Gloria

What a fun class! I really struggle with being able to speak in Italian and Gloria made it so easy for me to use my existing vocabulary and taught me some new words and expressions and we reviewed them at the end of class. Turns out I was able to remember almost all of them because she made it fun and easy. She is super friendly, knowledgeable and energetic. I can’t wait to have my next lesson.

Stamattina ho finito la mia tredicesima lezione con Gloria. Come sempre, era pronta e preparata ad avere una conversazione su qualsiasi cosa. Apprezzo la sua pazienza con il mio italiano male e la sua aiuto con il nuovo vocabolario mentre lavoriamo insieme. Recentemente ho notato che la mia abilità sembra essere un po' più veloce e penso che sia dovuto alla pratica regolare con Gloria. È gentile e intelligente che ci permette di avere le migliori conversazioni. Lei una insegnante fantastica!

Gloria is patient and kind and makes learning fun. She knows how to structure a lesson based on what the student needs in the moment and is flexible and creative in coming up with ideas. Overall, an excellent teacher!

Gloria is an amazing teacher! Every lesson is excellent, fun and my speaking is improving so much by just talking to Gloria!! Highly recommended!!

I have been working with Gloria on an almost weekly basis for more than three years now. I am grateful to be able to work with her because my primary goal is to not lose my Italian language skills when I am not actively taking formal courses. By practicing conversational skills every week, I’m able to maintain my knowledge of the basics and my vocabulary. That being said, I probably need to re-enroll in some classes because I’m starting to forget some grammar and Gloria is always very gracious about reminding me. Gloria is skillful at keeping conversation flowing - thinking of new topics, asking questions that encourage you to continue speaking, and gently correcting your grammar. I think for any student that is studying Italian Gloria has the patience and the English skills to be able to support Italian language development. I recommend Gloria very highly.

I’ve been taking lessons with Gloria for almost a year now and my Italian has improved so much. I feel so much more confident speaking when I go to Italy. My grammar knowledge has also improved tremendously. Gloria makes even studying verbi pronominali so much fun. Every week I really look forward to our lesson. I have tried other teachers before but none were a good fit. She absolutely is the best.