An Italian language course written for Sinhala speakers, with the material set out across Sinhala, Italian and English. The intended reader is someone preparing to go to Italy — in particular those planning to move there for work or other reasons — and who wants a clear working grasp of the language before arrival rather than after it.
The emphasis falls on two things: an orderly understanding of how Italian works, and correct pronunciation. The second is handled in a way that a printed book alone cannot manage. A QR code on the cover opens audio for every lesson in the book, so the written material can be heard as well as read, and the spoken form checked against the page.
The three-language arrangement means the Sinhala reader is not obliged to work through an English-medium course in order to reach Italian, while the English alongside gives a second point of reference for anyone who finds it useful.
P.M. Senaratne and Silvester Jayakody are the authors. The book is published by M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd, the established Colombo house that publishes across Sinhala and English, including educational and language titles.
This suits a reader starting out in Italian from a Sinhala base — someone with a departure in view and a limited stretch of time in which to prepare, who needs the grammar explained in their own language and the sounds available to listen to while they study. It will also serve Sri Lankan readers abroad who want a course that explains Italian from Sinhala rather than from English.
- Author: P.M. Senaratne, Silvester Jayakody
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala-Italian-English
- ISBN: 9789552111334
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