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Mar 13th, 2007 | 06:08 AM

BarbaraJ

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Learning Italian

I would like to learn to speak some Italian (hopefully beyond a few tourist phrases) before we go over in October. I regret not having learned much before we went over before. Can anyone recommend a study course (tapes, books, etc)? Thanks!

Mar 13th, 2007 | 06:42 AM

travfirst

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Barbara,

Check what's available at your local library. We like Pimsleur, but it's expensive if you decide to buy.

Italian I [AUDIOBOOK] (Audio CD)/ Italian II
by Pimsleur (Author)

or try:
Learn in Your Car Italian Complete (Learn in Your Car) (Audio CD)
by Henry N. Raymond (Author)

Mar 13th, 2007 | 07:57 AM

travfirst

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Please check this post: "Pimsleur - the good and not so good...."
you can see what works for others better.

Mar 13th, 2007 | 08:20 AM

auldyins

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Try www.bbc.co.uk/languages.

Mar 13th, 2007 | 08:44 AM

sandyc

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I really liked Michele Thomas' system when I was learning Spanish, so I just bought the Italian cds. He gets you thinking in the language, rather than memorizing phrases, so it worked great for me.

Sandy