Posted in Books, language tools on Apr 26th, 2015
It is important to know how each student learns in order to make the teaching effective. Answering the following five questions can help determine a student’s learning style: What type of information does the student takes in best? Through which modality is sensory information most effectively perceived? How does the student prefer to process […]
Posted in Articles, Books, language tools on Jul 2nd, 2014
Benefit of bilingualism Raising children bilingual and bicultural is one of the main benefits that parents and educators can provide them. Although the common understanding of exposing children to more than one language is often equal to slow development, confusion and damage to the use of the first language, in reality bilingual children […]
Posted in language tools on Jun 13th, 2013
Learn how to say the numbers from 1 to 10 in Italian. Watch this video: Italian Numbers
Posted in language tools on Mar 18th, 2013
There are many ways to learn and to practice Italian. Many Italian language students really enjoy crossword puzzles because they provide an opportunity for both learning and entertainment. There are two Italian words for “crossword puzzle”: one is “cruciverba” (made of two Latin words cruci and verba), and the other one is “parole incrociate” that literary means […]
Posted in Articles, language tools on Feb 27th, 2012
Q: How do I make my language learning easy and effective? A: Choose a language learning method that is right for you and establish a daily or weekly routine. It is that simple! If you can commit a certain amount of time every day or every week, you will make steady progress that will take […]
Posted in Articles, Italian culture, language tools on Jan 23rd, 2012
In Italian, idioms (figures of speech) are called “espressioni idiomatiche”. They can be tricky and hard to understand, because when you translate an idiom, you don’t get its real meaning, but only the meaning of the words it is made of. That is why, for those interested in understanding the Italian language and culture, it […]
Posted in language tools on Sep 26th, 2011
Did you know…? After English, Italian is the number one language spoken in the home in Australia. What if you are studying Italian, you wish to practice, and you don’t have anyone to talk to or to listen to? Well, you can go online and listen to this Australian radio that broadcasts in Italian: http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/italian You […]
Posted in Articles, language tools on Aug 16th, 2011
The one-parent-one-language method (OPOL) is a popular method for teaching young children to speak multiple languages. With this method each parent speaks only one language with the child. The language used by the parent is usually the language that is native to that parent. Although the OPOL method is very popular and very effective, there […]
Posted in Articles, language tools on Aug 11th, 2011
Many parents are eager to teach their children a second language, but pretty soon they feel overwhelmed by worries and concerns. Some common ones are: Will my bilingual child be a little slower learning to speak? Normally a child’s speech is not delayed because he is bilingual. Bilingual children learn at different speed, so some […]
Posted in Books, language tools on May 3rd, 2011
If your child, or a friend’s child birthday is coming up, take the opportunity to celebrate in Italian. Sing the birthday song in Italian: “Tanti Auguri a Te!” Tanti auguri a te! Tanti auguri a te! Tanti auguri a (name of the child), tanti auguri a te! Then gioca (play), read a libro (book) […]
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