Monday, December 29, 2008

Learn Italian And Its Origin - Rocket Italian Reviews

The Italian language has developed from its ancestor, Latin, during the 13th and 14th century. Though Italian shares about 85% of similarities to the Spanish and French languages, it is still easier to pronounce. Each word is pronounced exactly as how it is spelled.

However, the Italian language has many sub categories and these are called the Italian dialects. Each town in Italy has different Italian language but the good thing about it is that the Modern Italian language has spread to countries like Somalia. A misunderstanding often happens between an Italian speaking person (not a pure Italian) and an Italian native. This is because the Italian native may have been born in a different district in Italy and the language he could be using is not the standard Italian language but one of the Italian dialects from towns that lie on the outskirt of Italy.

There is still a chance to learn the standard Italian language easy and fast. By using very simple memorization technique, a person can master Italian words even if it just takes a 10 to 15 minute session each day. Below is an example.

The pink ballerina elephant leads the dance and closes the show and receives a whale of applause from the elephant audience.

This method is called Link-Word. This is a memorization technique use to enhance a person’s memory. The idea is to link all the Italian word and its English meaning in one absurd story.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Rocket Italian Review - Scam Or Real Deal?

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