Melody D.
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Melody D.
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Teaches
Italian
Native
English
Spanish
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French
Portuguese
German
Other
Teaches
Italian
Native
English
Spanish
Speaks
French
Portuguese
German
Other
About Me
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From ItalyLiving in Rome, Italy (21:19 UTC+01:00)
About Me
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I am a native Italian teacher with an MA in Translation + a Postgraduate Diploma in Education. I taught languages at university, in secondary schools, in language schools & online. I also work as an interpreter & translator EN/IT/ES.Certificates
QTS - Qualified Teacher Status - Department for Education - England - 2016Status that allows me to teach in public secondary schools in the UK
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
2016 - 2024
Teacher of Italian, Spanish and EnglishTeaching Italian, English, Spanish on this amazing platform. Creating interesting & structured lessons, activities, podcasts for my online students.
2016 - 2017
Teacher of English, Spanish, ItalianTeaching General and Business English and Spanish to adults in a language school. teaching Italian for foreigners.
2015 - 2016
Trainee Teacher of Modern Foreign LanguagesAs part of the PGDE course, I taught Spanish and French in two secondary schools.
2014 - 2017
Teacher of Italian & SpanishTeaching Italian and Spanish to adults in an evening school. Short courses (2 months) and small groups of students.
2013 - 2015
Italian Language AssistantTeaching Italian language and culture to university students.
Education
2015 - 2016
Other - Education - Modern Foreign Languages TeachingPostgraduate Diploma in Education; theory plus practice of teaching MFL in secondary schools in the UK.
2010 - 2012
Master's - Interpreting and Translation (English/Spanish)
2006 - 2009
Bachelor’s - Cultural and Linguistic Mediation (Italian/English/Spanish)
Work Experience
2012 - 2024
TranslatorTranslation from/into English/Spanish/Italian. A large part of my work is translating American TV series & movies for dubbing into Italian. I also translated legal documents for the Court of Rome, while for private clients and small enterprises I translate documents related to social services, marketing, tourism and business.
2018 - 2024
Telephone InterpreterInterpreting phone calls from English into Italian and vice versa, in consecutive mode. The English speaking clients using this service are usually part of Government's organisations or Healthcare providers. As for written translations, I normally translate legal documents, criminal records, work contracts, patient information leaflets and others.
5.0
Rating
550
Students
3,836
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Italian Lessons
Italian
English
Spanish
Trial Lesson
307 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Italian
A1 - C2Language Essentials2,915 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
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Isabelle P. Quinn
56 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
I enjoy learning Italian with Melody! She’s really friendly, supportive and fun to work with! She’s also very patient!! She provides structured lessons and lots of materials. It’s challenging to learn a new language but it feels less daunting with Melody! Grazie mille!
Apr 11, 2021
Steve
11 Italian lessons
Very helpful!
Nov 20, 2024
Rossano
27 Italian lessons
Melody is an excellent teacher who is patient, supportive, and encouraging. She readily helps and corrects productively and encouragingly. I appreciate the accountability.
Time flies in the lessons.
Apr 17, 2024
Vanessa B.
8 Spanish lessons
Teacher’s pick
Melody is wonderful! I love the variety of resources that she provides you with. She always makes me understand grammar and language structures very well, and we have such a good time practising the topics with the role-plays! I love the mix between conversation & short readings during the lesson, and I always have fun, even while doing the listening exercises as homework!
Jan 14, 2018
Rossano
27 Italian lessons
Melody is very thoughtful and supportive throughout and provides appropriate and consistent feedback and recaps to reinforce learnings.
Oct 17, 2024
Luke Savy
1 Italian lesson
For a first lesson, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Melody doesn't mess around and was fantastic. I would certainly recommend.
Jan 29, 2024
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