This online textbook guides students to gain the ability to accurately understand standard written Italian prose for the purposes of graduate-level reading and translation. No prior experience in Italian study is required.

This open educational resource is currently maintained by the Department of Liberal Arts and Applied Studies to support the University of Wisconsin online course Italian for Reading & Translation, offered during the spring, summer, and fall sessions.

Italian for Reading & Translation, offered online by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Continuing Studies is open to students around the world. The course prepares students to pass graduate school language reading exams or for personal development. Successful completion of the course earns the student 3 CEUs (Continuing Education Units).