5 TOOLS TO IMPROVE YOUR ITALIAN LISTENING SKILLS EFFICIENTLY Conversation blends together speaking and listening skills. Tuning up your Italian listening skills is as crucial as training your pronunciation and speaking. If you are keen on improving your Italian listening skills, my number one piece of advice is PRIORITIZING it for some time. Smart Tip If you […]
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR ITALIAN THROUGH ITALIAN FILMS Today I’ve invited a fellow Italian Language Coach Moreno Pontoriero to write his thoughts about the importance of using movies as an essential and exciting tool to enhance your Italian language experience. Moreno is bilingual in Italian and German, who lives in Liechtenstein and does a terrific job in inspiring […]
IS CONVERSATION ALL YOU NEED TO BECOME FLUENT IN ITALIAN? I don’t think so. Being an experienced language coach and a polyglot, I have concluded over the years that speaking is not necessarily what you lead you to fluency in Italian or any foreign languages. Writing, instead, it is. Let’s see why. How writing in […]
Come creare un’abitudine e automatizzare lo studio dell’italiano in 6 passi Un proverbio slovacco dice che “le abitudini sono la corazza dell’uomo” – (the habits are the shild of a man) Alzi la mano chi non è non d’accordo. Diciamo la verità, a nessuno piace cambiare la propria routine dall’oggi al domani. Nonostante i continui […]
Everyone says that you need to listen to a podcast or watch a movie to grasp the Italian Language or even doing an Italian immersion trip. What if it does not work for you? Is there something wrong with you? No. The odds are you are more of a visual learner than an auditory one. […]
I HAVE LAUNCHED A PODCAST SERIES FOR ITALIAN LEANERS! WHY I CREATED 7 MINUTES IN SLOW ITALIAN As a Language Coach, working with a large number of students, I have realized there is a shortage of content for listening comprehension for Italian beginners or intermediate learners. As an avid language learner, the biggest obstacle […]
How to form the habit of learning Italian in 6 steps Vuoi leggerlo in Italiano? Clicca qui! Habits are the core of a man’s productivity and success. Why? They make our lives easier, they don’t drain too much of your energy. Habits are automated behaviours that makes our life much easier, simply because we don’t […]
6 Great Textbooks to expand your Italian Vocabulary Have you ever wondered why building an extensive vocabulary is so important and which are the best vocabulary textbooks to improve your Italian vocabulary? Words are one of the most important tools to facilitate and empower communication. Since vocabulary is so important, it is wise to extend […]
BECOMING A POLYGLOT: HOW DID I LEARN SIX FOREIGN LANGUAGES The primary reason why I decided to pursue a career as a language coach is that, as an avid language learner myself, I couldn’t stop passing on my love for language learning to others. Multilingualism has enhanced my life in many ways, and so it […]
Esprimersi in una lingua diversa dalla nostra è un’esperienza incredibile. Parlare in una seconda o terza di lingua apre nuovi orizzonti e ci rende persone diverse, forse migliori. Il bilinguismo o multilinguismo ci da la possibilità di dire quello che pensiamo in un’altra lingua, con parole ed espressioni diverse da quelle della nostra lingua materna. Questo, […]
1. FISSA UN OBIETTIVO ATTRAENTE Ogni volta che intraprendiamo un nuovo progetto siamo pieni di energia e pimpanti. Nei primi giorni siamo super motivati, ma poi…? La curva dell’interesse verso qualcosa diminuisce progressivamente nei primi tre mesi. Non è difficile acquisire le basi dell’italiano, ma quando le cose si fanno più difficili, arranchiamo e c’è […]
Troppo poco tempo e molto da imparare! Parlare la lingua che si studia ci diverte e ci gratifica di più, il fatto di costruire frasi e argomentare in una lingua diversa, ci fa sentire un po’ come degli artisti, non è vero? Ma quanto tempo dedichiamo realmente alla pratica dell’ascolto? Perché ascoltare in italiano è […]
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 Italian videos on Youtube that can help you to take […]