A comprehensive overview of contemporary Italian pedagogy from an international perspective blends empirical research with practical strategies for teachersIn recent years teachers of Italian like most world languages have faced many changes to the teaching and learning landscape including new teaching mediums different expectations for enrollments and a vivid awareness of social issues in the classroom. Teachers must now navigate effective language teaching practices and integrate important new topics and approaches. The Art of Teaching Italian brings together experts from around the world in Italian language pedagogy applied linguistics and secondlanguage acquisition to address the fields most pressing concerns and challenges with examples from creative teaching.