It's a wrap!

This is my final weekend geeking out in the Coursera course on MIRACLES OF HUMAN LANGUAGE by Leiden University. The course deadline for all quizzes and final exam is May 11. All good things must come to an end and I must say I LOVED THIS MOOC (massive open online course)!

Here’s my very brief Italian review: Mi è piaciuto molto la storia. È bella e i gattini sono carinissimi! Mi è piaciuto anche l'avventura. C'erano la gente gentili e un vecchio gatto bravissimo che ha aiutato i gattini persi. Mi manca Roma... (In English: I really liked the story. It is beautiful and the kittens are so cute! I also like the adventure. There were nice people and a great old cat that helped the lost kittens. I miss Rome...)

OTTAVIA E I GATTI DI ROMA (Octavia and the Cats of Rome) by Claudia Cerulli and beautifully illustrated by Leo Lätti is [...]

I started reading COLLINS EASY LEARNING ITALIAN CONVERSATION a moment ago and loving the “Introduction.” Here are some of my my thoughts (emphasis mine).

”Becoming proficient in a foreign language means being able to use and understand a number of different aspects—vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and so on. However, it takes a while to be able to put all these elements together and be sure that what you are saying sounds like natural Italian.”

Or, any language for that matter. […]