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!)
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 […]
Paid your IMU yet?
Not a medical school in Malaysia, a Hawaiian underground oven, or even the largest native bird in Australia, IMU (pronounced “emu”, like the bird) is one of Italy’s newest taxes: Imposta Municipale Unica, which means “Sole Municipal Tax”. I expect you didn’t know that, did you? Which brings us to the point of today’s post: […]
Learn Italian with Jane Eyre!
The Internet is a wonderful thing for language learners… if you know how to exploit it. Here’s an idea for advanced level students which, in a few weeks, will help you: improve your grammar expand your Italian vocabulary understand spoken Italian better read Italian with more confidence speak with more natural pronunication completely free […]
Hate exams? Time to think again!
5 Reasons Why An Exam Could Help You Reach Your Goal Faster Hate exams? Many people do. Traumatic experiences at school or university can put you off doing any form of test, ever again! But for adults who choose to learn a foreign language, studying towards an exam can, in fact, be a big […]
How to learn a foreign language (even if you’ve never done it before!)
Confessions of a Language-school Director You may be surprised to hear this, from pen of a language teacher, but by the age of 23 I had already tried, but completely failed, to learn at least four foreign languages. By 23, I had succeeded in learning… well, almost nothing at all, of how to communicate […]