Why You Need A Supportive Community to Successfully Learn Italian
Learning a language is fun and with the right approach (like the one outlined in this guide) you are sure to have the right mindset, tools and focus to ensure you get to your goal of being fluent in Italian.
But let’s be realistic… it is not a quick journey.
We are not going to become fluent in three months. Learning a language takes time and dedication and, as much as you are super excited right now, things will get challenging, you might lose motivation, or you might feel alone in this.
The final Pillar for successful language learning, in our opinion, is Community.
Yes, we can do it alone. But it’s a lot more fun to do with others! And we don’t mean this in the traditional sense, like attending the same in-person course with other people!
No! Let us elaborate…
The Italy Made Easy team has had the best results with foreign languages when we have studied them alone, and we totally believe that studying alone allows for quicker progress and better results. After all, in-person courses have a set curriculum they need to follow, focus on assessment rather than communication, and have to proceed at a pace that suits the slowest of learners in the group.
Where to Find Your Community of Italian Learners
While we are convinced you will get awesome results learning Italian by yourself, we want to stress the importance of not doing that in isolation.
➜ Join online forums where you can ask questions, find answers, share stories and strategies, read about other student’s challenges and successes.
➜ Join in-person meetups or Italian cultural associations.
➜ Create friendships with other learners of Italian, not necessarily in your area. These days, we can use things like Facebook or WhatsApp groups to stay in touch with people at the other end of the world.
➜ Find a place where you can show up (physically or virtually) and know that you will find friendly, supportive people to help you on your journey. Sometimes all we need is a word of encouragement, a small victory or just to know that other students are struggling in the same area as you.
At Italy Made Easy we have created a strong community of learners of Italian who share their stories, discoveries, challenges, questions and everything in between on our very own exclusive members-only social network: Piazza Italia.
Our team of dedicated, native Italian speakers are always there to answer your questions, suggest new ideas and approaches, start conversations, and keep everyone accountable and happy to be learning Italian.
When every other method of learning Italian has failed you before, we are the solution. Finally, find that supportive, immersive, effective, and all-inclusive Italian-learning platform you always wanted!
