Hello, my name is Elena P. and I'm an experienced native Italian tutor currently living in Italy. I have been giving Italian lessons online with Verbalplanet since 2024. I am currently offering a free initial trial lesson for new students.
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Dkinnecom United States
Reading exercises aloud helps me with pronunciation, learning vocabulary, and grammar. Elena is very helpful and patient in correcting my pronunciation and explaining the meaning of new words as I read.
Sometimes I am not able to hear the audio clearly when Elana asks a question or makes a comment in Italian. It may be because of the quality of the connection or just my age.
I may actually understand the Italian words, but sometimes I am not hearing them clearly. In those cases, it would be helpful to type the question in Italian in the chat box.
RHiensch United States
So many tiny details needed in the sentences I wrote! I’ll keep trying, you keep teaching me about them! Thank you!
RHiensch United States
I am trying to speak more Italian during our lesson. Thank you for reminding me when I resort to English to communicate more easily. Keep doing that.
Knaufi Germany
Lezione ben preparata. Dobbiamo ancora fare un po' di pratica
RHiensch United States
I’m happy that I am learning lots of new words! Thank you!
Dkinnecom United States
The quality of the audio and video in our lesson of May 12 was excellent, much better than the previous lesson.
I enjoyed learning new words and phrases about the weather and reviewing the conjugation of verbs.
My name’s Elena, I was born in Italy, where I’m currently living, but in the past I travelled the world and got the chance to live in other countries.
I am an outgoing person who’s passionate about languages and all that is related to them. I love art, music, cinema, sport and cooking.
Studying a language means to learn the language and a lot of other interesting aspects such as cultural ones and many more… so let’s learn together! I’ll be waiting for you in my online classroom!
Qualifications & Experience
-Education background:
Graduated in Modern Languages
-Work experience:
Foreign languages
-Language levels (CEFR):
English C2
Spanish C1
Italian - native language
-Language certifications:
TOEFL
LANGUAGE CERT
DELE
-Teaching certifications:
TEFL (English)
DILS-PG (Italian as a second language)
Certificado de enseñanza de ELE (Español)
Teaching Approach
My students learn the language through communication and real-life situation activities.
The teaching methodology used is based on the natural aquisition of the language which is supported by grammar help when needed to help students use the language correctly.
Not only do they improve their speaking skill, but also listening, reading and writing skills will be practiced during the classes to help them develop all four language skills.
The lessons can be tailored according to the student’s needs (language for business/travel/school help) and personal goals.
Dkinnecom
Knaufi