Vero

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Vero

Professional Teacher

Teaches

Italian

Native

Spanish

Native

Speaks

English

French

German

Dutch

Chinese (Mandarin)

Russian

Vietnamese

Teaches

Italian

Native

Spanish

Native

Speaks

English

French

German

Dutch

Chinese (Mandarin)

Russian

Vietnamese

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

Resume

From ItalyLiving in Chicago, United States (21:45 UTC-06:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Oct 25, 2013

Hi everybody! I have been teaching Italian and Spanish since 2000 all around the world, after getting a master degree in teaching a second language. I love cooking, exploring new places with my dog, traveling everywhere, trying and buying new food, learning languages, meeting my friends for a cup of coffee...

Me as a Teacher

I love teaching languages, helping my student learn to talk in the target language from the first class, and I like to learn new languages too: it's a lot of fun, I'll show you ;) I also really enjoy creating and finding material specifically designed for my students and their needs. By the way I always update my schedule for next month around the 24th of the previous month. Thanks for you patience :)

My lessons & teaching style

I focus on conversation from the first class. I suggest complete beginners to use a book if they like it, otherwise we'll use other material. I use different articles from magazines and newspapers too so please let me know what are your interests!

My teaching material

Audio files
Text Documents
Image files
Articles and news
Homework Assignments
Quizzes
Presentation slides/PPT
Video files
Graphs and charts
Test templates and examples
PDF file

Certificates

Online instructor - EMentor - 2014Certified to teach online.

Certificate verified

Certificate of Advanced studies (Phd) - Universidad de Barcelona - 2006

Certificate verified

TEFL - TEFL - 2005Teaching English as a foreign language

Certificate verified

DELE superior - Cervantes Institute - 2004DELE superior (Spanish: mother tongue level)

Certificate verified

Master in teaching Italian as a second language - Università di Padova (Italy) - 2001

Certificate verified

Zertifikat Deutsch - Goethe Institute - 2001Proof of German Knowledge

Certificate verified

Education

2000 - 2001

Master's - Language TeachingUniversity of Padua (Italy)Master on Teaching a second language.

1994 - 1999

Master's - PhilosophyUniversity of Padua, ItalyMaster Degree (laurea).

2004 - 2006

Doctorate - PhilosophyUniversidad de BarcelonaPhD studies in Ethics

Work Experience

2013 - Current

Italian and Spanish teacherSpanish and Italian teacher, Multilingual language and cultural society - West Palm Beach, United States

2008 - Current

web language content developermangolanguages.com - Miami, United StatesCreating web content material for teaching languages online

2005 - 2006

Italian LecturerBard College - New York, United StatesItalian Lecturer: offering courses on Italian cinema (neorealism) and Italian language (beginner to advanced).

2002 - 2004

Italian and Spanish LecturerUniveristy Malaya - Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTeaching Academic courses for a Spanish and Italian degree (culture, language, dialects, geography, phonetics)

2004 - 2006

Phd Student and researcherUniversidad de Barcelona - Barcelona, SpainPhd studies in Ethics

2006 - 2007

ResearcherCenter for civilizational dialogue - Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaResearcher (writing articles and books about globalization and intercultural relations)

2011 - 2012

Italian and Spanish LecturerUniversity of Social Sciences and Humanities of Ho Chi Minh - Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamSpanish and Italian Lecturer and Academic counsellor.

2007 - 2010

Spanish and Italian LecturerUniversity Malaya - Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTeaching Academic Italian and Spanish courses. Exam Preparation.

2007 - 2007

DELE examinerInstituto Cervantes - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2008 - 2008

DELE examinerInstituto Cervantes - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2014 - Current

Online instructorU.S. Air Force - Miami, United StatesTeaching Italian to the US Air force.

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Rating

224

Students

1,861

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

98%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

224

Students

1861

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

98%

Response rate

Italian Lessons

Italian

Spanish

Trial Lesson

132 lessons completed

USD 10.00+

Conversation practice in Italian

B1 - C2

Conversation

253 lessons completed

USD 16.00+

Package with 38% off

Professional Italian lesson

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

1,290 lessons completed

USD 18.00+

Package with 34% off

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

514 Reviews

All

Italian

Spanish

Anne

21 Italian lessons

Teacher’s pick

Outstanding. Always feel at ease when struggling to speak and always feel encourage and supported. Constantly speaking in Italian. An amazing teacher. Grazie mille.

Sep 9, 2016

Jennifer Cochran

11 Italian lessons

Teacher’s pick

Thank you for keeping this process in perspective! :) I need to keep enjoying it and having fun...all while being challenged.

Sep 1, 2016

Zuri Lyons

1 Italian lesson

Teacher’s pick

Loved my first lesson! Vero was patient with me and the lesson was actually really fun. She gave me a homework assignment and also provided a list of vocabulary words to learn.

Aug 20, 2016

Jill Terranova

36 Italian lessons

Fantastic!!!

Feb 5, 2022

Jill Terranova

36 Italian lessons

Fantastic!

Jan 14, 2022

Samantha

14 Italian lessons

I love Vero’s enthusiasm! She’s always so encouraging and I’m feeling more confident in speaking Italian (even if it’s not perfect!)

Apr 15, 2021

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