Italiensk lærer med 4 års erfaring. Modersmålstaler, der elsker at dele sprog og kultur.

Mere om Veronica

• Are you fluent in this language because of your origins or because someone inspired you to learn?

  The Italian language is my mother tongue, nevertheless teaching my language is source of inspiration.

• Can you name a living, historical or fictional character who you think is the symbolic representative of the culture of the language?

  Sophia Loren, strong Italian woman that likes to eat and advertise Italy as a real place, with the symbology of the woman from Naples that has temper and charisma.

• Is there a typical word, phrase, tradition or behavior in the language that you particularly like?

  Phrase: “Dolce far niente”
  Tradition: Sunday lunch with the family, eating homemade pasta.
  Behavior: gestures, and body language

• Why does speaking this language matter to you?

  Because Italian is the way I can express best myself and I believe that sharing a language helps other in creating connections.
  Teaching Italian means a lot to me because I can see it helps people getting close.
  Moreover, I live abroad, so teaching my language helps me feeling close to my country.

• What is the biggest difficulty in learning this language and what can help the learning process?

  The most difficult part is the grammar, especially compared to Germanic languages.
  What helps is taking piece by piece slowly and help the process with podcasts. And most of all having the chance to speak with Italian people.

• Give a valuable anecdote related to your language learning or your days at school.

  As a child my parents and I used to go on holidays in the south of Italy (I’m from Milan), that would take a 12-hour car ride, to keep me entertained, they would ask me to conjugate verbs in a specific tense, to get familiar with the language, and having a deep knowledge of grammar. As a matter of fact, now I enjoy grammar and I believe it gives a strong base to communicate. I’m also good talker so the combination of grammar and speaking will be the winning combination.

• How has travel or a particular trip helped you increase your skill and knowledge of the language?

  I was born and raised in Italy, no trips were needed.
  Though, I needed to move abroad to appreciate the “Italianity” and be able to share it.

• What makes you a Superprof in languages?

  I think I have the patience to adjust to the student pace, and I like to customize classes according to each student need. So that everyone feels classes are made for them and I like to point out improvements.