Luca Carbonaro

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Luca Carbonaro

Professional Teacher

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German

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Italian

Native

English

Russian

Spanish

Teaches

German

Native

Speaks

Italian

Native

English

Russian

Spanish

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

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From ItalyLiving in Berlin, Germany (01:04 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Jul 16, 2021

My name is Luca, and I am a certified and experienced German teacher (DaF/DaZ). I studied teaching and piano/composition. I would love to teach you not only how useful is to know German but also how beautiful this language is. "Die Sprache der Dichter und Denker". I have lived in Germany, the US, Italy, and Russia, so I can give you helpful translations into German, English and Italian if you need. Teaching is a vocation; I love doing it and I am looking forward to getting to know you better and share with you this complex but at the same time wonderful travel that will bring you to the goal of master German. Feel free to book a trial lesson and ask me whatever you would like, bis bald!

Me as a Teacher

I am a very patient and easy-going teacher. In my class mistakes are very welcomed because only through them, we can learn in life. I adapt my teaching to the student because everyone is unique, the learner has his own tempo and there are different types of learners like auditive, visual and kinesthetic ones. First, I want to know the student better, what he likes and then I will design the perfect lesson for him or her where boredom will be just an old memory.

My lessons & teaching style

Grammar is important but it is not the goal of a lesson, the goal is that you can speak German, grammar must help you to master that. I work with “Redewendungen”, these are chunks that allow you to be fluent and speak like a native speaker. Learning grammar is a cognitive process, Redewendungen belong to a metacognitive process, I mean that you will learn to use them without thinking about them, it will happen automatically. All the aspects or learning a language are present in my class: reading, writing, hearing, speaking, pronunciation, melody in a sentence, intonation. You will decide what kind of lesson you are going to have, learning a language must be fun.

My teaching material

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Articles and news
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Text Documents
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Homework Assignments
Test templates and examples
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Certificates

Deutsch Lehren Lernen (DLL) Standard - Goethe Institut - 2021

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Education

2020 - 2021

Bachelor’s - DLL (Deutsch Lehren Lernen)Goethe InstitutI have studied music (piano and composition) and I work as a composer writing music for movies, video games and theater plays. Languages were also my passion, I have been teaching German since many years and my students were always happy with my methods. I thought I just needed a title to look more qualified and that's why I worked hard to get this certificate give to me by the Goethe Institute, the most accredited institution for German language. Teaching is my job and passion.

Work Experience

2002 - 2016

language teacherFreelancer - Berlin, GermanyI was teaching German at home, the students mostly came to me but I also taught online via skype.

2016 - 2020

language teacherFreelancer - Moscow, Russian FederationMy wife is russian, we travelled often to Moscow and during my stay there I taught German to students who were interested in the culture or planned to move to Germany someday

2021 - 2021

language teacherFreelancer - online, ItalyI teach German to students who want to take some lessons via skype or zoom.

4.9

Rating

396

Students

2,686

Lessons

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Attendance rate

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4.9

Rating

396

Students

2686

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

German Lessons

Trial Lesson

271 lessons completed

USD 5.00+

Complete all-round course

A1 - C1

Language Essentials

1,794 lessons completed

USD 12.50+

Package with 5% off

German for study and work + test preparation

B1 - C1

Language Essentials

290 lessons completed

USD 12.50+

Package with 5% off

German for nursing care jobs

A2 - B1

Language Essentials

22 lessons completed

USD 12.50+

Package with 5% off

Conversation class + grammar (if needed)

A1 - C1

Conversation

282 lessons completed

USD 12.50+

Package with 5% off

German for 2

A1 - C1

Language Essentials

23 lessons completed

USD 20.00+

Package with 10% off

Availability

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113 Reviews

Drew Ross

1 German lesson

Teacher’s pick

Luca is an excellent instructor! He was incredibly nice, patient, and supportive during my lesson with him. I strongly recommend him if you want to improve your German!

Aug 31, 2021

JeanLS

8 German lessons

Luca is patient by letting me speak then after pointing out mistakes; he does not stop the flow of my thoughts, which gives me confidence.

Nov 21, 2024

Peter Stuchbery

26 German lessons

Luca had prepared a lesson that helped with my understanding.

Oct 16, 2024

letizia avvisati

8 German lessons

molta empatia e pazienza

Oct 7, 2024

Shane Neuerburg

2 German lessons

I thoroughly enjoyed my trial lesson with Luca. He was very interested in my goals with German, and we had a great conversation.

Sep 25, 2024

Peter Stuchbery

26 German lessons

Good session tonight.

Sep 25, 2024

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