I saw online that many native Italian teachers recommend this product." Erika Huang
Learn italian also from sentences with Smart Italian for Travelers.