Learn basic words and phrases by listening to audio files on Italian language learning websites such as SpeakItalian.co.uk or ItalianPod101.com. You can rewind and listen to these recordings again as you master them. Pay attention to the pronunciation of Italian words.
Build your vocabulary by listening to authentic material in Italian such as news broadcasts or Italian radio. You can find Italian radio stations online at italiansinfonia.com, or by searching the Internet for "Italian radio." If transcripts are available of any news stories you listen to online, read them while you listen to the story. This way, you'll have visual identifying words you don't understand at first. Then listen to the recording again without the help of the transcript.
Watch Italian movie clips and televisions shows at YouTube.com. Search for "Italian movies" or "Italian television." YouTube is another good source for Italian language lessons. You can see the speakers speak the words, and you can imitate their pronunciation and intonation as they speak by stopping the video and repeating what was said.
Join an online language exchange such as ITalki or My Language Exchange. You will meet online with an Italian speaker who wants to learn English from you. You will communicate online via text and voice chat. Ask your language partner to help you improve your Italian by correcting your grammar and pronunciation. Listen closely to your partner when he speaks in Italian so that you can identify any new words you don't understand, and ask your partner to define anything new to you.
Hire an online Italian tutor. You can find Italian tutors at BuddySchool.com and Fortemall.com. Teachers sometimes offer private or customized lessons designed to meet their students' needs and learning goals. Other classes are small in size, created beforehand and arranged around a certain topic or learning need such as grammar or conversation.