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Erica Ghirardelli
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Teaches
Italian
Native
Speaks
Spanish
English
German
French
Italian certified native teacher/Profe de Italiano nativa certificada - MA in Linguistics
Teaches
Italian
Native
Speaks
Spanish
English
German
French
Italian certified native teacher/Profe de Italiano nativa certificada - MA in Linguistics
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ItalyLiving in Bologna, Italy (07:55 UTC+02:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 5, 2021InterestsHistoryTravelReadingFoodMusic
My name is Erica and I am 28. I come from a tiny village (in italian we say: "un paesino") on the north Adriatic Coast of Italy in the province of Ferrara.
I have been living for 4 years in Bologna where I gained my MA in Linguistics.
I am quite into sports: I play volleyball. I like swimming, surfing and doing yoga.
I also love literature and in my spare time, I read tons of books.
I speak Spanish and English fluently, I also speak German at a good level.
In my life I have moved to various cities and countries. I have lived in Spain (Madrid, Las Palmas, Lanzarote) in Germany (Hamburg) and in Austria (Innsbruck).
I recently moved back to Italy and I am currently based in Bologna.Me as a Teacher
I am a passionate teacher, I trust my students and when preparing a class I always try to focus on them, on their interests and goals.
I think to student and teacher as a team with a common goal: being able to use the target language to communicate with native speakers in real life situations.
My teaching approach highly values strategies to enhance learning motivation.
I like reading and discovering what's happening in the World and in my country, so I am always looking for authentic materials to bring to class.
I'm also interested in history, psichology, anthropology and literature and I try to share what I find interesting with my students.My lessons & teaching style
Speaking is a huge component of my classes since the first goal for someone who wants to learn a new language is to communicate with native speakers. But every skill (pronunciation, grammar, listening, reading, writing) will be highly valued since we need all of them to gain proficiency.
We will focus on grammar and language structure by following inductive reasoning. So, starting from authentic texts, you will have to find out rules. For all of that, I have found the perfect book which matches my teaching approach. I will provide it to you for free at the beginning of our classes, along with any additional learning materials.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Flashcards
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Abilitazione all'insegnamento - Università di Bologna - 2020I requisiti per ottenere il certificato erano quelli di sostenere 4 esami da 6 ECTS ciascuno, specifici per l'abilitazione all'insegnamento delle lingue. Per questo ho dovuto sostenere 4 prove: quella di pedagogia dell'interculturalità, quella di psicologia dell'adolescenza, di antropologia delle migrazione e di didattica delle lingue moderne. Questa certificazione mi abilita alla professione dell'insegnamento dell'italiano L2/LS e dello spagnolo in Italia.
Certificate verified
Education
2014 - 2018
Bachelor’s - LIngue e lettere moderne
2018 - 2021
Master's - Linguistica e lingua e cultura italiana per stranieri
Work Experience
2018 - 2019
insegnante di spagnolo e italiano online freelanceGrazie a questa breve esperienza ho avuto modo di approcciarmi alla modalità di insegnamento online sia per quanto riguarda l'italiano LS che lo spagnolo. Ho lavorato con studenti con diversi background, età, necessità e livelli di partenza e ho potuto imparare a trattare con loro in maniera sempre diversa in base ai loro specifici bisogni. In quell'occasione ho avuto anche modo di dare forma al mio metodo di insegnamento.
2020 - 2020
Insegnante di ItalianoIn qualità di tirocinante come Insegnante di Italiano LS all'universidad Complutense ho avuto modo di osservare, in un primo momento, e poi di lavorare con professori esperti e competenti che mi hanno trasmesso e mostrato i loro diversi metodi di insegnamento. Ho avuto l'opportunità di confrontarmi sia con la realtà della didattica in presenza sia con quella online dato che, causa pandemia ho terminato il mio periodo di lavoro in questa modalità. Ho lavorato con classi di tutti i livelli.
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Rating
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Students
970
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
Italian Lessons
Trial Lesson
39 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
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66 Reviews
Brenda Gomez
7 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Erica is simply the best! I enjoy every single lesson with her. She makes me feel comfortable speaking Italian. To the point where I want to keeping talking! Best teacher ever :)
Jan 10, 2022
oscar méndez
27 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
cómo siempre, las clases de Erica son un placer
Sep 15, 2021
Erin Donovan
7 Italian lessons
Fantastic class. I'm just beginning in Italian, and feel so grateful to have found Erica. She is passionate about teaching, and obviously loves what she does, which makes it a total pleasure to be taught by her. She's creative, spontaneous, organized, great materials, and very very good at what she does. I love our classes. Thank you Erica! Ciao!
Jul 14, 2025
Manolo
76 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
È sempre difficile scegliere un professore giusto per te, ma quando il professore è per tua figlia di 11 anni è ancora più difficile. Ero convinto che dopo alcune lezioni mia figlia si sarebbe stancata dell'italiano, ma dopo più di 10 lezioni, sta accadendo il contrario, e ama le sue lezioni di italiano. E tutto questo è grazie a Erica, una bravissima insegnante! Grazie!
Sep 29, 2021
Kandice Pagan
8 Italian lessons
Erica is a great teacher! She slowly gets you speaking Italian without a ton of pressure. We end up moving through the lessons with a little of everything, speaking the language, hearing and writing.
Jul 16, 2025
Erin Donovan
7 Italian lessons
Erica is a wonderful teacher! I'm just beginning with Italian, and I love how clearly she presents the material, how well prepared she is. But most of all, I love how much SHE LOVES teaching and sharing her culture. Excited to learn Italian with her!
Jun 25, 2025
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