**En/It/Fr/Sp, translator, TEFL teacher, Business English teacher, last-minute classes**
Teaches
Italian
Native
English
French
Spanish
Speaks
German
Japanese
Specialties
Business
**En/It/Fr/Sp, translator, TEFL teacher, Business English teacher, last-minute classes**
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From ItalyLiving in Milan, Italy (15:57 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Dec 9, 2019
InterestsWritingMedical & HealthcareFood
My name's Vanessa. I run my own business as a freelance translator + English, Italian, French, Spanish online teacher. I am also a certified TEFL teacher and BE teacher.
While working ft in Accounting dept and then in Marketing dept, I got 2 Master's degrees in Translation, and could make my biggest wish come true :) I specialized in several fields - medical, business, marketing, web - in English, Spanish and French.
As a 'language learner', I've tried out myself both traditional and non-traditional methods and, as a teacher, I also create language courses for A to C levels.
Me as a Teacher
***FOR ENGLISH ONLY: as a certified TEFL teacher, I can issue ENGLISH CERTIFICATES to my students indicating your level and the number of hours of study. Please text me beforehand if you need to get certified.***
I guess that because of my job, I'm quite detail-oriented, but because of my personal life, I'm quite flexible. So I think both of these characteristics are present in my teaching style.
I always try to give solutions and to suggest strategies and tips. I usually stick to the objective and do my best to help you keep high motivation levels. Also, I give mistakes great importance. I guess they are part of the learning process and they're key to go to the next level.
My lessons & teaching style
**TEXT ME FOR LAST-MINUTE CLASSES**
**NON HAI FATTO IN TEMPO A PRENOTARE? SCRIVIMI**
**SI NO TE DIO TIEMPO PARA RESERVAR, MÁNDAME UN MENSAJE**
**FAIS-MOI UN PETIT MESSAGE POUR UN COURS DE LA DERNIÈRE MINUTE**
I offer laid-back and (hopefully!) inspiring chats. My lessons are based on everyday dialogues, where YOU will be talking 90% of the time.
We can use specific teaching materials or just improvise. I don't think you can learn a language by using traditional academic methods, that's why I offer flexible lessons starting from practical situations; however, they're always rooted in grammar and real language at the same time. In my lessons, theory goes with practice.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Audio files
Image files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
413
Students
1,459
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
413
Students
1459
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
French Lessons
French
Italian
English
Trial Lesson
133 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Français A1-C1
A1 - C1Language Essentials237 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
Package with 22% off
Cours de français : étude indépendante avec exercises
A2 - C1Language Essentials7 lessons completed
USD 25.00
French BEGINNERS - Français A1-A2
A1 - A2Language Essentials158 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Package with 8% off
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272 Reviews
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French
Italian
Marco Di Palma
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Vanessa è un insegnate molto preparata, ti mette a tuo agio e le sue lezioni le trovo molto efficaci per imparare una nuova lingua, molto pratica non con i soliti metodi.
Oct 15, 2022
Kenyetta Louis
6 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
I learn so much from Vanessa every session. She is definitely helping get more comfortable with speaking out loud in French. On top of that she is such a nice and lovey person!
Apr 21, 2021
Julia
4 French lessons
Teacher’s pick
Vanessa is so knowledgeable about translation and all of the languages she speaks! I improved three languages during one session! I look forward to our next one :)
Feb 21, 2021
Paolo
14 English lessons
Ripasso + cose nuove
Nov 20, 2024
Karl Mayrhofer
73 Italian lessons
Amongst the best teachers on Italki! My favourite.
Nov 20, 2024
Kayla
1 Italian lesson
This lesson was GREAT! I came in as a complete beginner hoping to learn some basics on a few topics for my upcoming trip to Italy, and Vanessa came up with a lesson perfectly suited to my needs. I hope we can meet again before my trip