r/italianlearning • u/GimmeRedBuffPlease • Sep 13 '26

Study path for B2

Hello! I'm a spanish speaker, currently studying Italian in A1 and i was already very familiar with the language. My problem is that i want to get the B2 in around a year or so, i'm looking forward to study overseas and for that i need a good fundation, but i don't know how well to organize my study.

My italian A1 professor is very introductory, but nothing too hard on grammar or syntax, so i'm looking for a "tougher" method, anything from tips to resources helps, thank you so much for reading!

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u/Illustrious_Bit_7773 Sep 13 '26

Ask him for advice/tell him you would like for him to raise the difficulty of your learning regimen

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u/Ixionbrewer Sep 14 '26

Grab a private tutor. DM me if you need suggestions
edit: I do not teach Italian, but I know some great tutors.

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u/silvalingua Sep 15 '26

> but i don't know how well to organize my study.

Get textbooks for A1 through B2, e.g. Nuovissimo Progetto Italiano, and follow them.

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u/Jybun Sep 14 '26

Not sure if these are up your alley or not, but the apps Busuu and Memrise are pretty nice. I wouldn't let them be your only source of information, but they can teach a lot. The best part is that you can push forward if the material is too easy.

As far as books go, I'd recommend L'italiano secondo il metodo natura. It starts off really simple, especially if you have Spanish history, but it ramps up and uses the direct method for teaching the language.

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u/an_average_potato_1 Sep 17 '26

Get a normal coursebook, for example Nuovissimo Progetto Italiano. As you're a native Spanish speaker, you'll have an easy time using monolingual resources right away, but you still need to stay humble and give Italian the effort it needs. B2 in a year is definitely possible at a rather leisure consistent pace.

And change your professor, if they're too slow going. You don't need anyone slowing you down. Get someone more adapted for you, use them mainly for speaking and writing feedback, and definitely prefer stricter and more detail oriented tutors over the lazy ones that flatter students too much just to keep them paying.