Hello there!
My name is Elena, I'm a native and CLTA qualified Italian teacher with MD in Italian Linguistics and 10 years of teaching experience in Copenhagen, London and Barcelona. Studying and teaching languages has always been a great passion for me, and I do my best to bring this enthusiasm into my work! Whatever your reasons to study Italian, I’ll prepare the best possible bespoke material for you! Besides, you’ll get to speak right away, from Lesson 1!
There's more: how would you ask a platypus if they feel more like a ducky ferret or a furry duck? In Italian. I'm ready to bet a Spritz no teacher has ever asked you that! Or anybody else ever, for all that matters. But they should! Let me explain: everybody knows how to order in a restaurant or ask for directions but it’s when you step out of the safe path that your brain really starts to learn faster.
For one thing, you won't feel the pressure to look smart in front of your teacher. C'mon, they just asked you to speak Italian with a platypus, are you really worried about bad impressions? For another, you’ll have to work with your own resources to deal with a new situation. Which comes very handy when you speak with natives. (Natives always have this bad habit of saying a lot more things than what's in your handbook, and they never seem to ask you the questions you know how to answer...) So, why don't you give it a try? ;)
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22 Lessons | January 11, 2023
Elena does a great job. She is making me think and work hard, but her efforts are very much appreciated. With today's lesson, I very much appreciated the telling of a fairy tale (3 Little Pigs) in Italian. There was a comfort level in knowing the story, but a challenge to translate it on the fly as I told it in Italian. I am taking tutoring from her to further strengthen the Italian I am learning for future a future job. Although the 1 v1 is tough it is really helping.
36 Lessons | January 4, 2023
Elena is wonderful! She is enthusiastic, fun, and very encouraging.
11 Lessons | December 5, 2022
Elena is extremely helpful, positive and engaging. I always enjoy my lessons and she is very well prepared!
11 Lessons | October 24, 2022
Lessons are well organized and progressive. She keeps me in Italian when my tendency is to go into English, it's extremely helpful! Excellent teacher!