Buondì. They say there’s no such thing as a stupid question, which is something that, as a teacher (and a marketer), I firmly believe. However, there’s such a thing as taking reasonable care before asking… For example, in the FAQ of our online shop, there’s loads of useful information, organised around the most common issues […]
“A suspense melodrama with the moral concerns of angry satire”
Buondì. We have a new ebook easy reader out! My job, as always, is to sell it, not that that should be hard. If I were studying Italian, I’d buy it myself. If anything similar were available for the languages I am currently studying, I’d willingly shell out. Money spent on materials is often WASTED, […]
Why you should be READING in Italian
Buondì. I’ve been writing a lot about listening and speaking lately. That’s for two reasons: a.) Everyone wants to be able to SPEAK the language they’re studying and b.) Speaking on it’s own isn’t much use if you can’t actually understand the replies I take regular online lessons to practice speaking the languages I’m sort […]
A peep in the postbag
Buondì. I get a lot of emails from club members. Fortunately, I once invested a few pennies in a second-hand ‘teach yourself touch-typing’ book, so replying isn’t that onerous… In fact it can be interesting, and a pleasant distraction from ‘real’ work. Below are some emails that came in after Wednesday’s article ‘Listening Comprehension, Lesson […]
Listening Comprehension, Lesson #1, Manage Your Expectations
Reading time: Ages! Buondì. This from Krista in response to Monday’s article, ‘What to study?’: …do you have a suggestion for Italian TV? Like, where/how to access? I’ve tried the RAI app for podcasts and I’ve found they speak waaay too quickly for my intermediate linguistic ability. And my reply, with the important parts highlighted […]
What to study?
(Reading time: 90 seconds) Yesterday afternoon, Donna wrote to complain. She didn’t know about using the coupon code, and so had paid the full price for her ebook. This happened because my articles are too long, apparently. ‘Wordy’ was how she put it. Besides, it’s pretty poor that we advertise a discount, but then make […]
Top 10 Bestsellers in the January Sale (which ends tonight!)
Buondì. A rare Sunday post, as our 2019 January Sale ends tonight and I thought you might like to know what other club members have been spending their ‘learn Italian’ budgets on. Also because, every time I run a sale (which is four times a year – now, at Easter, in June or July, and […]
How to measure your language-learning progress in 2019?
Before today’s article, here’s a message from our sponsor, as they used to say on TV… +++ Don’t forget the January Sale, which ends on Sunday night! Until then, everything at the ‘club shop’, EasyReaders.org, is 20% off with coupon code january_sale_2019_save_20% Use it here: Catalog | Italian | Shop +++ So, how to measure your […]
App attack! (And a January Sale reminder…)
I’ve been using the additional time I’ve had since the school shut down for the Christmas/New Year break to, um, go to the supermarket a lot, cook two meals a day for my family, and wash masses of dishes! Plus, I admit, I’ve drunk quite a lot of beer. And nibbled a lot of nuts. It is, […]
Buon anno! And my New Year language-learning resolution
Tomorrow is Capodanno, which makes this evening ‘la Vigilia di Capodanno’, or New Year’s Eve. Here’s wishing you a good one. We’re having a combo-Swedish/Italian meal this evening. The Italian part will be the traditional lentils, mashed potatoes and zampone. While the Swedish component (the antipasto/starter, first course, call it what you wish) will be […]