Here is my guide to the experiences of an intermediate language learner (B1-B2) Motivation: up and down Speed of improvement: slower but continuing. Key Points: some days you’ll speak well and other day you won’t. Do easier things on harder days. You’re going to be intermediate for a longggggg time. Get used to it. Celebrate… Read More Your Guide to Being an Intermediate Language Learner
Here is my guide to the experiences of a beginner language learner (A1-A2) Motivation: high Speed of improvement: quick Key Points: rote learning and repetition are important learn present and past tense forms to start having functional conversations listen, listen, listen to the language as much as humanely possible use the words you know, don’t… Read More Your Guide to Being a Beginner Language Learner
Hey everyone! So in August 2019, I moved back to Italy to study at university. The visa process was frustrating but eventually I got it all sorted out and had the stamp in my passport. I moved to Bologna and studied everyday to do my entrance exam for the course. I had my sights set… Read More 2020 Update
I work in various schools and every time I meet a new class, I tell them about my interest in Italian (read: obsession). I do this as a part of sharing my goals, which I wrote about in this article, ‘Don’t Apologise for Chasing Your Dreams’. The following day, a boy’s mother approached me and… Read More How to Get Back into Learning a Language
Ciao a tutti! At the moment, I’m preparing to do the B2 Italian exam by the Università of Siena. I know that it is an achievable level for me as I have learned the concepts and done the practise tests. I didn’t feel that I could comfortably reach C1 yet, so that can wait for… Read More Italian Pronunciation Tips
Florence is undeniably, a must-see in Italy. With its rich culture of arts, great wine and beautiful countryside, you’d be remiss to skip it. It’s also the ‘birthplace’ of Italian with the dialect adopted and transformed to define the Italian we learn today. Which is why I thought it would be a great choice to… Read More What to consider before studying Italian in Florence
Language learning is really exciting in the beginning. You move quickly through the A-Levels and it’s all a new world. However, at a certain point, you become aware of your limitations and HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO LEARN. Even worse, when you reach a solid intermediate B-Level stages in which the learning …really … slows…… Read More How to keep your head up when you’re feeling down about your language progress
Recently I had an awful week of Italian during which it felt like I had regressed terribly. Obviously that wasn’t true but somehow I had lost my confidence and felt like that. I like to combat problems in my life with plans. Even making a plan that I might never use can be extremely helpful… Read More Shadowing technique for pronunciation
My language learning philosophy is to take your normal life and make it Italian (or whatever language you’re learning). Earlier this year, I knew I wanted to find more content to listen to in the background of whatever I was doing. I wanted something to listen to while I was walking, studying, washing dishes, cooking… Read More Learn a language and a skill at the same time
By now, my Italian is pretty solid. I understand most of what I hear and know the grammar quite well. I have a lot left to improve with my speaking but I’m working on it. A lot of time is spent in the intermediate+ levels of a language. Your progress is slower. Something interesting that… Read More Intermediate Language Learning Tip: Expressions
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