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Elena
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Qualified Italian Teacher and Examiner: Inspiring curiosity about the Italian language and culture!
Teaches
Italian
Native
Speaks
English
French
Greek
Other
Qualified Italian Teacher and Examiner: Inspiring curiosity about the Italian language and culture!
FromΒ ItalyLiving in Venice, ItalyΒ (23:56Β UTC+01:00)
About Me
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Ciao! Sono Elena. I'm a qualified teacher from Venice.
π©βπ Qualified teacher of Italian as a foreign language - CEDILS
π©βπ Qualified CELI examiner
π©βπ BA and Masters Degrees in Philosophy
β¨ My greatest passions: reading books, visiting independent bookshops, watching arthouse movies and taking care of plants. ππ¬π·
π I'm fluent in English. I lived in England from 2019 until 2023. In 2014 I lived in France as an exchange student, so I speak French, and also some Greek.
π 5 year teaching experience: I volunteered as a teacher of Italian to refugees in Italy, I taught Italian in a primary school in England and I'm delivering lessons to adults of all levels.Me as a Teacher
π§ I love teaching Italian following the inductive method because it makes the student play an active role in the learning process and doesn't consider them just as an "empty box" to fill with grammar rules.
How I teach:
πͺ I engage the student in the lesson in order to guide and support them to find and discover the language by themselves.
π¨ Every lesson starts with a different input. This makes the lessons clearly structured with goals to be achieved but also relaxed and spontaneus.
π I also aim at getting to know my students well so I understand what motivates them to learn Italian in order to create a study plan based on their interests.My lessons & teaching style
π My method: as I believe that the learning process is like a "discovery" of a new mindset, I start the lesson with an input (text/image/audio/songs lyrics) which I use to guide my students to "discover" the grammar rules at the base of it.
My students love this method because they feel engaged and not just passive learners. They also feel that learning Italian comes naturally.
During my lessons I love sharing suggestions about Italian culture, literature, cinema and history.
I can teach Italian to any level and if you already have a good level and you just want to practise your speaking skills, let's just base our lessons on conversation!My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
Work Experience
2021 - 2022
Italian Teacher, Teaching Assistant LR Primary School- Organising an "Italian Club": I deliverred Italian language and culture lessons to children aged 5 to 11.
- Assisiting teachers with the delivering of the national curriculum (nursery to Y6)
2019 - 2021
Teaching Assistant Teacher Active, Exact Education
2018 - 2022
Teacher of Italian Self-employedTeaching Italian as a foreign language to adults from different nationalities and backgrounds within A1 to C2 level.
2022 - 2022
Interpreter Premium LinguisticsProviding interprenting services (English<->Italian) to the general public.
Education
2012 - 2016
Bachelor's - Philosophy
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2016 - 2018
Master's - Philosophical Sciences
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Certificates
CEDILS Ca' Foscari University of Venice 2020
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CELI examiner UniversitΓ per stranieri di Perugia 2023
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5.0
Rating
79
Students
1,053
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
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Italian Lessons
Trial Lesson
32 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
π― Italian from Beginner to Elementary Level (A1-A2)
A1Β -Β A2General396 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
Package with 5% off
π Parliamo insieme! Conversation for Beginner and Advanced Levels (A2-C2)
A2Β -Β C2Conversation Practice483 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 5% off
π― Italian for Elementary towards Intermediate Level (A2-B1)
A2Β -Β B1General133 lessons completed
USD 22.00+
Package with 4% off
π― Italiano Livello Intermedio - Avanzato (B1-B2)
B1Β -Β B2General8 lessons completed
USD 23.00+
Package with 4% off
π Exploring Venice π
A2Β -Β C2General0 lessons completed
USD 28.00+
β CELI Exams Preparation β
A1Β -Β C2Test Preparation0 lessons completed
USD 29.00+
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117 Reviews
Joanne Fleming
19 Italian lessons
Γ stata una piacere come sempre! I love these classes.
Nov 28, 2023
Dani Robins
72 Italian lessons
This was a really good listening lesson for me. I was able to follow along to Elena's stories, anecdotes and factoids which was very helpful and fun.
Nov 7, 2023
Joanne Fleming
19 Italian lessons
I love my classes! Full of inspiration as always!
Oct 28, 2023
Joanne Fleming
19 Italian lessons
Γ stata una lezione fantastica come sempre!
Oct 20, 2023
Joanne Fleming
19 Italian lessons
I'm finding this lesson really helpful for conversation as thats what I'm focusong on at the moment! Elena is a wonderful teacher and she is very kind too :-)
Oct 12, 2023
Joanne Fleming
19 Italian lessons
I love this lesson so much, its helping me improve my spoken Italian, and its always full of culture . Elena is such a lovely teacher!
Oct 6, 2023
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