Looking to use your expand your knowledge of the Italian language and culture outside of class?
Here are some ideas...
1. Leggi un libro... read a book
La Bella Lingua by Dianna Hales
La Bella Figura by Beppe Severgnini
Road to Valor by Ali and Andres McConnon
A quick search for BOOKS SET IN ITALY on goodreads.com will provide you with many more classical and modern novels.
2. Leggi un giornale o le riviste...read a newspaper or a magazine
www.disney.it/Publishing/Topolinomagazine
Many of these websites are also Apps
3. Segui un Instagram o Twitter... follow an Instagram or Twitter account
4. Guarda un film...watch a film*
The Minuteman public library system, Youtube, and Netflix have many Italian films available to watch for FREE.
A few suggestions:
La vita è bella
Ladri di bicicletta
il Postino
la Strada
The Son’s Room
Divorce Italian Style
L’america
La tigre e la neve.
You can also find a lot of American movies dubbed in Italian, such as the Disney films on-line.
*Be sure to look at the rating if under 18, and please remember Italian ratings are more lenient that American
5. Ascolta la musica...listen to music
Tiziano Ferro
Jovanotti
Laura Pausini
Eros Ramazzotti
Giorgia
Zucchero
Elisa
6. Gioca un gioco...play a game
Language apps (for your smart device):
Mindsnacks
Duolingo
Quizlet