I have been using ANKI for a couple of years. It seemed to be very effective at the beginning, but I'm not sure of that anymore now. I don't know whether it's better keep using flash cards or read good articles and books in order to learn new words and phrases through a more natural way. Maybe I must change something in my way of using ANKI.

Greetings.

Very interesting and enlightening article.
Based on your experience as a teacher and with reference to what you wrote in this piece about the linguistic areas and maps, what are the best ways to cope with this particular issue in order to make our own learning process more effective?

Thank you, Gianluca.

By the way, talking about Braveheat, I didn't like it so much.

Very interesting article. Thank you.

Ricette della Nonna.

E 'presto venerdì mattina presto e volevo solo chiedere a voi ragazzi, se avete grandi/eccellenti ricette tramandate dalle vostre nonne. Quelle che potrebbero aver fatto della vostra infanzia essere qualcosa che ha fatto la sua infanzia di molto speciale. Mi piace cucinare e mi piacerebbe saperne di più sulle ricette tradizionali italiane/i piatti tradizionali da fare/preparare qui a New York.

Dimmi/Ditemi! cosa sei Quali sono le vostre ricette preferite/piatti/pietanze preferite/i?

I don't think there is anything  wrong with the word "should", nor people who use it want to push you into doing something that you wouldn't like to do (ok it happens sometimes :-)).

Anyway, if you don't like it the "you may/might want"-formula is the way you go. Cheer.

Totally agree! Most of career men and women that work all days all the time in order to earn more
and get success, neglecting their families, are unaware that they could be considered a sort of slaves.

Hi Italkichi,
Yes, it's easier to share our interests with someone who speaks the same language.
However, the shared interest might be indeed to learn the other one's language. :-)
I mean, I have been studying English for a while and I think it's time to start talking to an
English mother tongue who is interested in learning Italian.
Perhaps, at beginning, I'll buy some lessons to get used to talking in English (I haven't got many chances to speak it before).
I have always had a lot of difficulties memorizing new words and even though I'm very interested in your method and learning process (I like reading very much) as BreezyMu said above, what can effectively improve one own vocabulary is talking.

Thank you for your comment, Gianluca.