How to learn Italian if there are no tutors in my area?

Italian is the second most widely spoken native language in the European Union with 67 million speakers and it is spoken as a second language by 13.4 million EU citizens. Including Italian speakers in non-EU European countries and on other continents, the total number of speakers is approximately 85 million. Italian is known as the language of music because of its use in musical terminology and opera. It is the main working language of the Holy See, serving as the lingua franca in the Roman Catholic hierarchy as well as the official language of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Its influence is also widespread in the arts and in the food and luxury goods markets. Numerous Italian words referring to music have become international terms taken into various languages worldwide.  It is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. Italian is, by most measures and together with Sardinian, the closest language to Latin, from which it descends via Vulgar Latin. Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria. It formerly had official status in Albania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Greece and is generally understood in Corsica by Corsican speakers. It also used to be an official language in the former Italian East Africa and Italian North Africa, where it still plays a significant role in various sectors. It is also spoken by large expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.

1. Self-Learning

If you either do not have a lot of time on your hands or simply would like to learn in the comfort of their home, then I suggest you try learning Italian on your own through this method. This method includes:

• Reading books and other literature in Italian, practice writing through copying and reading and speaking by reading them aloud. 
• Watching Italian movies with English subtitles or previously watched videos but now in Italian with subtitles.
• Listening to Italian music and podcasts while you work.
• Conversing with others learning Italian.

2. Immersion Method

I would only suggest this method for those people who wish to truly immerse themselves in this language learning process. This is further divided into two other methods:

• Immersion through travel: This involves travelling and staying in the country where your target language is spoken most.
• Immersion through classes: This involves enrolling on those classes that specifically teach and speak in your target language. With that said you will be provided with notes and literature to be able to understand.
• This method is a tough one and requires extreme dedication.

3. Online Classes

According to my, this is the easiest method of learning Italian. Through this method, you enrol into online classes teaching Italian and learn under the guidance of professionally certified trainers. These trainers provide you with quality study material and feedbacks and also easily clear your doubts. There are many online platforms that provide these online classes like Multibhashi, Preply and FluentU.  

The above-given methods are by far the most effective ways of mastering any language, including Italian. While the language of music is rather easy to master [according to FSI] for native English speakers, finding a good tutor who provides quality content can be rather difficult. In such cases, the above-mentioned methods are extremely effective. With that said, it is important to choose a method that suits your needs and helps you achieve your goals.

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