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Boost your Italian with Free or Cheap Resources

One of the advantages of globalization is the invention of different electronic devices that are not only useful for communicational purposes but also for all-level education. The other good news is that the competition among companies is so fierce the variety offered so wide, that the products end up being within everyone’s reach. If you have a smartphone, a computer, a tablet, etc. you have one more tool you can use for language learning. When taking Italian lessons Washington students make the most of their electronic devices.

Free Websites
There are hundreds of websites with free resources for students of the Italian language. All you have to do is Google keywords related to your particular needs –consider “free Italian exercises”, “Italian vocabulary”, “Italian resources for students”, etc. - and find what you need on the results.

Free Books
Books covering the Italian grammar, vocabulary, history, and other areas can be found online for free as well. Google, for instance, “Italian grammar” + “type:pdf”. This way, you’ll not only be looking for headings containing certain keywords, but you’ll also be specifying that you’re interesting in results with a .pdf format, a book format. This is a useful way to narrow your search.

Dictionaries
If you have an iPhone or an Android, you can surf the App Store or Android Market respectively, to check out dictionaries you can download for little or no money at all. Depending on your level, you can get a monolingual dictionary, an Italian-English dictionary, etc.

Apps
Dictionaries are not all you can have on your smartphone. There are other apps related to second language acquisition such as uTalk HD Italian (designed to teach you only the basics of the language), Learn Italian (containing flash cards), 24/7 Tutor-Italian 101 (aimed at intermediate/advanced students) etc. When taking Italian classes New York students consider these apps to be very useful complements to their lessons program.

Social Networks

            Facebook not only allows you to meet people from all over the world, but also to find groups of your interest you can join or request to join. Many times you’ll find Italians willing to exchange messages in English and Italian so that both benefit. Similarly, by following Italian users on Twitter, you will be able to read short sentences written by natives whenever you feel like it.