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Paige H.

• Chicago, IL 60660 ( 29.6 mi )
• Expert Italian Tutor

• Female Age 44
• Member since: 02/2014
• Will travel up to 10 miles
• Rates from $30 to $45 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Italian

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Italian is one of my top subjects! I have been studying the Italian language and culture since 2009 and have been living in Italy since 2012. My teaching experience includes two years of high school language courses in Italy and also the tutoring of children ages 6-11.

After graduating with a degree in Theatre, I turned my abilities towards mastering the spoken Italian language. I have studied Italian at DePaul University in Chicago, Lorenzo De Medici in Florence and Middlebury College in Vermont, where I am currently earning my masters over four summers. I also have two years of real world experience, as I have been living in the small town of Mantua, Italy since 2012. My life is not complete without the Italian language. While reading Italian text is an important way to reinforce vocabulary and sentence structure, my passion rests with speaking the language.
My teaching style is more non traditional. I use many games that come from my theatrical background. Many of the games require students to be on their feet. I make learning Italian a physical process, not just a mental one. I focus on the importance of the pronunciation of words. I ... read more

Fiona L.

• Evanston, IL 60202 ( 27 mi )
• Experienced Italian Tutor

• Female Age 32
• Member Since: 02/2015
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $25.00 to $50.00 /hr
• On-line In-Home
• Also Tutors: German

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My comments on tutoring Italian : I returned from Palermo, Sicily in late December, 2014. I had been there working and living since June, teaching English to Italian children and adults. I have been going to Italy since 2010 annually and absolutely adore all things Italian. Speaking Italian is like eating cake with every word.

I truly believe conversation is the best way to learn a new language. There are many people who study grammer and vocabulary on paper for years, but when they are finally put in a real situation in which they are required to speak the language, all of their training fails them because they never did the most basic and important thing, which is to practice making the sounds with your mouth, practice saying the new words, practice actually using the new grammer structures.
I have always had a strong passion for languages and perhaps because of this have done extensive traveling. I have lived in several countries and speak several languages. In my adventures I have found time and again that the easiest, most effortless and fastest way to learn a language is to immerse oneself in that culture. Why? Because it is not enough to remember that "arrivederci" translates to "goodbye." Rather, ... read more

Pamela P.

• Kenosha, WI 53140 ( 9.2 mi )
• Italian Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 05/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $41.00 to $53.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: German, French

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Every child should have the best educational experience possible, and I want to provide that for your child. I strive to teach each student why, not just what. A complete understanding of how something works will remain with a student much longer than the knowledge that it does work. I hope that by tailoring my teaching style to the individual, I can help him or her to achieve their maximum potential in each academic area. I absolutely love the materials I teach, and if I can impart that to my students, not only will I have accomplished my goal, but also they will have gained a passion for learning that will benefit them their entire life.
Beginning my foreign language education at the age of seven instilled in me a determination to master the French language and then use it to help others. I have earned a bachelor degree in French and graduated summa cum laude in three years. ... read more