Andrea Ryan -ITA/USA
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Andrea Ryan -ITA/USA
Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Italian
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Other
Teaches
English
Native
Italian
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Other
From ItalyLiving in New York, United States (22:22 UTC-04:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 14, 2021Interest topicFilms & TV SeriesFoodEnvironment & Nature
Hi! My name is Andrea, I'm Italian American, I was born to an Italian father and American mother in Milan, Italy. I grew up in both Italy and the US, and I was raised bilingual and am a dual citizen. I started teaching professionally in 2012 and have taught languages ever since, immediately after I graduated from the State University of Milan, Italy in Linguistic Mediation.
I've been teaching Italian, Spanish and English to speakers of other languages for almost 10 years. I'm a CELTA graduate and I studied to be a certified language instructor in New York City. I've taught Italian in the US to both kids and adults for a big language company, I've also taught Italian to the daughtMe as a Teacher
I've been teaching Italian and English to speakers of other languages for almost 10 years. I'm a CELTA graduate, and I studied to be a certified language instructor in New York City. I've taught Italian in the US to both kids and adults for a big language company, and I've been a teacher trainer for many years. Throughout my career, I've taught Italian and English in companies and in high schools, especially ESL in Italy with a strong focus on grammar, TOEFL preparation, and conversation. Additionally, I've taught over 2000 hours worth of language classes from almost every country in the world for an important online language company.My lessons & teaching style
My teaching style is based on the Direct Method which resembles how we've all learned our native language when we were kids. It heavily relies on speaking, grammar and vocabulary are introduced through conversation following a build-up structure. This way, you'll be able to speak in the target language from the very beginning. This is even how government students who have to be deployed to different countries acquire a good speaking level within only a few months. I don't like the old-school translation approach, this is how you learn a dead language, not one you have to speak.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
CELTA - Teaching House - New York City - 2015Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Certificate uploaded
DITALS II - Università per Stranieri di Siena - 2010DITALS II, Certification of Competence in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language. Advanced competence in teaching Italian to many profiles of learners.
Certificate uploaded
Education
2008 - 2012
Bachelor’s - Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
Work Experience
2016 - 2016
Instructional ManagerInstructional supervisor. Managed instructors in the whole country, trained teachers, provided workshop, and supervised programs. Taught Italian and English too.
2012 - 2016
Language TeacherTaught Italian and English to kids and adults from beginner to advanced levels.
5.0
Rating
43
Students
441
Lessons
100%
Attendance
98%
Response
English Lessons
English
Italian
Trial Lesson
28 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Inglese per studenti italiani - English for Italian speakers
A1 - C2General74 lessons completed
USD 12.50+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
24 Reviews
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English
Italian
Ilaria
5 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Very useful lesson, although I was not at the top and tired you managed the lesson effectively! Thanks andrea :)
Aug 31, 2021
Susan Kane
140 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Andrea is an excellent and patient teacher. The time went by very quickly. He obviously has had a lot of experience teaching languages. I highly recommend booking a class with him.
Aug 21, 2021
Ricardo Perez
1 Italian lesson
Teacher’s pick
Awesome teacher! Took the time to understand where I was in my learning journey, and had a very nice introductory lesson.
Aug 6, 2021
Anita King
42 Italian lessons
Andrea is generous with his time. I enjoy our lessons very much.
Feb 24, 2024
pastrygirl32
1 Italian lesson
Being this was just my trial lesson, Andrea was great at understanding where I was in my learning process. For the sample drill we went through, I liked that he jumps in with no english speaking so you get the feel of, this is how it would be in real life, but also the understanding of how I like to learn to implement for next time.
Feb 9, 2024
Ana
1 English lesson
Great class!
Sep 23, 2023
Trial Lesson
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