Vincenzo Luca

I have been taking lessons with Vincenzo once a week for about two months. I can confidently say my Italian is getting better and better each week. He is extremely patient and cares about his students. What I love about his lessons is the way he uses different techniques. His lessons are never boring. We work on conversation, pronunciation, and grammar. He uses music, culture, and real situations (work, family, interests, etc.) to teach the language. He gives corrective feedback in a very positive way and always explains how to fix mistakes. I am very grateful to have his as my teacher and I would highly recommend him to anyone who wants to learn in a fun and engaging way.

For anyone who has ever longed to speak the colorful language of Napuletan’, I beg of you to schedule a lesson immediately with Vincenzo. We have met three times and I cannot thank him enough for my improvements in such a short amount of time. He will teach you how to think, act, and truly be Neapolitan! From hand gestures to facial expressions, and music to poetry, the small nuances and history of “why” and “how” things are done in this ancient culture are truly fascinating. Grazie assaj fratem’, e ce verimm’ a semman che tras!

I am preparing for the CILS B1 exam, it will take place in December of this year. My goal is to refine my Italian, in pertinence to the required standards for Certification. As opposed to our typical friendly exchange of cultural norms/differences between our native countries, Vincenzo elicited recantations of my past from me. This was a means of evaluating poorer habits and correcting them accordingly. For example, I am navigating the complexities of combined pronouns, along with using the Passato Prossimo and Imperfetto properly. Easy enough to do in a single-sentence exercise, different when one is producing a written/oral recantation as part of an Examination. Vincenzo has been the "Mickey" to my "Rocky" in this fight. And I could not ask for a better corner-man. #CinqueStelle

Vincenzo was enthusiastic and personable, and was able to quickly access materials to assess my level and augment my learning experience in Italian. He spoke slowly and clearly and had a lot to offer in the Italian language and culture. He had a knack for being spontaneous in creating discussion topics in Italian. I look forward to learning more from Vincenzo!

Vinny hits the nail on the head, yet again. Since I am gearing up for a B1 CILS exam, I had sent Vincenzo a list of concepts that will be there, along with which ones I have struggled with the most. Knowing that I am using more traditional methods and recourses outside of our class, he presented an Italian poem at the B2/C1 level. Of course he was there to guide me along the way, but he asked me translate it in my own words (Italian/English). After surpassing some preliminary hurdles, I soon found myself not only translating, but understanding the messages that the author had written "in between the lines". By means of Vincenzo's teaching style, I have yet again, seen more real-world applications of the language while also amplifying my lexicon. Week after week, I feel more prepared to take on my exam at the end of the year.

Great class with Vicenzo!! I loved the Napolitan songs we reviewed! One hour flew by!!