On-Line Italian Language Resources
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On-Line Italian Language Resources
The National Italian American Foundation created this resource list as a means to facilitate the access to Italian language, visual and audio services. NIAF is not responsible for the contents of each link. If you have any suggestions on how to make this resource list better, please contact Giuseppina Spillane at gspillane@niaf.org. (Last updated 12/11/2006). Listen Learn Visual References Exchange
CyberItalian $25.00 annual fee. Click on “Membership” for information. Prices from $32.00/per course and up. Chat rooms for “live” conversation in Italian. In-depth, self-explanatory and easy to navigate. www.cyberitalian.com/ Oggi e Domani FREE on line course with audio and visual learning tools. Excellent website—easy to maneuver; fun exercises and great vocabulary builder. http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/modlang/carasi/site/pageone.html NetLearn Languages Offering 12 and 24 week courses from 1,250.00 to 3,520.00 euros. Private or group lessons available. Users will follow “live” on-line language classes from Italian professors. Website is clear and easy to navigate. www.nll.co.uk/ Dentro l’Italiano 4.0 ~ Corso Elementare Multimediale Interattivo FREE on line course from RAI International. Offers three levels of lessons. Decent course outline and the website is confusing. http://corso.italica.rai.it/ ProfessorGio.com ~ Learn Italian for Free! Free ~ good to start learning how to pronounce correctly in Italian; effective for beginners. www.professorgio.com/index.php You too can learn Italian! FREE on line course offering 3 lessons prepared by Lucio Chiappetti. Easy to follow instructions and navigate website. www.june29.com/~chambers/Italian/ Centro Studi Italiani~The Italian Electronic Classroom! FREE on line course. In depth coverage of the Italian language including idioms. One of the best FREE courses available—very easy to follow and very applicable. www.locuta.com/eclass.html
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ORBISLINGUA.com ~ Your Guide to Italian Language Courses Click on site for number of Italian language sites offering courses on line and specific courses such as “Business Italian” and “Italian for Kids”. The on-line courses are given through the Rosetta Stone method of learning which uses a systematic and visual approach to learning. www.orbislingua.com/eb-6.htm Abruzzo2000.com ~ Parliamo Italiano: An Italian Course for English Speakers Free ~ good introduction to learn of the basics of Italian grammar. http://abruzzo2000.com/course/index.html Italiantutorial.com ~ Free Italian Language Tutorial Online Free ~ Clearly explained in English, the site allows a simplification of Italian grammatical concepts. www.italiantutorial.com/ Speak7; Learn Italian Free ~ 7 lessons plus a section on Italian expressions; for beginners. http://italian.speak7.com/ DMOZ ~ Open Directory Project: Italian Learning Site offers a directory of free and per-fee Italian resources and materials. http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/IndoEuropean/Italic/Romance/Italian/Learning/ Yamada Language Center ~ Italian FREE on line course from Oregon University. Click on “Learn Italian” for links to numerous Italian language sites. Incredible resource offering almost 20 sites for learning Italian and other Italian cultural exercises. http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/italian.html Speakeasy.org ~ Foreign Language and Culture Site provides numerous Italian websites for learning Italian in Italy. www.speakeasy.org/~dbrick/Hot/foreign.html High School Ace ~ Foreign Languages Offers in-depth, FREE on line courses. Very clear website, easy to navigate. http://highschoolhub.org/hub/language.cfm Verbalplanet.com ~ Italian A shop-around experience for online Italian courses; you get to choose your tutor based on price, location and feedback. Interactive, tailored, for a fee, uses Skype as the communication channel. www.verbalplanet.com/learn-italian.asp 3
My language Exchange For free or for a fee ~ practice with a native speaker by taking turns. Very creative and well structured. www.mylanguageexchange.com Meetup.com Find others who want to practice Italian in a location near you! http://italian.meetup.com/ Tricolore.net Website for Italians and Italophiles. www.tricolore.net/ Enchanted Learning ~ Italian Theme Page Site provides a picture dictionary, information and printouts to color. Excellent site for children and those who learn visually. Great vocabulary builder! www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/italian.shtml Italian TV Channels Not all the listed TV channels work; a mix between local and national channels, streamed live and/or recorded. http://wwitv.com/portal.htm (World Wide Internet Television ~ click on Italy) Italian Radio Stations List of radio stations with local or national syndication (Mike’s Radio World ~ Live Radio on the Web: Italy) www.mikesradioworld.com/eu_it.html
Italian News and Magazines Panorama www.panorama.it/home/index.html L’Espresso http://espresso.repubblica.it/ Famiglia Cristiana www.stpauls.it/fc/ Donna Moderna www.donnamoderna.com/ Corriere della Sera www.corriere.it/index.shtml
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Gazzetta dello Sport www.gazzetta.it/ Il Resto del Carlino http://ilrestodelcarlino.quotidiano.net/ Il Sole 24 Ore www.ilsole24ore.com La Nazione http://lanazione.quotidiano.net/ La Republica www.repubblica.it/ Resources www.onlinenewspapers.com/italy.htm
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