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Origins of Italian language

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✓ 2 hours, 15 minutes : 11 Videos
✓ A Short History of Italian eBook
✓ Downloadable Lesson Slides
✓ Lifetime Access
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Discover the origins of Italian language

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£47.99

A Short History of Italian


✓ 2 hours, 15 minutes : 11 Videos
✓ A Short History of Italian eBook
✓ Downloadable Lesson Slides
✓ Lifetime Access
✓ Future Updates

Curriculum

  • Welcome (6:53) - Watch for free above

    Course Materials

  • A Short History of Language (20:38) - Watch for free below

  • Ancient Italy (11:42)

    The Development of Latin (15:37)

    Italo-Romance (11:14)

    Medieval Italy (12:34)

    Dante, Tuscany, and the Shaping of Italian (10:13)

    In Dante’s Footsteps (12:30)

    Early Modern Italy (20:13)

    Italy and Italian since the Nineteenth Century (10:51)

    Further Reading (2:34)

Preview the Course

A Short History of Language

Discover the origins of Italian language

A real gem

★★★★★

The history part has been a real gem... I had so many aha moments... I feel like I am now privy to a secret that is known to so few and cherished by even fewer

Shivani

View from hill of dramatic sunset over Florence, Italy, key region in history of Italian, building on origins of Italian language

Wonderful

★★★★★

It's a wonderful tool for every self-learner

Katheyer

Old man riding bicycle among beautiful architecture of Bologna, Italy

Fantastic

★★★★★

How to Learn Italian has given me some fantastic new tools and reignited my enthusiasm for learning. As a result of reading How to Learn Italian, I finally feel like I am on the verge of a breakthrough

Nicola Rossi - Award-Winning Author, Consultant & Speaker

Venice's Grand Canal at sunset, Italy

Excellent

★★★★★

Excellent guide to learning Italian

Sindy Castellanos

View of the Bay of Naples at night

Great Resource

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I found this to be a great resource for learning Spanish. I have been trying other methods but will definitely be following this

Heather

Bicycle perched by olive tree in San Pietro in Cariano, Italy

 FAQs

  • If you want to learn about the history of the Italian language but aren’t sure where to start, this course is for you.

    And rest assured, you don’t need any level of Italian to enjoy this course!

    This course will give you a thorough introduction to the history of the Italian language, and if you’re planning to delve deeper into the minutiae of a certain period or the most granular aspects of linguistics, then this course will also be an ideal starting point for you - as this course will provide you with an understanding of the development of Italian, from ancient Italy until today.

    At the start of the course, you also have a video titled A Short History of Language, and this will set up the rest of the course perfectly for you, providing you with clarity about the situation of languages and language families when we begin learning about ancient Italy and the development of Italian.

  • LifeTime Access means you’ll have access to the course for as long as it is on the How to Learn Languages website. Rest assured, I’ve no plans to remove the course, but if for any reason I have to in the future, I’ll be sure to notify you so you have time to download the course materials and view the videos beforehand.

  • Yes! As long as you have an internet connection, you can view the course by logging in to your How to Learn Languages account on any device, be it desktop, mobile, or tablet.

  • Thanks to a partnership with Sprout, your purchase will lead to the planting of mangrove trees in Madagascar.

    I contribute a % of each sale towards tree planting because reforestation efforts revive natural habitats, improve coral reef health, support local livelihoods and aid in the fight against climate change by extracting CO2 from the air.

    Trees are planted by Eden Reforestation Projects in partnership with thegoodapi.com.

  • Due to the nature of digital products, it is not possible to offer refunds. However, if you have any questions about the course or learning Italian, please feel free to email me at contact@howtolearnlanguages.info, and I’ll get back to you promptly. I’d be more than happy to help.

Discover the origins of Italian language

Enrol

£47.99

A Short History of Italian


✓ 2 hours, 15 minutes : 11 Videos
✓ A Short History of Italian eBook
✓ Downloadable Lesson Slides
✓ Lifetime Access
✓ Future Updates

Your instructor

Sean Price, Founder of How to Learn Languages, studying Chinese at cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Founder

    When I’m not teaching English as a foreign language, I create eBooks and Courses that make learning languages affordable and enjoyable for anyone.

    I learnt French in 2018 during a study abroad year at the Sorbonne, before completing a degree in History at the University of Leeds with First Class Honours in the summer of the following year.

    During my final year, I taught myself Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Catalan, as part of dissertation research into fascism in Europe during the 1930s.

    Although I say ‘learnt’ and ‘taught myself’ in the past tense, one of the joys of learning a language is that there’s always more to learn.

    More recently, I’ve been teaching myself German, Mandarin Chinese, and Russian.

    Since moving to Vietnam to teach English in 2022, I’ve been enjoying learning Vietnamese. In less than one and a half years learning Vietnamese, I was able to achieve Level 5 (the highest being Level 6) of the official Vietnamese proficiency exam of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities at the National University, Hanoi (Trường Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn - Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội).

    If you'd like to learn a language, all you need is an internet connection and a How to Learn Languages eBook or Course.

Enjoy learning about the history of Italian!

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