#1. How to study the italian language easily
- Make use of the new technologies
- Progress with particular courses
- Read documents dedicated to the learning of the italian language
- Provide yourself with important documents such as italian and bilingual dictionaries and encyclopedias
- Comunicate with italophones or local natives
- Listen and follow Italian through the Italian media
Italian is the language use in Italy (national language) and a second language in some foreign countries, who study it for diverse reasons, of which the principal is to facilitate international coorperation. Learning a foreign language may seem difficult but becomes child's play when you adopt an adequate methodology. It should be noted here that Italian is ranked among the easiest and most accessible languages, especially for speakers of French or Spanish. This is due to the fact that they are languages that derive from Latin and have similarities in terms of word formation. This accessibility to the Italian language is also explained by the fact that in writing and speaking, we write what we listen to and we read what we see although there are exceptions but in small quantities. . This linguistic familiarity and simplicity that the Italian language presents does not exclude the fact that it is necessary to follow a certain rhythm of study to be able to acquire it. We offer you in this article some tips which in our humble opinion can make the Italian language your means of communication which will allow you to carry out your projects. Before starting, we will note here that the success of what we undertake depends on a certain number of attitudes to adopt such as objectivity, determination, diligence, self-confidence and tenacity. Once this characters are anchored in yourself, you are sure to give your best and apply these few tips to obtain the desired result.
- Make use of the new technologies
New technologies nowadays occupy a large place in our lives in the sense that they accompany us in the majority of the activities that we carry out. They play an important role in facilitating learning in various life contexts, whether at home, at school, in the community or at work. It is therefore important to know how to handle them to actively participate in the various activities of society because everything is done digitally.
In this light, we can make use of new technologies to facilitate le learning of the italian language through applications put in place for that. Here, we propose to you some mobile applications which can help you
- Duolingo
- Babbel
- Mosalingua
- Mondly
- Fluentu
Alongside these applications, there are also online videos that also allow you to practice the said language, in this case Youtube which is the most visited site. Just download the application or access it directly online, search for any concern and you will have a panoply of short or long instructive videos at your disposal.
New technologies put everything at our disposal and it is up to us to know how to use them to benefit not only in the field of work but also in that of learning.
- Progress with particular courses
For those who face problems in using digital, it is possible to take face-to-face courses. There are universities or suitable language centers in different corners of the world for all those whose Italian language is a means by which their projects will be realised. The choice of the structure where you would like to be followed depends on the project you would like to carry out with the Italian language. If the project is urgent, it is advisable to go to a language center where you could take particular and accelerated courses.
And what do you think of combining these face-to-face courses with the other means that new technology makes available to us as we have mentioned above? This is to produce a better result.
- Read documents dedicated to learning the Italian language
It is important to note that when one would like to acquire knowledge and skills in a specific field, especially that of linguistics which presides over the context of this article, one cannot do without documentation. So read wholeheartedly to the point of making reading your hobby. It is not a question of focusing only on the documents recommended by your mentor, but you can also go beyond by regularly subscribing to libraries where you will be able to consult documents of all kinds. Above all, do not engage in passive reading because it will not produce any positive results. It is important here to have an open mind and to arouse your curiosity, ask yourself questions when the need arises, do not hesitate to take notes. From there also arises the need to have a dictionary (s) and encyclopedia (s) which serve as guides for the faults of the supervisors.
- Provide yourself with important documents such as Italian and bilingual dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Dictionaries or even encyclopedias are like manual guides in the absence of teachers. It is the guide par excellence when immersed in reading we encounter words that hinder understanding. But then you should know what type of dictionary to consult and how to consult it. For example, there are Italian pocket dictionaries or a little larger, monolingual and bilingual that offer a contextual analysis of words. Indeed a word can have several meanings depending on the context in which it is used, and these types of dictionaries are strongly recommended to avoid these linguistic pitfalls. We propose a few below.
