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Katia S.

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Teacher Rating:
  • Currently 4.9/5 Stars.

(191 Total Sessions)

Languages

$20 30 minutes English, 30 minutes French, and 30 minutes Italian
$25 45 minutes English , 45 minutes French, and 45 minutes Italian
$30 English, French, and Italian
$40 90 minutes English, 90 minutes French, and 90 minutes Italian

Exam Prep

$40 Certificazione di italiano lingua straniera (CILS), Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF), TOEFL, and TOEIC
$270 10h French course and 10h Italian course

Other

$30 Chart reading and astrology

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About Me

We can easily forgive a child who
is afraid of the dark.
The real tragedy of life is when
men are afraid of the light.

Plato

Hello everybody!

I am an enthusiastic and motivating qualified language teacher and freelance translator with Italian as a mother tongue, a near-native knowledge of French and very good knowledge of English.

I have been teaching languages for over 10 years to graduate and post-graduate students in Italy and in France, where I have been living for the last 7 years.

I always accurately prepare my lessons in advance, I am aware of both French and Italian social, cultural and political life, and I enjoy sharing this information with my students.

All my classes are student-centered and personalised according to my students level as well as their interests, goals and learning style.

The communicative approach is privileged and it is intended to students who want to use the language both accurately and fluently in formal and informal social situations.

I am an amateur astrologer, I love reading, the movies and listening to music. My homecountry and family ties are very important to me but I also enjoy travelling and meeting new people from all over the world!

I am looking forward to meeting you in class:-)

Enjoy eduFire,

Katia

FREE BONUS:
My regular students are also assigned homework and are free to message me any time for help, further explanations or corrections, are regularly offered special links and extra-materials.

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Website Translation

My groups:
La bella musica italiana
Toute la musique que j’aime
Astrology
Italian for children

To book a lesson with me, click on the “REQUEST TUTORING” button. Feel free to check my calendar to learn about my availability and your local time

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Credentials

  • NATIVE ITALIAN SPEAKER
    (born and raised in Sardinia)
    NEAR-NATIVE KNOWLEDGE OF FRENCH
    ( I am a French resident since 2002)
    Proficient in English (I have been working with native English speakers on a daily basis for over 7 years)

    Teaching Training Course in Didactics of Italian as a Foreign language with the Humanist method, Milan (Italy)

    Doctoral Thesis in Cultural Anthropology: Pacte Civil de Solidarité

    M.A. Honours in French & English Language and Literatures, Cagliari (Italy)

    10 years experience as a freelance Translator and Language Teacher at graduate & post-graduate level in Italy and France.

    Knowledge with application letter, CV and interview prep. in Italian, English and French

    Member of the world’s largest community of translators ProZ Translations

    Member of A.N.I.L.S. (Italian National Association of Language Teachers)

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Testimonials

Caroline Williams I had tried to learn Italian for 7 years - I tried DVDs, CD ROMs etc. I still couldn't speak Italian, nor did I understand the language and struggled with grammar. I then sought a private tutor, and although I started to understand some elements, it wasn't intuitive and I didn't really gel with the teacher and felt I was being told off. I then found Katia on Edufire. She has challenged me, however has always been patient and good fun. She is a native speaker and corrects me on my pronunciation and this has really helped. Although it is still early days, I am starting to feel a change in my understanding and I feel things are becoming more intuitive. The ultimate test, however, is that I have never been so motivated to attend a lesson - my goal was to attend every 2 weeks, however I attend weekly (sometimes more) and love it. Katia is an excellent teacher and motivates her students, she also is very well organised and tailors the sessions for your level - I would highly recommend her.

Caroline on Thursday Oct 22

ri c Katia is an excellent teacher! Highly-recommended!

ri on Thursday Oct 22

Amanda P Katia is a fantastic teacher. I have previous experience in Italian grammar, but had not really spoken it. Katia has been very helpful in getting me speaking and understanding Italian. I enjoy our lessons and look forward to each one.

Amanda on Thursday Oct 1

Charlene L I'm not exaggerating when I say that a little over a month ago I did not know a single word of Italian and French. I took several classes with Katia since then and now, our classes are practically held entirely in French and Italian. She makes learning so interesting and fun. She has an incredible personality and an effective teaching method.

Charlene on Friday Sep 25

Elizabeth Sanders Katia is very friendly and detailed in her work! It is very easy to learn from her and I enjoy our lessons very much! We have lots of fun and she moves at my own pace. When I have questions she answers them with great clarity and a smile, which is always appreciated. I will be taking more lessons from her in the near future.

Elizabeth on Thursday Jun 18

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Tutor Stats

  • 26 Completed Classes
    8 astrology Classes
    8 Italian Classes
    4 English Classes
    2 45 minutes Astrology Classes
    4 French Classes
  • 34 Completed Class Sessions
    8 astrology Class Sessions
    11 Italian Class Sessions
    6 English Class Sessions
    2 45 minutes Astrology Class Sessions
    6 French Class Sessions
    1 30 minutes English Class Session
  • 157 Completed Tutor Sessions
    8 30 minutes French Tutor Sessions
    62 Italian Tutor Sessions
    21 45 minutes Italian Tutor Sessions
    1 10h French course Tutor Session
    39 French Tutor Sessions
    2 90 minutes Italian Tutor Sessions
    7 90 minutes French Tutor Sessions
    4 45 minutes French Tutor Sessions
    1 45 minutes Astrology Tutor Session
    6 30 minutes Italian Tutor Sessions
    1 French course for beginners (10 hours) Tutor Session
    1 30 minutes English Tutor Session
    1 90' French Tutor Session
    2 astrology Tutor Sessions
    1 DELF - Diplôme d'études en langue française Tutor Session
  • Last Session:
    Friday Nov 6 at 10:37 AM
  • Last Login:
    Saturday Nov 7 at 7:07 AM
  • Location:
    Marseille, France
    Time Zone:
    Paris
  • On eduFire Since:
    Sunday Dec 7, 2008
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