I T A L I A N O
For my Italian study; I have been doing research on the Italian language and culture, in order to get a better sense of my own family history and heritage. Every Wednesday I attended a 70 minute Italian class in Montpelier taught by Maddalena Devito. Throughout the week she sends helpful resources to us to help with the homework she assigns. This class has definitely been a big a big part of what is guiding my language study so far. I have learned a lot about pronunciation and how to speak correctly, a major part of this is to really pronounce the vowels at the end of almost every word. I’m also learning that some words slur together and not every word has to be pronounced completely, it has to be blended. We also do a lot of conversation work, so for example so far we’ve learned the phrases needed when you want to go shopping when you’re at a restaurant, or are making small talk with someone (asking how they are etc.) |
REACHING OUT TO MY FAMILY IN ITALY: for the first time ever
Bonjourno Valeria!
Mi chiamo Isabel Giammusso, e sono il tuo parente molto distante a America! Mio cugino; Elina Shapiro, te ha fatto visita qualche anno fa. Elina ma ha dato le tue informazioni di contatto per consentirti di contattarti.
Sto imparando Italiano a scuola quest’ anno. Sono appena iniziando così io chiedo scusa per il mio cattivo Italiano.
Sono viaggiata a Italia alcuni anni fa. E molto bello! Spero di tornarci presto!
Mi piacerebbe sentirli!
Isabel
HOW DO YOU START LEARNING A LANGUAGE? WHAT ARE THE FIRST STEPS
This is a question I pondered a lot during my first quarter studying Italian in the Pilot.
I found that working hard to learn vocab words and practicing conversations in Italian with my teacher were the two best ways to jump start my study!
I found that working hard to learn vocab words and practicing conversations in Italian with my teacher were the two best ways to jump start my study!