Ever noticed how so many Italian verbs have a common root with English verbs and so may have the same or similar meanings? Yesterday I was looking at the Italian Verb Conjugator on this site (acutually I was tidying up the messy formatting, it’s much neater now) and I was struck by just how many there were [...]
Does Spending More Mean Getting More?
December 21, 2012 by
OK, so say you decide that self-study has its limitations and you begin to evaluate Italian courses in Italy. Should you go for a group course, or shell out more for individual lessons personalised according to your needs? In this post, we’ll give you the pros and cons of each! When to choose a group course [...]
Choosing Italian Language Schools in Italy: Free Checklist!
December 14, 2012 by
If you want to, or have to, learn Italian, and so are evaluating Italian language schools in Italy, you’ll soon realise that there are many, many schools out there. And once you’ve looked at a few websites, they all begin to look identical. So how can you choose between the numerous Italian language schools [...]
Is Skype killing language schools?
August 26, 2012 by
“Ormai” (good word that. It means “By now”) the Internet has become mundane. Booking a flight or shopping online is no longer the adventure it once was. And we rely on the web for free resources and information in a way which would once have been science-fiction, but is now unremarkable. But progress means [...]
The “Fastest Way to Learn Italian”?
August 22, 2012 by
Search for “learn Italian” in google.com today and you’ll find an advert at the top of the page, above the “real” search results, for a service promising a “Fun and Easy way to learn Italian”. Fun and easy is good, but better still the advert follows with: “Try Keewords today. It’s Free!” Click on [...]
Best Online English-Italian Dictionary?
July 25, 2012 by
Sometimes, whatever they tell you about guessing the meaning of words you don’t know from context, you just really, really need a good “bi-lingual” dictionary. Years ago, when my wife and I regularly did translation work, we invested a big chunk of our meagre earnings in what was surely the most comprehensive English/Italian Italian/English [...]
How To Learn Italian Without Studying
July 23, 2012 by
Studying a language can be rewarding and fun, but more often it’s hard-work, expensive, time-consuming, frustrating, de-motivating, and lots of other heavy things. But what if you knew a way to improve your Italian WITHOUT studying? Without spending money on materials or courses? Without sitting through boring lessons? Without doing any homework? And, at [...]
How To Get A “Borsa di studio” (Free Course!)
July 5, 2012 by
Here’s valuable, inside information on how the “borsa di studio” (study grant) system works at Italian language schools, and what you have to do to get yourself a free Italian Course in Italy! 1. Most Italian schools in Italy offer a certain number of 100% and or 50% grants each year. What do they get in [...]
