Archive for the 'General Announcements' Category
September 18, 2013
ItalianPod101 Featured In TheGuardian.com’s “Top 10 US podcasts for road trip listening”
Hi Listeners,
Done with a lesson? Take a look back at the new conversation, grammar, and vocab you’ve mastered.
It’s always great to stop and see the results in your language learning! Or rather, hearing the results when you’re speaking a new language!
Likewise, for us, it’s great to know that someone’s language is progressing with the help of our lessons.
This past July, we've been graciously listed in Top 10 US podcasts for road trip listening in TheGuardian.com, one of the most read newspapers in the UK.
Below is an excerpt:
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I'm sure people think I'm crazy when they see me talking to myself as I drive. Imagine what they'd think if they knew I was doing it in Italian? Listen to native speakers... Show more
September 17, 2013
Learning Italian? That’s Pretty Epic. If you haven’t realized this already…
Hello Listener,
Learning Italian? That’s pretty epic.
If you haven’t realized this already... the amount of people actually choosing to learn Italian (or any language for that matter), setting goals, and learning despite whatever excuse and distraction daily life throws at them... is very, very small. It’s very easy to do nothing... and get nothing done.
Lots of people do that.
But learning Italian and going from simple words to speaking and understanding comfortably? It’s worth stopping for a moment to admire your hard work and progress. It’s pretty EPIC.
And knowing how much dedicated students invest in a language, it only makes sense to help you master Italian for less cash with an EPIC sale!
Save 15% on... Show more
September 11, 2013
ItalianPod101 Member Survey – We Need Your Help!
Hello Listener,
Thank you for learning with ItalianPod101.
Through your ongoing feedback and requests, we continue to improve the way we deliver your Italian lessons. Take for example...
Lesson Page Layouts – Completely redesigned based on last year’s survey.
Mobile Web App – You requested a mobile friendly version of ItalianPod101.
Progress Tracking Dashboard – You wanted to track your progress. We thought it was a great idea.
So, if you have 5 minutes to spare, please help us improve ItalianPod101 by taking this short survey at the link below.
Click here to take the ItalianPod101.com September Survey!
Good, bad or ugly, we will read every single answer.
Thank you for your feedback... Show more
August 19, 2013
Take Your First Lesson. Your Italian Class Starts Today
Hi Listener,
I hope you weren’t expecting expensive textbooks, surprise quizzes and Italian conversations completely irrelevant to real life. None of these are in any of our ItalianPod101 lessons.
In fact... no textbooks necessary; all the Italian lessons you’ll ever need are on the site.
No surprises. This is stress free, at-your-own-pace learning.
And best of all, we only focus on real life Italian conversations.
Now that we’ve covered these crucial basics, you’re ready to learning. In fact, your Italian lessons start today with the Back to School Sale.
Take your first sample lesson here: ItalianPod101.com/Lesson
Back To School Sale: Master Italian This School Year at 24% OFF!
Want to jump into speaking and... Show more
August 14, 2013
Perfect your Italian pronunciation with the New & Improved Voice Recorder. Here’s how…
Hi there listener,
You’re regularly exposed to Italian speakers and conversations in ItalianPod101 lessons. But do you actively practice pronunciation and the proper accent?
If not, now’s the time to start. How would you do it?
Simply listening and repeating Italian speakers isn't enough. You need to hear how you actually sound as opposed to how you think you sound .
So, naturally, recording and comparing yourself is one of the best ways of knowing how close your Italian is to native Italian.
In fact, you can start doing this with your Italian lessons at ItalianPod101.
We've upgraded & re-added the Voice Recording Tool into your lesson pages. If you’re a Premium member, you’ll find the Voice Recorder in the... Show more
August 1, 2013
Coming Soon: Visual Dictionary Pro – Learn 30 Languages in One Vocab App for the iPhone and iPad!
Hello Listener,
All 30 languages are yours inside one app! Yes, Italian too!
So anywhere you go in the world, we have you covered. And anytime you’re ready to start the next language, you have 30 languages and over 16,500 words instantly available on your iPhone or iPad.
And no, you can’t have this app yet. It’s coming soon.
Visual Dictionary Pro - Learn 30 languages, presented by InnovativeLanguage.com, comes with 30 languages, including Italian, that you can easily download with an internet connection.
Master Italian and 29 other languages with real-life scenarios!
Visual Dictionary Pro - Learn 30 languages is coming soon to iTunes! Master over 550 must-know words in 30 languages by exploring 26 scenarios, one-by-one.... Show more
July 16, 2013
Is Improving Your Italian On Your Summer To-Do List? Start With These Lessons
Hi listener,
Improving Italian is on every learner’s summer to-do list.
That is... if you even have one!
Oh, you don’t!? How’d you know what you’ve accomplished so far? Do you want to speak Italian without thinking? Want to understand real life conversation? And have Italian native speakers teach and guide you step by step?
Write these goals and tasks down!
Then, start learning Italian with ItalianPod101 this summer!
Summer Survival Sale! Get 30% OFF Basic & Premium Subscriptions ‘til July 26th, 2013! Learn more Italian for less this summer! All ItalianPod101 Basic & Premium subscriptions are 30% OFF. Get 24-month Premium for as low as $7/month!
Click here to learn Italian with the 30% DISCOUNT!
And... Show more
June 27, 2013
What Are The New Languages Coming This July?
Hi listeners!
Looking for new language to study?
Aside from ItalianPod101, there are 26 other languages that you can learn the fast, fun and easy way! And now that we’re done updating our lesson layouts, we’re adding even more languages!
There are 2 new language sites and a whole lot of new content on EnglishClass101 coming July 1st and we’re revealing it here first!
What are they? Based on user requests, we’re introducing British English, Persian, and Swahili. These new additions will bring the Innovative Language family to a total of 29 sites!
British English? That’s right. We have EnglishClass101.com just for our English learners.
British English itself has over 58 million speakers in the UK and opens you to... Show more
June 24, 2013
Want to speak more Italian? New ItalianPod101 Lessons Series Starting July!
Hi Listener,
Want to speak more Italian? You need exposure to native Italian conversation. And you need an Italian speaker to explain it all - the words, the grammar, and cultural nuances.
That’s every ItalianPod101 lesson. And there’s more on the way!
Starting July 8th, 2013, we’ll be publishing brand new seasons and lessons to get you mastering Italian the fast, fun and easy way! Want to know what you can expect?
Here’s a sneak peek at what you can look forward to:
Monday: Lower Beginner Series
Thursday: Throwback Thursday
Friday: Advanced Video Series - Italian Holidays
Remember, ItalianPod101’s newest lessons are free for the first three weeks! You have three weeks worth of lessons at any given time. Oh, and the... Show more
June 21, 2013
More Updates To ItalianPod101 Lesson Pages
Hi listeners,
Last week we made the switch to cleaner, friendlier lesson-page layout! If you’ve completely missed the big news, click here to take a lesson and see for yourself!
In the meantime, we’d like to thank you for all of the fantastic feedback. We took your suggestions to heart and over the past week, we’ve rolled out three updates with more on the way.
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Some of our listeners pointed out that comments disappear when you’re in the Lesson Materials section or the Review Section. We’ve went and added a way to easily access lesson comments from any section on the lesson page.
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