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There are plenty of destinations where you can get by with English, but sometimes you want to do better than just ‘get by’. Here are 6 reasons you should learn the basics of the language of your next trip destination. 1. You will be able to discover your destination better than other tourists. Getting by is one thing, but actually experiencing a trip abroad is quite another. No amount of guidebooks and online research can compensate for a basic lack of language ability. Speaking the language of your destination permits you to explore that destination beyond the regular tourist traps. Your language skills will not only allow you to dig into all the hidden gems of your destination, but they will also allow you to mingle with the... Show more

Hello Listener, Did you start this year out with a resolution to learn Italian? Haven’t found time to make it happen yet? Well, with students everywhere going back to school this month... Now’s a perfect time to renew your dream of truly learning Italian. Even if you’re a complete beginner. Even if you’re out of school... You can and will learn Italian with 170+ hours of lessons from real teachers. The Too Cool for School Sale at ItalianPod101 starts today: Click here to get 26% OFF & a free Audiobook! Start speaking Italian from your very first lesson and get our entire Italian learning system at 26% OFF! That’s just $2.96/month with Basic or $7.40/month with Premium and up to $62.40 in savings. So if you upgrade... Show more

Hello Listener, (This is all about new achievement badges at ItalianPod101. Keep reading!) Let’s say you JUST finished an Italian lesson. For example, an assignment like... You write a self-introduction in Italian You record your self-introduction via audio or video You send an image to your teacher that’s related to Italian ...or you complete a weekly writing task Then, you send it over. Your ItalianPod101 teacher checks it. Approves it. Ding! You get a new achievement badge for your hard work. It's your mark of progress. It definitely sends a burst of Italian learning motivation into your brain! What does this mean? It’s proof that your Italian is improving, as confirmed by a real Italian teacher. Real proof that... Show more

Hi there Listener, When you’re learning Italian and want real progress...look for the consistent method. One that’s non-stop and keeps you going. What’s a good one? ItalianPod101 Lessons – free audio and video lessons, every week. In fact, a new season of lessons has started this month that you can grab. Anything else? Vocab lists, where you learn new words and phrases all the time. And don’t forget that our 29% OFF Summer of Italian Sale ends Friday! In this month’s newsletter... Sale Ends Friday! Click Here to Get 29% OFF Basic or Premium! A New Season Has Started: New, Free, Weekly Italian Lessons Free Feature Alert: Speak More Italian With Word & Phrase Lists 1. Summer of Italian Sale ends Friday! Get a HOT 29%... Show more

Hello Listener, The Summer of Italian is in full swing at ItalianPod101. That means we’re helping thousands of people like you to learn Italian this summer! Yes, we are helping to make your dream of learning Italian easier and more affordable with a LIMITED TIME 29% OFF Basic and Premium. Up to $69.60 in savings! Click here to get a BIG 29% OFF! Ready to learn Italian? During our Summer of Italian Sale, you gain full access to our ENTIRE learning system – 170+ hours of Italian audio and video lessons from real Italian teachers, exclusive apps, plus loads of additional study tools and resources for just... $7.10/Month for Full Access to Our Premium Plan $2.84/Month for Full Access to Our Basic Plan But you might be... Show more

Hello Listener, Where will your Italian be in 6 months? Successful students start now and don’t leave learning Italian to luck. So, when 2016 comes and most are just starting on their Italian goals, you’ll be 6 months ahead. With the 6-Month Challenge, you also get exclusive Inner Circle membership – tested learning methods and strategies for mastering Italian – to make sure you smash your learning goals. There’s even a BIG 45% discount! In this month’s newsletter: Ends Friday! Click Here to Learn Italian in 6 Months for $66! Exclusive Inner Circle Membership Ends Friday App Users! 2 New Updates Made to Innovative Language 101 Brand New ItalianPod101 Series & Lessons Start July 6th ... Show more

Hi Listener, Here’s how you speak and understand more Italian in 2015... With new ItalianPod101 audio and video lessons by real teachers. And this is important – you get new lessons for FREE, every week. How? You simply start a lesson, hear native Italian conversation and have our teachers explain it all to you. Every word. Every grammar point. Every cultural insight. Sit back and learn – we’ll do the work. Learn directly on our site or on the go on your mobile device. So, you’ll speak and understand more Italian with new, free lessons every week! Here’s what you need to know. We’re starting a brand new season of lessons for the second half of 2015. So, starting July 6th, 2015, we’ll be releasing new seasons of audio and... Show more

Hello Listener, Did you make a New Year’s resolution to learn Italian in 2015? Well, the year is half over. If you’re like most learners, you might have let your Italian goal slip due to time constraints. No worries – we designed a special plan for you and if you act now, you get 45% OFF, exclusive access to tested learning strategies AND best of all, to achieve your goal in 2015: I call it the 6-Month Challenge! Sale Starts Today: Get 6-Month Premium for Only $66! (You'll be automatically enrolled in the exclusive Inner Circle Club at signup). That’s Right: Just $66 ($11/Month) for our Most Popular Premium Plan. Unlimited access to our Italian learning system with 170+ hours of lessons. Hey, it’s Peter here – I’m the... Show more

1. Schedule your time. One of the most important factors in keeping your motivation up is developing it into a habit. Whether it be 20 minutes or 3 hours, schedule time to study every day and stick to it. Regular exposure solidifies what you learn and keeps you progressing. To make sure you stick to your routine, a great idea is to build a schedule for your day and decide that every day/Monday/weekend, you study from 6pm to 8pm. Just remember that 30 minutes a day, every day, is better than a binge 8-hour study session at the end of the week (though it’s obviously better than nothing). 2. Learn a word a day with our great Word of the Day learning tool. Trying to learn everything at once and getting overwhelmed by the sheer number... Show more

Hello Listener, Last time, you got the new, free, weekly Italian lessons on the go. This time, there are 2 more updates for the Innovative Language 101 App: ItalianPod101 Video Lessons Now On The Android Version Powerful Lesson Player Controls On the iPhone/iPad Version What does this mean for you? It means: more Italian lessons to learn with and more control over them! Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for free! (If you own the App, upgrade to the latest version.) 1. Video Lessons now on the Android App! Are you a visual learner and love learning with video? Italian Video lessons make up a major portion of the ItalianPod101 learning system. They weren’t on the Android version... Show more