Beth Bartolini-Salimbeni - Italian Conversation DeMYSTiFied

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Thank you to all my students and colleagues, both here and in Italy, for teaching me that learning a language is not a spectator sport.

Especially helpful was the group of students that I have come to think of as Nicole Contegiacomos group: they came to Italy with me two summers in a row to work on learning the language and to study cooking and art, and they opened my eyes to things I had come to take for granted. To the founding mothersLinda, Mary, Peggy, and Katythank you for the encouragement and support each of you has given me over the years. A special, heartfelt thanks to Francesca Chiostri and her entire family, for sharing Italy, their homes, and their lives with me.

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