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Nico Tortolero
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From France

Living in Trento, Italy

Friendly and Experienced French Mothertongue Teacher Hi everyone! My name’s Nico, I am French yet I am the only one in my family who was born in France. Indeed, I was raised by a Venezuelan dad and a Spanish mother. I therefore grew up in a multicultural background, which spurred me to learn and teach foreign languages. After my 18th birthday, I moved to the UK where I stayed for 5 years, and obtained a teaching certificate (PTTLS) as well as worked as a French teacher. I then moved to Spain where I graduated in languages, and eventually moved to Italy where I’ve been living and working as an English and French teacher for Italian and international companies. Apart from teaching, I am a Shiatsu practitioner, and I love hiking in the mountains. From my experience, I have realized that most of my students who struggle with learning languages do so because of bad memories from school that led to low self-confidence. Plus, their fear of making mistakes adds up tension and impedes them from enjoying the whole process. That’s why my main priority, as a teacher, is to teach students the right approach to speaking without fear of making mistakes, and if the fear does arise, how to welcome it and relax into it. As a firm believer that communicating in a relaxed and simple way is more important than speaking perfectly at all cost, I make my students practice a lot on listening and conversation. Once they feel they’re in a safe zone, we can tackle together Grammar, tweak Pronunciation and expand Vocabulary. The focus of my lessons is o...
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Trial Lesson
65 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
55% off
Améliore ton français avec Nico, un professeur natif, expérimenté et super sympa !
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655 lessons completed
USD 24.00+
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Student Liene Apine
Liene Apine
21 French lessons
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it made my day!
Student Harry Nicholson
Harry Nicholson
23 French lessons
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A delightful hour. Nico is congenial, helpful, encouraging. We laughed a lot, but I also felt supported and the possibility of a real collaboration.
Student JD Wolfe
JD Wolfe
61 French lessons
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Student James
James
6 French lessons
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Nico is positive, patient and super helpful. I learnt so much in my first hour. Looking forward to the next lesson!
Fabio Maffioli
3 French lessons
Super teacher! Nico' style is informal and constructive. He uses a mix of open conversation and structured exercises to help you build the foundations, learn new words and expressions, and improve your conversational skills. That is exactly what i need to improve my french. Highly recommended
Student JD Wolfe
JD Wolfe
61 French lessons
Merci

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