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PhD FRANCESCO CONTE
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Learn Italian with a PhD Teacher |Polyglot (incl. Turkish speaker)
Teaches
Italian
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Catalan
English
French
Turkish
Arabic
Latin
Other
Learn Italian with a PhD Teacher |Polyglot (incl. Turkish speaker)
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From ItalyLiving in Other, Turkey (03:03 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 16, 2021InterestsWritingArtTravelMusicReading
Hi! I’m Francesco — a certified teacher of Italian as a foreign language (Università per Stranieri di Siena), polyglot and PhD in philosophy.
I’ve taught students from all over the world, combining language learning with cultural depth and human connection.
I speak 7 languages, including Turkish, and I work as an intercultural mediator.Me as a Teacher
I’m not just a teacher — I’m an intercultural mediator. I’ve lived in many countries and speak seven languages, seeing them as bridges that open cultural and human horizons.
Teaching, for me, means connecting with people from all over the world. Each lesson is a unique exchange.
I have experience with Italo-American and Turkish students, but I enjoy working with learners from all backgrounds.
I speak Italian with a clear, standard accent, as I’ve lived outside Italy for over 20 years.
(Note: the platform incorrectly says I live in Naples.) My lessons & teaching style
My lessons are always tailored to each student's needs and goals: whether you want to improve your conversation skills, grammar, pronunciation, or prepare for an exam, we will create the right path together.
I use authentic materials (videos, articles, songs, audio recordings) and the best textbooks available for learning Italian as a foreign language.
With almost fifteen years of teaching experience, I’ve curated a wide range of top-quality resources that I share with my students to make every lesson effective, engaging, and meaningful.
I’m an empathetic and patient person — I always try to create a relaxed, human atmosphere where students feel welcomed and encouraged.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Graphs and charts
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
116
Students
1,299
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
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Italian Lessons
Conversation Lesson
A1 - C2Conversation692 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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Italian Coaching Sessions
A1 - C2Language Essentials284 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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Think in Italian — Philosophical & Existential Conversations
B1 - C2Language Essentials147 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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Italian through Graded Readers — Learn with Stories
B1 - C2Language Essentials23 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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Preparation for the citizenship exam
A1 - B2Language Essentials2 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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Türkler için İtalyanca — Çok dilli bir eğitmenle öğrenin
A1 - C1Conversation121 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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77 Reviews
UĞUR ZEREN
27 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Francesco son derece ilgili ve destekleyici şekilde ders anlatıyor. Sizin gelişiminizi dikkatli bir biçimde takip edip size uygun bir şekilde yol gösteriyor. Sizin gözünüzü korkutmadan mümkün mertebe italyanca konuşmanızı sağlıyor ve kendisi de zorunda kalmadıkça sizinle italyanca konuşuyor. Bu, sizin italyancanızı çok daha hızlı bir şekilde geliştirmenize imkan sağlıyor. Grazie Mille, Francesco :)
Dec 28, 2025
Ryan
101 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Francesco is an excellent teacher. He is very thorough with his corrections and his explanations; we have only taken a few lessons, but I feel like I have already learned a lot! Francesco is also very smart and can talk about a wide variety of topics, which is great for anyone with a wide range of interests that wants to practice discussing such topics in Italian. Francesco also has the extremely useful skill of listening deeply and intensely to what the student is saying; as a result, not only does he correct and explain, but also truly engages and facilitates. I would absolutely recommend him as a teacher to anyone interested in improving in Italian!!
May 29, 2024
Lisa
17 Italian lessons
Francesco ed io stavamo leggendo insieme Le città invisibili. È stato un vero piacere leggere e parlare di Calvino con lui. Lo raccomando vivamente se vuoi avere delle conversazioni ricche sulle idee.
Mar 17, 2026
Ali Dincer
78 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
30 dersi ve A1 seviyesini bitirdik. Simdi A2 seviyesine basliyoruz. Amac B1 seviyesi. Francesco ile dersler cok zevkli, harika bir egitmen. Guvenle tavsiye ediyorum.
Dec 4, 2025
Martin Putnam
14 Italian lessons
Francesco is an engaging and talented teacher who has assisted me greatly in advancing from book-level Italian to conversational Italian in preparation for a trip. Lessons with Francesco are always engaging, in part because they draw on his knowledge of other Indo-European languages and his humanistic education. I am delighted to recommend him highly.
Apr 3, 2026
Ozan オザン
17 Italian lessons
8 ders geride kaldı. İlerleme hızımdan memnunum. Dersler oldukça kapsayıcı: Bay Francesco konuşma, okuma, gramer, kelime bilgisi alanlarına bir arada odaklanan bir yaklaşıma sahip. İtalyanca ile ilgili verdiği püf noktaları öğrenme sürecini kolaylaştırıyor. Derslerin açıklama kısımlarını Türkçe işliyoruz, bu bence (en azından benim bulunduğum A1 seviyesinde) büyük bir kolaylık.
Mar 6, 2026
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