Feel stuck? I help people get unstuck in conversation | pronunciation | test preparation 📍Florence
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Feel stuck? I help people get unstuck in conversation | pronunciation | test preparation 📍Florence
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From ItalyLiving in Bologna, Italy (03:43 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Apr 6, 2022
Do you feel stuck, use the same words, can't apply grammar to speaking, have a thick accent & can't pronounce some sounds? Do you study to connect with your roots, to move, for family, to travel, for hobby, study & work? I'm here to make Italian intriguing & fluid FAST! I will accompany you on your journey with it, a difficult but beautiful & ancient language, with an immense culture. Learning it will help you broaden your thinking & mentality, which is why it is important to acquire a lot of emotional and descriptive vocabulary, in a language of synonyms like this! Talk to me: together we will have fun & I'll focus on getting you a broad language with lessons structured around you!
Me as a Teacher
The lessons are dynamic & completely in Italian because I want you to feel like you are in Italy. We'll talk like over a coffee & you'll get used to the sound of the language, gestures & practise speaking, according to your needs & level. U'll have fun with articles, poems, songs, Dante, photos, virtual tours, podcasts, videos, questions, reading, graphics, diction/phonetics exercises (where I specialised) to make the lessons in-depth, complete & dynamic, without neglecting the importance of a more technical lesson & specific vocabulary & the tests preparation for work, uni & citizenship with simulations, explanations & tricks to arrive at the test/job interview prepared & without anxiety ❤️
My lessons & teaching style
I'm Nadi, from Florence, the city of Dante & where modern Italian was bord, so I speak with a standard accent & I've been teaching for many years to people from all over the world. But, first of all, I'm a language learner so I know how difficult it is & how important it's to optimise time, so I'll provide you with the pedagogical techniques I've used on my own & the ones learnt professionally. I've also studied diction with actors for a more perfect accent, I write in journals, I studied Law & History, I worked in archaeological sites & I love travelling, art, books, meeting people, museums, cinema, new trends, activism, animals, cooking, religions, history & music!
I really liked Nadi’s comments/feedback section at the end of the class where she evaluated my level and where to go from here based on my goals and where I’m at now. I appreciated her honesty, how everything was 100% in italian, & how she addressed corrections (whether I wanted to be interrupted or not).
I’m going to focus my efforts on lots of listening practice, doing some exercises, and then hopefully I can come back and book another class where we can reevaluate ☺️
Jul 5, 2024
Jolie
1 Italian lesson
Teacher’s pick
This was my first lesson/conversation and I found it very helpful. She is good at noticing errors and correcting them without making one feel awkward about it. I struggle with some basic things even though I am intermediate and I feel that she will be able to help on both levels with continued lessons. I like that she gave a bit of a synopsis towards the end to wrap up the chat but also to point out where I am and where I can improve. I like to make notes so that I can work on what to study so I also appreciate her writing out errors/notes in the chat during the conversation. Thank you :)
Jun 1, 2024
Adriana
7 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Nadi is marvellous, I can recommend her lessons to everyone who would like to improve their Italian. She is well-prepared and in our classes, she also incorporates exercises to improve my pronunciation. She also takes time to explain grammar rules if she notice I struggle with something, and she corrects me when I say something wrong which I really appreciate as I want to improve as much as possible. The best thing is she manages to correct me in a way that does not disturb the flow of the conversation. Thank you Nadi!
Mar 26, 2024
Karl Walsh
38 Italian lessons
Amazing as ever
Jul 25, 2024
Karl Walsh
38 Italian lessons
Fantastic teacher. I book lessons with Nadi most evenings. She is always on time, always dedicated to me improving my Italian abilities. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
She searches for course materials for me to use and provides me useful homework.
Book a lesson without hesitation!!!