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For Students and Teachers Some of the most gratifying responses to La Bella Lingua have come from individuals studying Italian at every level and in every way possible and from teachers who use my book and my blog in their classrooms. I hope to expand this part of my website to present more educational materials and to include comments, suggestions, and ideas from Italian instructors and pupils. Please let me know what you'd like to see in this space. Just email me at dianne@diannehales.com. If you teach Italian, you can get a review/desk copy of the new paperback of La Bella Lingua for $3 from the Academic Resources Department at Random House. Teachers can also win a signed free copy of La Bella Lingua at the Make Me Required Reading website. Click here for a PDF of Posso Scrivere Italiano, for use as a handout. Click here for a PDF of 10 Reasons to Fall in Love with Italian, for use as a handout. Click here for a PDF of the La Bella Lingua Teachers' Guide. Click here for a PDF of the La Bella Lingua Teachers' Flier. Click here for a PDF of My Top 10 Secrets for Learning La Bella Lingua, for use as a handout. Click here for a PDF of a guest blog in Italian: Il Matrimonio Italiano. Click here for a PDF of a guest blog in Italian: Pesi e misure. Click the links below to read blogs dedicated to studying Italian: What's Worse than an Enemy in the Italian Language? The Ten Most Important Words from the Italian Language The Italian Language Makes Itself at Home Chatting in the Italian Language Does Your Computer Speak the Italian Language? The Italian Language at a Coffee Bar "Lo Shopping" in the Italian Language The Italian Language in Love The Italian Language Hits the Road The Italian Language in a Hotel The Italian Language at a Restaurant The Italian Language at the Market The Italian Language on a Trip My Top 10 Secrets for Learning Italian (Part 2) My Top 10 Secrets for Learning Italian (Part 1) Italy's "First Fatherland": The Italian Language Viva l'italiano!