Italian lessons built around you
Your goals, interests, previous experience and the way you learn best are personal.
The situations you want to prepare for—and the parts of Italian that challenge you or simply interest you most—will be personal too.
Structured materials give your lessons a clear foundation, but they don’t lock you into a single way of learning. If an explanation or exercise isn’t working for you, I’ll find another way to approach it, with examples, resources or activities focused on the exact point causing difficulty.
More than the right words
The words themselves are only part of the message. Pronunciation, tone and the situation all influence how you are understood.
A phrase can be grammatically correct and still sound unusual in a particular situation. Together, we look at what you want to say, who you are speaking to and how to make it sound natural.
What this means for you
Making sense of Italian pronunciation
Italian pronunciation may not be as unfamiliar as it first seems. English already contains many sounds that are very close to Italian ones.
We’ll build on those similarities as we work with Italian words and phrases you’re likely to use.
Beyond the words
Knowing what a phrase means doesn’t always tell you when or how to use it.
Together, we look at how tone, context and relationships influence the way people greet, apologise, invite, disagree or make a request.
An Italy made of many Italies
In Italy, the way Italian is spoken and used—as well as local habits and traditions— can vary from one region, city or even village to another.
If this is something you’re curious about, we can explore those differences, what lies behind them and how Italian culture varies from one place to another.
Ciao, sono Francesca
I didn’t become an Italian teacher just because I’m a native Italian speaker.
I trained to teach Italian.
Knowing a language is one thing. Understanding how people learn it —and how to explain its patterns and nuances clearly— is another.
Over the years, I’ve worked with English-speaking adults from different countries and at different levels. This experience has taught me to look beyond the immediate difficulty and identify what is causing it.
Sometimes the solution is a clearer grammar pattern. Sometimes it is a comparison with English, a pronunciation exercise or a real-life example that finally makes something click.
My role is not simply to give you the correct answer, but to help you understand how Italian works so that you can use it more independently.
My qualifications and years of teaching experience are only part of the story. Living abroad has also taught me what it means to work, build a life and communicate in different languages.
That experience shapes the way I teach. You’ll have a clear structure, but if something isn’t clear, I’ll find another way to explain it. Communication remains at the centre of every lesson.
In their own words
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