Visited 13 days ago
Elisa Polese
Italian
Native
English
French
German
Russian
Spanish
Catalan
Dutch
Portuguese
Hungarian

From Italy

Living in Cologne, Germany

Certified experienced multilingual teacher. I will help you speak from day one and reach any level. I am a professional language teacher, a polyglot and a language enthusiast. I have lived and taught in several countries (UK, Russia, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland) and I love getting to know other people and cultures. I play many sports (squash, tennis, table tennis, football, beach volley etc.), I enjoy dancing (salsa, rock & roll, swing, etc.), I like playing music and I can easily find conversation topics related to your interests and useful to reach your language goals. I teach Italian, German, English, Spanish, Russian, French, Dutch, Catalan, Portuguese, Greek, Hindi, Arabic and Esperanto (at different levels). I specialise in multilingual teaching (up to 10 languages in one course) and I am a certified language examiner for English, Italian, Russian, French, German and Spanish. I hold an MA in International Communication, an MA in Didactics, two BAs in Translating and Interpreting and a CELTA (Certification in English Language Teaching to Adults). My approach allows students to have their first conversations in the target language or languages after only a few minutes. I am also a language coach and can help learners to make rapid progress. I am a very patient and friendly teacher. I always prepare my classes according to my students’ needs and goals. I can easily find conversation topics and I would be glad to help you improve your language skills.
My teaching material
  • PDF file
  • Text Documents
  • Audio files
  • Image files
  • Video files
  • Articles and news
  • Test templates and examples
  • Homework Assignments
  • Flashcards
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Interests

Travel
Music
Medical & Healthcare
Trial Lesson
124 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
46% off
Italian lessons / Italienischkurs / Cours d'italien / итальянский урок / clases de italiano
A1-C2
Language Essentials
566 lessons completed
USD 44.84+
10% off
Informal Tutoring (conversation practice)
A1-C2
Conversation
21 lessons completed
USD 74.73
10% off
Unique multilingual lessons: effective, interactive and fun! Speak from day one with Elisa
A1-C2
Language Essentials
151 lessons completed
USD 44.84+
10% off
Group lessons (3-4 people)
A1-C2
Conversation
97 lessons completed
USD 65.00+
14% off
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Student Deb
Deb
2 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Elisa is a wonderful teacher. She is very kind and patient. She has a phenomenal ability to explain difficult or cumbersome topics encountered during language learning in ways that are easy to understand. She makes language learning a pleasure. Thank you, Elisa!
Student Johanna
Johanna
8 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Elisa teaches by a very special form of something I would call "attentive immersion". Somehow we spoke Italian from day one. Don’t ask me how - all I started with was bits and pieces of Italian, that I remembered from travel phrase books! After testing me for a bit in the trial lesson Elisa dropped me in at the deep end without hesitating. There she watches me flap around in her attentive and patient way and throws me bits and pieces of vocabulary and grammar that come in useful. And that might be where the magic lies, her ability to know what you need to enable you to say what you're trying to say! After each lesson I feel I have absorbed so much that my head is full to bursting. It’s so worth it!
Joseph N. Mazzara
67 Italian lessons
Elisa is a great teacher, even when we are tired and having a bad day she is very patient and keeps our whole group engaged. :) :)
Student Hendrik Wilhelm
Hendrik Wilhelm
28 German lessons
Teacher’s pick
She always has things up her sleeve, a wide variety of materials and is prepared to help you what you ask or want!! And the best is that she has the skill to make it seem easy, you never feel overwhelmed or intimidated by the langauge and you feel like you can learn the language! Best prof ever!
Joseph N. Mazzara
67 Italian lessons
Elisa is a wonderful teacher who has taught my family, all ages, lots of great everyday Italian! we have enjoyed her lessons for over a year.
Vincenzo Mancini
1 German lesson
Persona molto competente oltre che empatica e piena di entusiasmo. Per me è l’insegnante ideale, perché riesce a creare il giusto ambiente di apprendimento, adattando il suo metodo alle esigenze dei suoi studenti.