As part of a new online course in development aimed at high-end intermediate students of Italian (B2 level), 3E will be adapting Grazzini’s stories for learners of Italian as a foreign language and using them to teach (or refresh) the more complicated aspects of Italian grammar.
Foreign language instructors often use recipes in their lesson plans, and with good reason: many difficult structures can be introduced or consolidated via this user-friendly, visually-supported medium.
Imparare molte lingue (soprattutto se sono della stessa famiglia) mi aiuta a capire come le lingue diverse funzionano. Il Latino e l’Italiano sono connessi strettamente, quindi c’è una grande similarità fra loro due.
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