-Lo Zanichelli
- Lo Zingarelli
- Le Robert et Zanichelli
- Treccani (en ligne)
On the other hand, there are also dictionaries, especially those that are bilingual, which offer translations without situating them in a context. For beginners it is not advisable to use them because they do not facilitate the understanding of the word.
When you associate with your various readings the consultation of dictionaries on a regular basis, you will notice that little by little your vocabulary and grammatical elements will evolve. The next step would therefore be to try to apply them.
- Comunicate easily with Italian speakers or local natives
Any theory is pointless if you don't practice it. It is important that once you have acquired a certain amount of knowledge, to put it into practice to test your own skills. To do this, you have to communicate regularly in Italian, especially with people who have a level a little higher than ours. This will ensure that whenever you
make a mistake, you can be corrected. The biggest problem that generally arises at this level is that of stress, the fear of speaking, especially in public, for fear of receiving ridicule in return, but that should not be one of them. You don't learn a language to put it in your pocket, but rather to make it a means of communication. Avoiding speaking is slowing down the learning process or even killing the genius that hides in you. So work on your public speaking because the more mistakes you make, the more they are corrected and you gain knowledge and skill.
- Listen and follow Italian through the Italian media
Another step to take into consideration is to listen to and follow Italian in an extra-academic context. Here the atmosphere is a little more relaxed and more entertaining. On the one hand, you can listen to music by Italian songwriters (Laura Pausini, Andrea Bocelli, Toto cutugno, Baby k, Gianna Nannini, Eros Ramazzotti, Luciano Pavarotti ...), follow Italian radio (Radio Deeja, Rai Radio 1 , Rai Radio 2, RTL 102.5, Radio 105 …..), follow television programs (sbandati, sottovoce, che tempo fa, squadra criminale, soliti ignoti – identità nascote, The voice senior.), documentaries and many others again.
This will permit you to get used to the Italian accent and their vocal timbre, especially for those whose project is to leave for Italy.
On the other hand, you can watch Italian films, which will immerse you in the Italian cultural universe, the most recurrent of which is the gestures. Italians also communicate with gestures and can lead to confusion when they are not known. For example pass the hand on the chin as in this image means ‘‘I don't care’’, but if you don't know it , you would be lost in front of an Italian.
Some of these films are ;
- La vita è bella de Roberto Benigni (1997)
- La dolce vita de Federica Fellini (1960)
- Roma città aperta de Roberto Rossellini (1945)
- Un americano a Roma de Steno(1954)
- Cinema paradiso de Giuseppe Tornatore ((1988)
BONUS
Our bonus consists of giving some tips to facilitate learning for toddlers, for those who would like their children to grow up with a basic Italian language.
Children, although having a reduced level of reflection compared to adults, have a greater or lesser ability to memorize things. You just have to identify what drives them the most, then use it as a learning tool to pass on a lesson whether at home or in a school setting. Teaching children requires a lot of creativity, tenacity and patience. With them, literature does not always work because they risk being bored and therefore not understanding anything.
So it's up to the teacher to look for ways to get their attention (especially the ones that entertain the most) pass their message.
The first tip we propose is teaching with the help of music.
Singing keeps children awake and so depending on the lesson you want to teach you can turn it into music and teach them to sing it and you will see that the result will be surprising.
Here are some songs in italian for children.
- La canzone delle vocali AEIOU per bambini
- Il ballo delle parti dl corpo di Bobby
- I mesi dell’anno di R. Giorgi
- La canzone dei colori per bambini
- La canzone della frutta
- Dove sono le dita della mano
The second is that os lokkong cartoons, usually called ‘‘tintin’’. Most of the time, the children’s highest attention is observed when they are in front of a television, looking at cartoons.
Why not use it as a means of teaching ?
A panoply of cartoons in italian exist, which could serve to you as a means to make your children acquire some basic notions of the italian language, of which we have ;
- Allegro non troppo
- La freccia azzuro
- L’arte della felicità
- Zero zero
- La gabianella e il gatto
- Un burattino di nome Pinocchio
- La rosa di Bagdad
- Momo alla conquista del tempo
Michel