What does it mean when i do better on the visual / reading / writing parts of italian then the audio portions?
Is this Normal?
and are the audio portions the hardest? i.e. speaking and understanding whats said.
RE has it, but it is also very difficult to learn to hear and speak properly…They are often the most difficult for people learning ANY language.
Try to do something where you can practice more…watch movies and television that have been dubbed, or even DONE in Italian…Not terribly difficult to find such things online. Go to a torrent site and find some movies, start by searching through IMDB for Fellini movies, then cross reference the actors…then the directors of those movies.