Italian Values
Italian Values Why is Italy so special? For centuries the place we call Italy was made up of small countries characterised by different traditions and customs that became unified only…
Italian Alphabet
The Italian alphabet The Italian alphabet is composed of 21 letters. The extra 5 letters are used to write words of foreign origins and are the following: J (i lunga),…
Come tradurre l’espressione “non vedo l’ora di” in inglese e non solo
Come tradurre le espressioni italiane in inglese Siamo abituati a pensare alle difficoltà che l’inglese ci causa quando si devono imparare nuovi concetti, che in italiano non esistono. Raramente pensiamo…
Modi di dire in inglese che ascolterete solo nel Regno Unito
Volete sapere quali sono i modi più popolari di dire nel Regno Unito Spesso sentiamo qualcuno dire: "I'm gutted".Sapete cosa significa? A scuola normalmente ci viene insegnato solo l'uso corretto…
You can if you want – Best ways to pick up a new language
Despite the fact children are better language learners than adults, there is still hope for us to become fluent in another language. In most cases our brain won't respond as…
False: children do not learn a second language overnight
No learning overnight for children A popular belief is to think that children who are exposed to another language at late stage of bilingual development or after the age of…
Top 4 locali Dove Bere un Buon Caffè a Londra
Dove bere il caffé buono, all'italiana? Partire per Londra è un gran passo, questo si sa. Cerchiamo di integrarci, di capire come funziona il sistema inglese, come il NIN…
Bilingual Code Mixing is not a sign of confusion
A distinctive behaviour of bilingual speakers is Bilingual Code Mixing (BCM), which usually takes place when two languages are mixed in the same or in two different utterances in the…
How do bilingual children represent languages in their mind?
Besides the importance given to the relationship between language and cognition Researchers have showed a great deal of interest in the nature of language representation in the child’s mind with…
Dispelling Bilingual Myths – Dual language development in early childhood
Dual language development in early childhood introduction This critical review is based on empirical research: enjoy it! That human beings possess the cognitive capacity to learn one language without…
5 Misconceptions about Italian food (continued)
1. Garlic Bread is Italian Surprise surprise, Garlic bread is not actually Italian as many would think. In fact the first time I heard of it was when I arrived…
5 common misconceptions about Italian food
1) Pepperoni Pizza The real original pizza is the pizza Margherita, named after the Queen Margherita visiting Naples in 1889. This pizza was created by a pizzaiolo called Esposito and…