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Giovanni Fazzone
Professional TeacherTeaches
Italian
Native
English
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Other
Italian and English Teacher with over 16 years of teaching experience worldwide - fully qualified
Teaches
Italian
Native
English
Speaks
Other
Italian and English Teacher with over 16 years of teaching experience worldwide - fully qualified
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ItalyLiving in Turin, Italy (01:03 UTC+07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 16, 2020InterestsTravelFilms & TV SeriesArt
My name is Giovanni and I was born in Turin in the north of Italy. I have lived abroad for many years. Way back in 1994 I went to live in Dublin in Ireland where I worked and studied for 6 years and then moved to Wales in the United Kingdom to study for the Bachelor of Arts in Documentary Photography. I lived in the U.K. and Ireland for about 12 years. In 2006 I moved to Bangkok in Thailand to teach English for a private language school and later on I found work at the Italian Academy of Fashion and Design as a teacher of Italian, English and photography. I also taught Italian at the first University of Thailand in Bangkok called Chulalongkorn. Now I live in Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand.Me as a Teacher
In 2005 after obtaining my Bachelor Degree from the University of Newport I studied at the University of Cardiff and achieved the PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) which is the necessary qualification in the United Kingdom to be able to be a teacher. In 2006 I moved to Bangkok in Thailand to teach English and Italian. I am a teacher who likes to be flexible, given the many years spent in different countries I am able to understand students from different cultures. My lessons are always targeted at each individual. I am a teacher full of enthusiasm and with many years of experience. I always encourage students to ask questions. I am very friendly and approachable. My lessons & teaching style
I always prepare lessons by using detailed lesson plans and activities. I always make sure that my lessons begin with an introduction and then I always focus on a particular topic on which students can then expand on with their ideas. In addition to the lesson plans, I utilize other teaching materials for interactive conversation and for written and listening tasks. In my opinion it is very important to entertain the student and that is why I am very flexible in my lessons. I am very open minded and I managed to achieve this by living abroad and teaching students from different countries.
I have experience with both groups and private lessons. It is always important to involve the students.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
- Audio files
- Video files
Certificates
TESOL - ECC (Thailand ) - 20064 settimane di tirocinio a tempo pieno. Attività di ricerca per la preparazione all'insegnamento e dopo le 4 settimane pratica come insegnante in varie scuole.
Certificate verified
PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) - Cardiff University - 2005Corso Post-Laurea a tempo pieno di un anno che e' necessario per avere l'abilitazione all'insegnamento nel Regno Unito.
Certificate verified
Education
2004 - 2005
Master's - Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)Qualification required in the UK to be able to be a teacher.
1 year tutoring and practice teaching photography and italian language.
Research assignments on a monthly basis. Primary and secondary research.
2001 - 2004
Bachelor’s - Bachelor of Arts in Documentary PhotographyHistory of Photography, darkroom practice, photojournalism, primary and secondary research, digital imaging, various written assignments and dissertation. All documents written in English.
1981 - 1987
Other - Business Management and Foreign LanguagesDiploma in Business Management and Foreign Languages : English and French.
Other subjects studied: Italian, geography, economics, law, shorthand, typing.
2000 - 2001
Other - New Media & Creative DesignWeb design, digital photography. Created my own web site with galleries using HTML, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and In-design.
Work Experience
2018 - 2020
English teacherPart-time English Teacher. Group and private classes for adults and children of different nationalities ( mostly Asians ).
Lesson planning and research. Use of didactic material such as audio and videos, reading, listening and conversation.
2013 - 2017
Italian teacherTeaching of the Italian language to Thai students from beginner to intermediate level. Private lessons.
2008 - 2017
English teacher and translatorPart-time English Teacher. Private lessons to students of different levels. TOEFL preparation.
2007 - 2013
Italian, English and Photography TeacherTeaching English for the English foundation course for the new students enrolling in the various courses. Teaching Photography and Italian to students studying for the Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Fashion Design.
2007 - 2008
Italian ProfessorItalian language Lecturer in the Department of Western Languages of the most prestigious University in Thailand. Group lessons ( 30 - 60 students). Use of didactic material such as microphone, audio and videos. Reading, listening, grammar and conversation. Exam preparation and final course test. Day time and evening courses.
2006 - 2008
English TeacherTeaching English to Asians students, children and adults from beginner to intermediate level . Group and individual lessons.
2020 - Current
English and Italian Online TeacherTeaching Italian and English to students from different countries around the world. Lesson planning, conversation, writing improvement, listening, test preparation. Providing regular feedback to students after each lesson and homework. Levels : from beginners to advanced level.
5.0
Rating
88
Students
1,643
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Italian Lessons
Italian
English
Trial Lesson
41 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Italian lessons for beginner and intermediate students from a very well experienced Italian teacher
A1 - B2Language Essentials450 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Italian lessons for intermediate and advanced level students from a very well experienced Italian Teacher
B1 - C1Language Essentials22 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
Italian lessons - packages of 10 lessons for beginner and intermediate students from a very well experienced Italian Teacher (bilingual Italian-English).
A1 - C2Language Essentials524 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 4% off
Italian lessons - Packages of 5 lessons for beginners and intermediate students from a very experienced Italian Teacher (bilingual Italian-English )
A1 - C2Language Essentials291 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 3% off
Italian lessons for intermediate and advanced level students (Packages of 5 lessons) - from a very well experience Italian Teacher
B1 - C2Language Essentials125 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
Package with 3% off
Italian lessons for intermediate and advanced level students (Packages of 10 lessons with some discount) - from a very well experienced Italian Teacher
B2 - C2Language Essentials51 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
Package with 3% off
Availability
511 Reviews
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English
Italian
Nasser
1 Italian lesson
Teacher’s pick
Giovanni is a great teacher! He's encouraging, supportive, and very eager to help. He really goes out of his way to provide everything you need to succeed in learning Italian. Highly recommended!
Sep 30, 2021
Daniel White
14 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Today we improved my understanding of prepositions which have been difficult for me. The lesson helped me better understand when to use what prepositions with which articles in a sentence.
Sep 1, 2020
Rick
40 Italian lessons
Today Giovanni helped me refine a written piece for my Italian course. This was a good experience because the topic matter required complex sentence structures. As is common, in several places I used constructions that were more direct English-Italian translations than natural Italian. So identifying these structures with Giovanni was helpful in refining my translation skills. Furthermore, in several places, my constructions were in fact naturalistic, so getting this feedback from Giovanni was also great and validates the progress I have made.
Mar 27, 2026
Michael Iafrate
191 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Oggi abbiamo avuto una lezione emozionante! We looked at a homework that included pictures from my weekend, and Giovanni even shared some pictures for his life! This type of studying is fun because it gives great examples of typical conversations, and it makes me feel like Giovanni is a great friend instead of a teacher. Grazie Giovanni- a domani!
Jul 6, 2021
Rick
40 Italian lessons
This was an extra session that was a continuation of yesterday's session. Still very successful and helpful. I look forward to the next session, as always!
Mar 28, 2026
Rick
40 Italian lessons
As usual, we commenced with conversation where we discussed various more complex topics like religion. Giovanni introduced some new related terminology that I was able to incorporate. Even now, some Italian words are challenging to pronounce because even though they are structurally similar to their English equivalents, the stresses occur in different places. So it's great to be able to make these mistakes in a learning environment. And as always, Giovanni supports with the correct pronunciations. We finished the lesson with continuing review of the many exceptions of the passato remoto! Another good thing here is that we use topics from our conversations to create various sentences with different verbs in the passato remoto - that's actually always a lot of fun!
Mar 23, 2026
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