UVA Italian Language Resource Site

Study Tips

	Former students and instructors recommend the following tips for studying Italian:
Gustave Dore', Dante Among the Ancient Poets in Inferno IV

Make up a sentence with each word as you learn new vocabulary.
Say words aloud while memorizing.
Use new tenses while speaking in class and in your compositions.
Write out the entire conjugation of verbs as you learn new moods and tenses (this is especially useful with irregular verbs).
Answer all questions mentally in class.
Study regularly (i.e. every day) rather than at the last minute or in sporadic bouts.
Study only parts of the chapter at a time, rather than skimming the entire chapter assigned each week in one sitting.
Go to the lab before class to review what will be done in class that day.
Proof read all written work.
When making flash cards for vocabulary, flash the English, as well as the Italian side.

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