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I have had a passion for Italy and the Italian language since I visited Sicily for the first time in the late 1970's. The outlook from the window of my modest "pensione" was astonishing. The scent of perfume in the fresh air from the overwhelming amount of flowers in Taormina in the Springtime, had an notable impact on my senses.

However what really impressed me was the Italian language: The words caressed me like a boyfriend's touch - even though I did not know Italian. The reason I am revealing to you this news, is to illustrate that in order to master a language: you need a driving force. And what better drive is there than being enthusiastic?

So far so good! Now all I needed was a way to learn Italian without actually being in Sicily. So I set about looking for the best method to learn Italian online.

If you want to learn to speak Italian, in my view, as a experienced language teacher, you have two choices. You can do it the hard way or the not so difficult way where you can have a good time while you're learning it. No need to ask me, what I would vote for!

By doing it "the hard way" I am talking about to conventional school learning using textbooks that makes you yawn and are full with loads of traditional grammar rules. Research has shown that less than 5 percent of language students are able to put up with the stressful nature of stiff schooling to continue studying the language for more than a couple of years.

Enjoying yourself while you are learning Italian can be achieved in a number of ways. Absolutely the perfect way is to learn Italian is to visit Italy and talk in person with Italian people. The next best method to learn Italian is online, is with an interactive web-based course. It is a very entertaining technique of studying.

By hearing native Italians speaking up-to-date Italian, you will be able to understand the spoken word much more quickly. The learning games also help you grow your vocabulary and learn and memorize the Italian verbs. The huge advances in technology available these days combined with the interactive games makes them not only educational but brilliant fun as well.

The most beautiful thing about this way of studying is that when you have found your best method of learning Italian online, you can access your class whenever it is easiest for you.