Coffee Break Conversations

A Coffee Break Conversation with Francesca from Coffee Break Italian

Coffee Break Conversations

Show Notes

In Coffee Break Conversations we talk about life, learning and languages, and in this video episode Mark talks to Coffee Break Italian host Francesca. Francesca talks about her experience learning and teaching languages, and has an important message for listeners: sbagliando s’impara: you learn by making mistakes.

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