Mattia Contarino

What Mattia delivers is always beyond my expectation. I can tell he's really passionate about teaching Italian. I'm trully grateful that he's so patient with a beginer like me. In addition, he always encourges me to speak out even if I make lots of mistakes; once I finish the talk, he'll step out to correct one by one. He's also very generous to provide those many resources to review, plus his extra time. In a word, as a beginner who used to have 2 other italian teachers, I'd absolutely recommend Mattia to anyone who wants to improve his or her Italian.

Why I think Mattia is one of the best teachers on the platform: 1) He clearly masters what he teaches; 2) He has knowledge of many languages, so he understands why the student makes the mistakes they make and what is the best way to solve it; 3) He's patient and never makes the student feel bad for making the same mistakes over and over again; 4) He's prepared and always has a plan for the lesson, but at the same time is flexible and addaptive to whatever topic the student brings; 5) He not only corrects mistakes but he also gives you more natural ways to say what you wanted to say (to me, this is hugely important!) 6) After class he sends you a detailed analysis of the mistakes you've made and extra explanations (for me this and number 5 is an incredible difference between him and any teacher I have ever worked with!) 7) His prices are excellent! (but I really do think his classes are worth a lot more and I would happily pay whatever amount to have this awesome experience with him!)

I have found that Mattia seamlessly blends his academic expertise in applied linguistics and error analysis with his personable and socially intuitive nature. As a result, his teaching style fosters a learning environment that is both encouraging and effective in helping students develop their language skills. What stands out to me most is his positive attitude, humility, patience, and genuine goodwill—qualities that have impressed me time and again. His guidance has deepened my understanding of the learning process and helped me view mistakes in a more constructive light. Overall, I feel grateful for the opportunity to take lessons with Mattia, whom I regard as a truly competent and dedicated teacher.

Parlare con Mattia è stata una esperienza bellissima e arricchente. Ho imparato tantissime cose, non solo sulla lingua ma anche sulla meravigliosa cultura italiana. Dopo tutte queste lezioni ho migliorato moltissimo il mio parlato. Le lezioni di Mattia sono molto ben organizzate, le spiegazioni sono chiare e precise, i contenuti molto interessanti. Inoltre, Mattia è molto simpatico, paziente e nelle sue lezioni crea un'atmosfera molto piacevole che favorisce lo sviluppo delle proprie qualità e ti fa sentire a tuo agio, soprattutto al momento di parlare in una lingua che non è la propria. Mi sono divertito molto e lo consiglio vivamente a tutti quelli che vogliano padroneggiare davvero l'italiano. Grazie di tutto, Mattia!

Mattia ia a great teacher, he is very professional and patient.

Ottima lezione!