How can I best learn to speak Italian?
What she said would probably work. University textbooks are very helpful… If you are going to go the “program route” the only one I would have confidence in is Rosetta Stone. If you already have some experience with language, audio might not be necessary. If not its a good addition. I’m not an italian teacher but I do teach Spanish. If you want deep understanding of the language immerse yourself in it. Not only buy books specifically geared towards grammar, usage, etc, also grab newspapers, novels, anything to give you an idea of slang in the culture, writing styles. Find someone to practice with. To speak fluently, you have to practice nonstop. You will casually increase your lists of words phrases because the more you repeat conversations in certain contexts the more you remember and don’t have to recall translations in your head. It becomes natural… As far as teaching yourself, the only difficult part of going solo is the speaking/conversation aspect. The rest you can do all on
