11 Italian YouTubers to improve your Italian listening skills
11 Italian YouTubers to improve your Italian listening skills Being an Italian Language Coach and an avid language learner I know that tuning-up your Italian listening skills can be hard, as resources can be scarce. The good news is that there are thousands of free...
12 Best Italian Books for Beginners (A1-A2 CEFR)
Teacher’s Tip: Working with the right textbooks can bring structure and clarity to your Italian learning journey at levels A1 and A2. To get the best results, combine a textbook with grammar drills and a short story reader—reading helps you consolidate what...
12 Best Italian Short Stories For Intermediate Learners
How to Use Italian Short Stories to Overcome the Intermediate Plateau (Serena’s Method) Talk and write about what you read. Retell the story out loud (even to yourself) or discuss it with a teacher or partner. Summarize chapters in writing to reinforce vocabulary...
12 Latin words (and expressions) used in Italian
Of the Romance languages , Italian is the closest language to Latin. And so, it should not be surprising, that many Latin words or even entire Latin phrases have become so naturalized in Italian that we use them in full, without a second thought. No need to mention,...About
Ciao! I'm Serena, and I'm the creator of Smart Italian Learning. I am the head teacher of a small language school. We offer online, in-person and video courses for Italian learners, with a focus on adult English native speakers. Our courses are based on our passion for teaching and our experience as long-term adult language learners. You can meet us online, or in person in Rome.