Marzia CELI examiner

I'm currently learning 2 languages on Italki for over a year, and while most teachers on the platform are excellent, Professor Marzia stands out by far. She possesses exceptional knowledge, outstanding teaching skills, and a temperament perfectly suited to being a master teacher. I feel incredibly lucky to have her as my teacher. Since starting with her, I have made remarkable progress and am excited to continue learning under her guidance. If you haven't yet taken her group classes, I also highly recommend them. They are not only well-structured but also engaging and inspiring.

After about a year and a half working together, every week, Marzia helped me prepare to take the Italian B2 exam today. Not an easy exam, by the way, as it covers all of the verb tenses, both direct and indirect pronouns, AND includes a challenging spoken section, so needless to say, I was a bit reluctant to “jump in” with this upper-intermediate exam. And when I say that Marzia “helped me to prepare,” I mean that she dragged my a** through the trenches, built up my confidence with lots of exercises, and pushed me, especially during the two months leading up to the exam, preparing me and helping me to face my fears. Marzia is a very gifted teacher. I didn’t realize it, but when she was giving me articles to read “for fun” each week, she was also preparing me for B2 reading comprehension, and when she gave me photos to describe during our lessons (again, also fun), she was actually prepping me for the B2 oral exam. Thank you thank you, Marzia. I couldn’t have done it without you!

Marzia is so enjoyable to speak with - she understands my needs and my weaknesses and I enjoy practicing Italian with her. She uses some great questions to pull Italian out of me and also helps me keep my languages straight (espanol ans Italiano).

Marzia is the best Italki teacher that I have ever had classes with. She strikes a perfect balance of correcting you and letting you talk. And is always prepared to teach you something new. I started with baseline Italian and now just 15 lessons later I feel like I can legitimately have conversations with Italians! There is so much left to learn and I am super excited to do so with Marzia! Give her a shot it's worth every penny!

Marzia is an excellent teacher in both individual and group classes. She explains grammar clearly, and then scaffolds immediate use of the structures. One of her great talents is comprehensive knowledge of the "test material," but ability to use standardized materials in a very creative way. I don't plan to take the exams, but using the formal materials gives me confidence that I could hit the benchmarks.

Exceptional teacher. I am working with her on oral performance, and she pinpoints my systematic errors and reinforces grammar. I try to form strong sentences each time, which means I often pause to think. She is very patient with my process.