Learning a foreign language

I have always been fascinated by people who can speak different languages.It not only makes communication with people from different cultures pleasurable but also enriches one personally. Besides making your travels comfortable and enjoyable,it also serves as a tool to boost your income due to its competitive advantage.

Thanks to Mukesh Da,who referred me the website http://www.sharedtalk.com/,a language sharing community where, I met Maria Catalano Teresa,an Italian teacher in Colonia,Germany.It is she who instilled in me a crave for learning the Italian language due to its similarities with Hindi grammar,the national language of my country,India.As we often go for voice chat,she noticed that I have a tendency to open my mouth wide to spell out each word clearly,which is another requirement for speaking Italian.

Besides Italian words are becoming very popular these days and the best way to understand and appreciate them is to learn the language.I started with http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages 12 weeks Italian steps course by simply registering my email address.Once my email was confirmed,I started receiving free learning tips online.

A really interesting package from which I was able to spell my name,talk about food and shopping,sightseeing,buying clothes ,medicines and essentials and so on.However it is important to follow the grammar tips on the site and of course you can learn the ABC from http://www.zapitalian.com/and http://www.italianlanguageguide.com/ . A dictionary that comes handy is http://www.wordreference.com/.

The advantage of knowing the basics before enrolling for a detailed course at any institute is that you will not be at a loss of words instead sense familiarity in the new environment.However,if Italian is not your cup of tea,do not be disappointed as there are numerous other languages to choose from the BBC site.

From my experience, I recommend a classroom learning rather than an online course, as it binds one to a sense of responsibility of attending classes.It is also easier to make friends for language exchange and the interaction with the instructor is more feasible.

So get going....as the Italian film director Federico Fellini aptly states"A different language is a different vision of life".