Learning Italian Plr Ebook

Ebook Table Of Contents

The Significance of Learning a Foreign Language    3
History of the Italian Language    4
Italian Words Used in the English Language    6
Misconceptions about Learning Italian    7
Learning to Speak Italian Quickly    9
Total Concentration – The Best Way to Learn Italian    11
Methods to Improve Your Italian    12
Italian Language Help Online    14
If You Think Like an Italian, You Will Speak Like an Italian    15
Learn the Common Errors to Avoid    17
Track Your Family Heritage    20
Romance Languages    21
The Dialects of the Italian Language    22
Traveling in Italy and other Countries    23
You are What You Speak    24
Italian Survival Phrases    25
Beginning Italian    27
Italian Verbs    28
Pronouncing Italian Vowels    31
Pronouncing Italian Consonants    32
Pronouncing Italian Words    34
What is Phonology?    35
Summary    36

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The Significance of Learning a Foreign Language

Why is it so important to learn a foreign language?  The whole world speaks English, right?  You are right the is a large number of people who speak English and are living in a foreign country, but not everyone in the whole world.  There are several good and valid reasons for learning to speak another language.

Just for starters, Personal Development is one of the reasons.  When you learn a new language you acquire a whole new outlook while reinforcing your own identity and self-confidence.  Learning a foreign language can contribute to a stronger personality.

Then there are the Cultural Reasons for learning a foreign language.  Cultures define themselves through languages.  A foreign language will give you admission into another culture.  You will have the ability to communicate and to exchange thoughts and ideas with people all over the world.  Without the ability to communicate with them you may have never had the opportunity to know them.

Education is another good reason for learning a foreign language.  Learning a foreign language allows you to see things differently than you would have otherwise.  It has a positive effect on intellectual growth and allows for the enrichment and enhancement of mental development.  Learning a foreign language when you are young is much more effective.  It will help you to read and write in your own language.  Evidence shows, like musical education, it can contribute to the growth of the individual intelligence.