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Cinzia

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Italian

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English

Speaks

French

Italian expert | Master Degree & 12y Experience (UK, China, DE, IT)

Teaches

Italian

Native

English

Speaks

French

Italian expert | Master Degree & 12y Experience (UK, China, DE, IT)

About Me

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From ItalyLiving in Padua, Italy (19:42 UTC+02:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Mar 28, 2013

Hi! I'm Cinzia. After 12 years of teaching in the UK, China, Italy and Germany, I’ve returned to my roots near Milan. Growing up with a Sardinian mom and a Venetian dad gave me a deep love for Italy’s diverse soul. My mission? Helping you speak naturally and confidently! My Personal Approach: Speak from Day 1: We’ll focus on real-life conversation. Forget dry grammar; let’s get you talking! Tailor-made for You: I design every lesson around your unique passions and goals. Live Shared Docs: You’ll get a personal digital notebook for real-time notes and progress. Whether it’s for an exam or just to chat by the Navigli, I’m here for you. Let's start! I have a Master Degree in teaching Italian and the CELTA certification to teach English, so I can truly understand the differences between the two languages and I can help you avoid translation errors and recognize false friends. I consider myself fortunate to have had the chance to combine the two things I love the most - travelling and teaching and in fact I taught languages in several countries: Uk, China, Germany and now Italy. My lessons are based on conversation and I'll make sure to give you the language tools in order to speak Italian or English from day one. I love building lasting relationships with my students and being able to see them develop their language skills. My lessons are based on two elements: first I will give you the language tools in order to speak Italian or English from day one. Second, I will create tai...

My teaching material

Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments

Certificates

Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects - University of California, San Diego - 2016invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. The course also focuses on memory techniques

Certificate verified

Creating Teaching Material - International Teacher Development Institute - 2016How to design and craft teaching material for students

Certificate verified

CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages) - Cambridge English Language Assessment - 2015

Certificate verified

Master in Teaching Italian - University of Perugia - 2013

Certificate verified

Teaching experience

2017 - 2022

Italian TeacherFluentify - Italy

2015 - 2016

Business English TeacherLinguarama - Germany

2014 - 2015

Business English TeacherDirect English - Italy

2015 - 2016

Italian TeacherDante Alighieri Society - Italy

2014 - 2015

University Teacher Italian LanguageNormal University of Science and Technology - Hebei, China

2012 - 2013

Italian TeacherThe Italian Corner - London, United Kingdom

Education

2001 - 2007

Bachelor’s - English, Spanish and Armenian Studies - Modern LanguagesCa Foscari University of Venice - ItalyA BA with a focus on different linguistic and cultural aspects of languages

2011 - 2012

Master's - Teaching Italian to foreignersUniversity of Perugia

2019 - 2022

Master's - Lingue internazionali per la cooperazioneUnimarconi

Work Experience

2015 - 2016

Italian TeacherThe Dante Alighieri Society - Rovigo, ItalyTeacher of Italian language and culture

2015 - 2016

Business English TeacherLinguarama - Munich, Germany

2015 - 2016

Business English TeacherDirect English - Mestre, Italy

2014 - 2015

Italian TeacherDante Alighieri Society - Rovigo, Italy

2012 - 2012

Italian TeacherThe Language Corner - London, United Kingdom

2013 - 2014

Teacher of Italian language, literature and cultureNormal University of Science and Technology - Hebei, China

2012 - Current

Freelance Italian and English TeacherFreelance - Lecco, Italy

2017 - 2022

Italian TeacherFluentify - Italy

5.0

Rating

215

Students

2,501

Lessons

99%

Attendance rate

98%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

215

Students

2501

Lessons

99%

Attendance rate

98%

Response rate

Italian Lessons

Italian

English

Trial Lesson

119 lessons completed

USD 14.00+

Speak Italian from Day 1! Beginner & Elementary Course

A1 - A2

Language Essentials

668 lessons completed

USD 25.00+

Package with 8% off

Informal Tutoring | Italiano Spontaneo: Perfeziona il tuo Stile senza Libri di Grammatica

B1 - C2

Conversation

56 lessons completed

USD 29.00+

Package with 8% off

Italian Intermediate Mastery: From "Student" to "Speaker"

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

360 lessons completed

USD 25.00+

Package with 10% off

Italian Advanced Mastery: Refine, Polished & Perfect it

B2 - C2

Language Essentials

53 lessons completed

USD 25.00+

Package with 8% off

Italian Espresso: 30 Minuti di Conversazione Dinamica

B2 - C2

Conversation

5 lessons completed

USD 18.00+

Package with 10% off

Availability

471 Reviews

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English

Italian

Zoe Law

19 Italian lessons

Teacher’s pick

Wonderful!! Best Italian teacher!

Feb 4, 2021

Timo

71 Italian lessons

Teacher’s pick

Questa è stata la mia settantesima lezione con Cinzia! Le lezioni hanno veramente cambiato la mia vita. Oggi abbiamo parlato, tra altre cose, del mondo lavorativo, usando un brano del romanzo 'Il padrone' di Goffredo Parise come punto di partenza. Abbiamo fatto esercizi sui gruppi semantici, sul discorso indiretto e sulle preposizioni. È stata, come sempre, una lezione eccellente e una piacevolissima chiacchierata. Grazie mille!

Mar 8, 2017

Debbie Martin

186 Italian lessons

Buon Natale

Dec 21, 2023

Jon Mitchell

5 Italian lessons

Teacher’s pick

Cinzia is always very organized and helpful. I felt like I got so much out of her lessons and really loved the material she had prepared prior to and after the lesson to help augment what we learned.

Apr 28, 2017