I'm an Italian native speaker, born in the Italian part of Switzerland.
I completed two degrees in multilingual communication and translation (BA and MSc), during which I practiced translating from English and French into Italian. My academic path therefore allowed me to study Italian in greater detail, improving my sensitivity to the subtleties of the language and my writing skills. I currently work both as an Italian tutor as well as a freelance translator (specialising in subtitling) and, due to the nature of these jobs and their requirements, I constantly write, speak or listen to Italian as well as follow the changes and evolution of this beautiful language!
In general, I love languages and linguistics (I could probably call myself a “linguistic nerd”!) and being able to share this passion with other people, and that’s one of the reasons why I like teaching. I also think that knowing another language is a great advantage in both one’s personal and professional life and I would therefore encourage everyone to learn new languages.
Having been a student myself and learned different languages (e.g. German, Spanish, French, English), I know what difficulties one might encounter and I can share a few tricks to overcome them. Moreover, to make the tutoring sessions as useful and effective as possible, I aim at having a very personalised teaching methodology, making sure to take into account the student’s necessities, skills as well as possible learning difficulties. Finally, I try to make the classes challenging but also entertaining, with a mix of listening, speaking and writing exercises that concern Italian grammar but also Italian culture. In this way, the students will gain a general cultural knowledge of Italian, and not only a linguistic one.
I've been giving Italian classes in Bristol to casual adult learners as well as at Stoke Lodge Adult Learning Centre.
I always ask the students what their objectives are and base my lessons on that, as well as on the students' skills/level and possible learning difficulties.
Languages | Italian |
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Availability | Weekends, Weekdays (all times) |
References Available | On File |
University of Geneva | 2015 | Bachelors | Bachelor of Arts in Multilingual Communication | |
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University College London | 2017 | Masters | Master of Science in Specialised Translation (Audiovisual) | |
City of Bristol College | 2020 | Other | AET Level 3 Award in Education and Training |
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Primary | £35 |
Secondary | £35 |
GCSE | £35 |
A-Level | £35 |
University | £35 |
Casual Learner | £35 |