Language school in Florence
Submitted by getsett on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 18:06In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
My son did a 2 week Italian language course in Florence about 6 years ago with the Dante Alighieri school - site below - and found it very good. Sorry I do not have any more recent recommendation - perhaps other Community members may have.www.clidante.com
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Language CD's
Submitted by Santamarinese on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 19:20In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
We have found the Michel Thomas CD's very good. They gradually build up your language skills and progress in logical steps. He did a foundation course and an advanced course. Both were quite comprehensive. There is also a vocabulary course based on his teaching method, but done by Rose Lee Hayden and Paola Tite. All are well worth the money.
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I did Italinaissimo many
Submitted by Ram on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 04:27In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I did Italinaissimo many years ago and it was fine for the basics . add to that a little book of verbs and how they decline and jump straight in!
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Michel Thomas for me
Submitted by Postmac on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 07:23In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Hi, I'd echo the commenst about Michel Thomas. He makes a virtue of the fact that you shouldn't revise or memorise or study a text book. I found him very dood for learning the verb tenses and building up phrases step by step rather than rote learning. His fisrt courses are more about structure and so they're not great for vocabulary but as Santamarinese says you can get other CD's in the Michel Thomas method for that.
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In reply to Michel Thomas for me by Postmac
My wife listens to the Michel Thomas tapes when driving to work - her Italian is much better than mine .[I rely on mime and the language level of a 3 year old]
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Thanks Getsett for the
Submitted by Lisa C. on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 09:41In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thanks Getsett for the language school information. I'll pass it on to my friend.I also appreciate everyone's feedback about the Michael Thomas cd's and am going to look into ordering them today.
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Have a look at Rosetta Stone.
Submitted by Capo Boi on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 11:54In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Have a look at Rosetta Stone. Maybe the most expensive but for a reason. Michel Thomas.....great if you are appearing alongside Brad.
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Who's Brad?
Submitted by Postmac on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 14:08In reply to Have a look at Rosetta Stone. by Capo Boi
Hi Capo Boi,Maybe I'm a bit slow but I don't get the reference. Who's Brad and what's he got to do with a deceased language teacher?
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"I also appreciate everyone's
Submitted by alan h on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 14:14In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
"I also appreciate everyone's feedback about the Michael Thomas cd's and am going to look into ordering them today." Have a look on EBay and Amazon for 2nd hand CDs
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Hello postmac,Michel Thomas
Submitted by Capo Boi on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 15:21In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Hello postmac,Michel Thomas was for many years the acknowledged number one language and pronunciation teacher to the Hollywood stars. The cd's came as an afterthought and became a very popular Christmas present in LA. I'm certainly not knocking him as his methods can clearly produce outstanding results but to really get to grips with Italian imo there are better courses.www.michelthomas.com/testimonials.htm
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I started researching Michael
Submitted by Lisa C. on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 17:43In reply to Hello postmac,Michel Thomas by Capo Boi
I started researching Michael Thomas and Rosetta Stone and saw reviews for another program that got top ratings "Tell Me More". Does anyone have experience using it?
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In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
The Michel Thomas CD's are brilliant, easy to understand and you progress quickley. I brought mine from ebay last year, so have a look on ebay for a bargain.
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I don't know much but what I
Submitted by portia on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 12:30In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I don't know much but what I do know is down to Michel Thomas.Whatever you do after start with MT
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Nil Cost
Submitted by Milky Bar Kid on Sat, 10/31/2009 - 04:46In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
With a bit of searching you can find MT on the Internet. Not on an illegal file sharing site either!
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Thanks again everyone. Looks
Submitted by Lisa C. on Sat, 10/31/2009 - 16:35In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thanks again everyone. Looks like Michael Thomas it is!
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