Posts Tagged ‘YouTube’
Feb
Feb
Finding the sounds of Italian
Category: General, Italian · Tags: alphabets,Google,learning materials,using the web,YouTube
Some people have the fortune of a life that allows lots of travel, and for them, the best way to learn a language is, without a doubt, immersion in a country that speaks the language. For most of us, though, our careers or families keep us planted in one spot for most of the year.…
Feb
Feb
Learn useful Italian phrases
Okay, so we’ve already been using the internet as an amazing learning tool. We found fantastic alphabet lessons on YouTube, we’ve found the best free dictionary money can buy, and we’ve already been doing free interactive lessons at LiveMocha for several days now. I’ll bet you never realized there was so much information available to you for free to help you learn! Well, folks, we’ve barely scratched the surface. Today, we’re heading back over to YouTube to learn some “useful Italian phrases”.
Feb
Feb
Learn Italian vocabulary from Andrea Bocelli!
A few days ago, we discovered a way to use music to learn a new language. Today, we’re going to try it out first-hand, by examining an Italian song by Andrea Bocelli.
Mar
Mar
My first impressions after learning the Arabic alphabet
Last weekend I decided to learn to read Arabic. I’m not talking about learning any words, building any vocabulary, or even being able to communicate or understand anything. I just wanted to learn how to read this strange-looking language.
Apr
Apr
The internet is your reality simulator
The internet is full of potential for use in endless unexpected ways. Today, we’re going to talk about two uses which are really not terribly amazing, but which are incredibly useful to the language learner.
Apr
Apr
Andrea Bocelli now gives me Italian and German!
One theme I really like to emphasize is using music to learn. In fact, one of my most popular posts was the one about learning Italian from Andrea Bocelli. Using music to reinforce your vocabulary is great because it makes learning fun. That’s the most important thing, because if you don’t enjoy it, you’re not going to do it.
Apr
Apr
What English sounds like to an Italian
Just a short, fun post for today. This video made the rounds on the internet several months ago, but a friend recently brought it to back my attention, and it certainly seems appropriate now. As I spend my time this year thinking, and discussing, and writing on this blog about what Italian sounds like to me, it’s nice to stop for a minute and consider what it’s like when the shoe is on the other foot.
Apr
Apr
Hand gestures – the silent majority of the Italian language!
As if you didn’t already know it, Italians say as much with their hands as they do with their mouths, and any time spent learning Italian would be incomplete if some time wasn’t also dedicated to learn the secret code of Italian hand gestures.
May
May
My video from Tashkent
Last week I was in Uzbekistan, and I wrote about that a few days ago. I recently finised editing the video I had taken while I was there, and I’ve compiled a short report about my visit.
Jan
Jan
Discovering a new language from afar, part 1
I’ve spent several hours this week on planes, in airports, in stations, and on trains, but during all that time I’m already learning Turkish. And I’m doing it without and language books or lesson CDs, and without access to the Internet.
How? I’m glad you asked!
I did several things in preparation for my trip,…