scoi Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 I'm currently learning Italian with no previous lessons and barely visited the country.I have Rosetta Stone and thinking that completing this will only give me a basis for further learning.I am now wondering what to do next:1 - Complete other courses such as Michel Thomas/Pimsleur/Duolingo2 - Start immersing myself into Italian TV/Radio/Books, I was thinking that getting some booked written for kids could be a good next step.Is option 1 going to repeat a lot of what I already know and end up a waste of time or is it good to cement the basics before moving on.My plan is to move to Italy with work somewhere between 3 and 12 months from now. Work will be undertaken in English but would like to be at a level where i'm not afraid to engage with others in the Italian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Hey ScoiIf I were you, I would probably combine both methods in order to get the most out of your "Italian studies".Instead of Duolingo and such I would probably recommend you to buy a book about Italian Grammar. It doesn't really matter which language you are studying, but Grammar will always be an essential part of studying a new language.Moreover, you could probably try to make some Italian friends online, so you could engage in conversations with them over Skype or MSN.Where are you living right now, if I may ask?kind regardsLingua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 By the way, I have quite a lot of Italian friends. I can probably introduce you to some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoi Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Thanks for the reply. I'm in the UK at the moment and fortunately work with 3 Italians.I've got a grammar book but I really don't get much from reading it. There's so much in it that I'll never be able to learn most of it and when I will be talking I won't be going through the hundreds of rules from the book in my head before every sentence, so I think immersion is the best way for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amoredise Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 If you have a foundation knowledge of the language i.e. can read some, know the basic words, immersion is a great next step! When you get there, find a local who wants to learn English. You could share some wine and learn from each other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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