Linguist with a sophisticated knowledge of Italian language and literature.

Àpd 342.55 CNY /h

I have been teaching Italian for more than 30 years. I started in Milan, I then went to San Francisco and now here in London. My first lesson with you would be to assess your level and start speaking Italian by writing in the chat if we are on Skype or on your notebook if we meet face to face. I use also paintings to explore vocabulary and if you live here in London, we would meet at the National Gallery for example and explore the Italian language through what we see in the painting.

Informations supplémentaires

I will always give you home-works and I will always ask you to read with your voice and not with your mind as you have to exercise your facial muscles with new sounds.......also I want you to imitate me :)

Lieu

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Cours au domicile de l'élève :

Autour de Londres, Royaume-Uni

Cours chez le professeur :

Black Prince Road, London SE11 6HY, UK

En ligne depuis Royaume-Uni

Présentation

I am an experienced teacher of Italian language with an expansive
knowledge of the Italian arts and culture and I am known for taking an imaginative and ambitious approach to my work also by inviting my students to art galleries and teaching Italian using works of art

Education

Universita’ di Parma, Italy, October 1984 – July 1990
Degree in Foreign Languages and Literature, specialising in German, English, Italian and Latin
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA, September 2008 - May 2010
Master of Arts in Italian Literature

Expérience / Qualifications

UC Berkeley Extension University, San Francisco, USA, September 2006 - May 2007
Collections Curatorship
University College London, London, September 2014 - June 2015
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Age

Adolescents (13-17 ans)

Adultes (18-64 ans)

Seniors (65+ ans)

Niveau du Cours

Débutant

Intermédiaire

Avancé

Durée

30 minutes

45 minutes

60 minutes

90 minutes

120 minutes

Enseigné en

anglais

italien

Compétences

Italien

Italien pour adultes

Grammaire

Littérature (scolaire)

Disponibilité semaine type

(GMT -05:00)

New York

Cours chez le professeur et par webcam

Cours à domicile

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

00-04

04-08

08-12

12-16

16-20

20-24

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LANGUAGE:

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EXPERIENCE:

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I offer online Italian courses for all levels, from absolute beginners to advanced learners, i.e., C2. I always have quality reference books to recommend to students.
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🌟 If you are a beginner, don't worry because I take great care to make you feel comfortable.

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➡️ All levels: A1-C2