Buondì. Wednesday’s article, entitled ‘Building your listening skills‘, generated this interesting comment: But … but isn’t Easy Italian News “audio with English subtitles” effectively? which I think I wrote was a waste of time, which opinion I stand by, until death do us part. My reply (just published now, sorry for the delay) was: No, […]
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Building your listening skills
Buondì. Someone emailed me this week with a question: “Do you also recommend watching TV without Italian subtitles?” To which I replied: “It depends on the person. If you’re a beginner, you won’t understand much, but if you’re OK with that then fine. Italian subtitles help you get the general idea, so are better than […]
How to learn new words (and how not to)
Buondì. How to learn new words? I had this conversation with Alberto, an Italian that I teach for two hours online each Wednesday evening. He’s a star, has learnt a lot in the six months we’ve been working together, and is very responsive to new ideas, especially learning how to learn (he wasn’t the most […]