Posted in Articles on Apr 27th, 2016
Online translators are becoming more and more common and they are making our life and our travels easier. We ca argue that they are not always very accurate, but we can’t deny that they represent a tremendous resource for language learners and for travelers. For example if you have some text in a language that […]
Posted in Articles, Bilingualism on Jul 9th, 2015
Guest post by Laura Caputo-Wickham It’s a warm sunny day in the south of England, and I am enjoying a cup of coffee with some other mums that I met at my antenatal course. We make a point to meet up regularly and so far we have managed. Our babies are now toddlers and are […]
Posted in Articles on Dec 5th, 2014
Stop studying without stopping learning Most of us do not enjoy reading grammar books, memorize new vocabulary using flashcards, and sit down and do language tests. Rejoice: there is relief in sight. Next time you feel you can’t spend another minute repeating foreign words and reading verb conjugations, turn your internet browser on, and start […]
Posted in Articles on Sep 30th, 2014
It is important to know how each student learns in order to make the teaching effective. It is also important to know how you learn, so you can make progress with your language learning in a more efficient way. What are learning styles? They are the way an individual learns and include all the ways […]
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 Articles, Italian culture on Sep 17th, 2013
The translation of the word “child” In Italian is “bambino”. Often, people will use a different word: “pupo”. It is a more affectionate way of calling a child, perhaps a younger one, like a toddler. This is different from a baby that in Italian is called with the French word “bebe’ ” and also with […]
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 Italian language classes on Mar 31st, 2013
The online phone and video service provider Skype says it has seen an increase in popularity in language lessons through video and voice call. That is no surprise. With a free account anyone can talk and have a video call with another Skype user. Online calls and video calls are the perfect tools for distance […]
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 on Mar 15th, 2013
When you start learning the Italian alphabet you realize that some letters are missing. You may wonder why… The letters j k w y x don’t belong to the traditional Italian alphabet, although, in everyday speaking, some words that contain those letters are present in modern Italian. Those words are usually adaptation of foreign words, mostly […]
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