Going a little off-topic here, but do you mind if I ask which resources you're using to learn? I'm in a very similar boat, so far I've been using the Language Transfer and Michel Thomas courses, but I'm always on the lookout for more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I started with a program called Italy Made Easy. It seems okay, but my only other experience learning a language is my high school Spanish classes, so I don't have much to compare to. I would much prefer to take live, in person classes, but there isn't much available near me.

What are your thoughts on the courses you mentioned?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

started with a program called Italy Made Easy

Thanks for the suggestion! That's another one for me to look into :)

What are your thoughts on the courses you mentioned?

I've found them both excellent for learning speaking, especially for sentence structure and constructing more elaborate sentences. Just from using these courses I was able to express myself and have basic conversations while I was in Italy.

They haven't really helped with listening comprehension though, so that's one thing I'll want to focus on when I finish these. When trying to have conversations, even if we were on a topic I could talk about, by the time I'd understood the previous sentence the moment to speak would've passed. I think this is normal, but definitely something I want to practice.