Valentina Scanferla

Valentina is so fun to talk with and is very kind. She helps me understand that I don’t need to worry if I’m a bit slow to speak or need to ask for a repetition because that’s just part of the learning process. Today we spoke only in Italian and it was delightful!

This was a very informative lesson! Valentina gave me some materials to practice with after our last lesson, and she was kind enough to send me feedback on my work and help me better understand the grammar I had missed when we talked today. It’s always a pleasure to have class with her!

In this lesson, Valentina gave me opportunities to practice forming sentences with multiple verb conjugations. She is very good at encouraging me to try speaking on my own, helping me when I get stuck but giving me the chance to figure things out independently as well. She also gave me useful vocabulary for my upcoming trip to Italy!

Valentina pushed me to understand in Italian by speaking slower rather than reverting to English when I struggled. This was very helpful! She is always patient when I forget words or don’t understand, and she provides quizzes so I can practice between lessons. Looking forward to the next lesson!

My speaking was not as good today and Valentina was very patient! I messaged her before our lesson with a question and she took time to prepare a very helpful explanation with examples and exercises. I learned a lot!

This was my first lesson with Valentina, but it won't be my last. She is a fantastic teacher! Enthusiastic, patient, and very good at explaining. Highly recommended!