I picked up some old cassette tapes at a yard sale recently. They were Italian language learning tapes, and I recognized the name as one of the top-selling courses from a few years ago.
I tried to listen to the tapes but did not get very far with them. It's not that the tapes were particularly bad. But I quickly realized that they couldn't teach me much more of the Italian language than I already knew.
Maybe if I were a beginner, I could pick up some basic Italian vocabulary and a few stock phrases from that particular tape course--but then, I could learn as much or more from an inexpensive Italian phrase book. The benefit of the tapes would be hearing the language pronounced. So I checked out the other options available to me.
Rocket Italian is the standout winner in my opinion. It combines both audio lessons with interactive computer games. Strangely enough, it is also the cheapest option. Fortunately, this is one case where "you get what you pay for" simply doesn't hold true.
The audio lessons really focus on building your ability to actually speak the language and they do it in a way that's both interesting and efficient. Theres no learning useless, boring phrases here.
The computer games also make it a fun and easy way to build vocabulary, learn your verbs and improve your verbal recognition skills.
Of course, for those of you who just love grammar, there is plenty of information regarding some of the more technical aspects of Italian.
You can get it here: Download Rocket Italian Here
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