This is the fifth update in a language learning case study. Introvert Michael Gaeta is using the Mimic Method to learn Italian by Ear. Mike just arrived in Italy for the next two weeks to rapidly accelerate his learning through immersion.
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Italian in 2 Months – Mike’s Day 28 Update!
This is the fourth update in a language learning case study. Introvert Michael Gaeta is using the Mimic Method to learn Italian by Ear.
The last week of this Italian mission has been the most difficult for me by far.
I was having a fun time learning vocabulary with Pimsleur audio, and having conversations on iTalki. But then Idahosa told me to stop all that for a while to memorize a long script, word for word.
It was very challenging, and I didn’t think I’d be able to do it at first. But Idahosa assured me that I would get it, and that I would be happy with the results.
And once again, he was absolutely right…
Italian in 2 Months – Mike’s Day 21 Update
I finally had my first Italian conversation. Woohoo!
After a week of training my hearing and pronunciation, and another week of training with Pimsleur, I thought I would be ready for a conversation. But man was I wrong.
Speaking real Italian in a real conversation with real people is real hard!
But I survived, and Idahosa told me that’s all I had to do. In this post, I will break down exactly what I did.
Italian in 2 Months – Mike’s Day 14 Update
During my first week of learning Italian, I focused exclusively on hearing and pronunciation.
Until this week, I had no idea what any of the words meant. Idahosa told me that I didn’t need to. The goal at this stage was just to build my Capacity.
According to The Mimic Method, I will be able to learn faster, understand more and speak with a better accent if I focused first on the sounds.
Now that I’ve finally started to learn what stuff means, I think he’s absolutely right..
Italian in 2 Months – Mike’s Day 7 Update
Seven days ago, I started my journey to learn Italian. My goal is to reach the point that Idahosa calls “The Shift” as fast as possible.
Idahosa says he expects me to get there in 2 months. I have my doubts, but so far I’m impressed with my progress.
In this post, I will walk you through what I did so far.
Introverted Language Learner Discussion
In our last post, we announced our next language mission. Instead of me learning another language, one of my team members will.
His name is Mike, and he identifies as an introvert.
I never really understood what that term meant before meeting Mike. I assumed it just meant people who were shy. But then I met Mike and discovered I was wrong.