SIMONA L.
5.0
Italy•
9:03 PM (GMT+01:00)
Italian
57
990
Italian
57
990
Speaks
Italian
Native
,English
C1
,Spanish
C1
About Me
Hi everyone! My name is Simona and I am a certified Italian language teacher.
I have been working as a teacher of Italian as a Foreign Language since 2014, I have taught all levels from complete beginners to advanced piano students. I am from Italy, but have lived abroad in England and Spain and taught Italian in both Italy and Spain.
I am a really enthusiastic, focused teacher. I have a positive and creative approach to teaching and set high expectations, which inspire, motivate and challenge students. I endeavour not to bore my students and I regularly vary interaction patterns in my lessons in order to vary the pace. In my 2 years of teaching in two different countries, I have worked with students of all ages, from young children to seniors and racially and ethnically diverse students. I have also worked as a translator, proof-reader and linguist. I teach English in Italy in both public school classrooms and private language schools. I have worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language at the Cambridge Academy in Naples and as a teacher of Italian as a second language at the US Navy in Naples.
I am always engaged in continuous learning in order to broaden my knowledge and experience and always interested in innovative teaching methods. Beyond working directly with students, I also enjoy developing new course materials, using authentic materials and creating activities.
Furthermore, I consider creativity an important aspect of writing and speaking. I encourage my students to use language creatively to express themselves. Indeed, I am very fond of free practice activities.
Cancellations and No-Shows policy:
I require at least 24 hours notice to reschedule, as it is not possible to reassign those time slots to other students. So please pay attention to the calendar and cancel the lesson if you can't attend. After that time, lessons will be considered as completed. If the student doesn't shows up after 15 minutes after the fixed time without any notice, the lesson will be considered as completed.
Instagram page: profs.linardi
Read MoreI have been working as a teacher of Italian as a Foreign Language since 2014, I have taught all levels from complete beginners to advanced piano students. I am from Italy, but have lived abroad in England and Spain and taught Italian in both Italy and Spain.
I am a really enthusiastic, focused teacher. I have a positive and creative approach to teaching and set high expectations, which inspire, motivate and challenge students. I endeavour not to bore my students and I regularly vary interaction patterns in my lessons in order to vary the pace. In my 2 years of teaching in two different countries, I have worked with students of all ages, from young children to seniors and racially and ethnically diverse students. I have also worked as a translator, proof-reader and linguist. I teach English in Italy in both public school classrooms and private language schools. I have worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language at the Cambridge Academy in Naples and as a teacher of Italian as a second language at the US Navy in Naples.
I am always engaged in continuous learning in order to broaden my knowledge and experience and always interested in innovative teaching methods. Beyond working directly with students, I also enjoy developing new course materials, using authentic materials and creating activities.
Furthermore, I consider creativity an important aspect of writing and speaking. I encourage my students to use language creatively to express themselves. Indeed, I am very fond of free practice activities.
Cancellations and No-Shows policy:
I require at least 24 hours notice to reschedule, as it is not possible to reassign those time slots to other students. So please pay attention to the calendar and cancel the lesson if you can't attend. After that time, lessons will be considered as completed. If the student doesn't shows up after 15 minutes after the fixed time without any notice, the lesson will be considered as completed.
Instagram page: profs.linardi
Private Lessons
60 minutesTeacher Stats
Within a few hours 
9 years ago 
99.00%990 
32.1 lesson average
5.0 Schedule
Teaching Expertise
Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced
Résumé
Education
2019 - 2023
Training Course for Teachers of Italian: " Italian Grammar, teaching and assessment"
I LINCEI PER UNA NUOVA DIDATTICA NELLA SCUOLA, University of Naples "L'Orientale" - Naples
2021 - 2021
Training Course for Teachers of Italian: "Produrre, ricevere e capire"
Accademia dei Lincei, Ministers of Public Education, University of Naples "L'Orientale”
18.02.2021
2021 - 2021
Training Course for Teachers of Italian: "Produrre, ricevere e capire"
Accademia dei Lincei, Ministers of Public Education, University of Naples "L'Orientale”
13.01.2021
2020 - 2020
Training Course for Teachers of Italian: "Produrre, ricevere e capire"
Accademia dei Lincei, Ministers of Public Education, University of Naples "L'Orientale”
1.12.2020
2020 - 2020
Training Course for Teachers of Italian: Grammar
Loescher Editore - online
La grammatica valenziale e il modello testuale della rigidità-elasticità: due modelli correlati held by SABATINI Francesco ( Honorary President of Accademia della Crusca), CAMODECA Carmela 9th of November 2020 - 16th of November 2020
2016 - 2017
Diploma in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language, Grade A+
University of Naples "L'Orientale”, Naples (Italy)
Communicative approach and phonetics. Analysis of the different teaching methods and of the materials used in the classroom. Methodology and language awareness.
2017 - 2017
Training Course for Teachers of Italian - "Talking about the Italian Language"
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, ASLI Scuola - Association for the history of Italian language, University of Naples "L'Orientale”, - Naples (Italy)
2010 - 2014
Master’s Degree in Modern European Languages and Literatures, with 110/110 cum laude
University of Naples "L'Orientale”, Department of Literary, Linguistic and Comparative Studies - Naples (Italy)
English language and literature; Spanish language and literature; Linguistics; Romance philology and Germanic philology. Thesis in Romance philology entitled «El mayor saber que en el mundo ay es dezir»: il Sendebar
2006 - 2010
Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Languages and Cultures - English and Spanish
University of Naples "L'Orientale”, Department of Literary, Linguistic and Comparative Studies - Naples (Italy)
English language and literature; Spanish language and literature; Portuguese language and literature; Linguistics; Medieval, Modern and Contemporary History of Art. Thesis in History of Art Criticism/Museology entitled «The Museum Director in Italy»
Work Experience
2016
Translator, Linguist, Proofreader
Appen - Chatswood, Australia
Speech translation, translation and localization, data collection projects, annotations projects.
2019 - 2023
Teacher of English
School - Naples
2017 - 2019
Transcriber, Editor
Sigma Technologies Global - Madrid
Australian English transcriptions: transcribing and correcting audio files to improve voice recognition softwares
2018 - 2018
Teacher of English as a Foreign language
Cambridge Academy - Naples
2017 - 2018
Teacher of Italian as a Second Language
US Navy - Naples (Italy)
Teaching Italian as a Second Language
2015 - 2016
Lector in Italian Language and Culture
Ministerio Educación La Rioja - Escuela oficial de idiomas de Logroño - Logroño, Spain
- In charge of organising classes and responding to the strengths and needs of students during lessons; planning and preparing appropriate lessons and suitable teaching materials - Teaching students at all levels. Italian language and culture, phonetics, literature - Working in accordance with the school's curriculum statement and policies
2015 - 2015
2015 - 2015
2014 - 2015
Tutor of Italian as a Foreign Language
Scuola di Pace - Naples (Italy)
- Tutor at a course of italian language for adults from different nationalities aged between 14 and 50 (level A2) - Student testing, marking and providing feedback on oral and written work, keeping student registers and attendance records - Preparing and setting tests, examination papers, and exercises; conversation practice with the students alongside the teacher, encouraging conversation in the classroom through paired activities, group work, games and so on; educational support; preparation for the CILS exams
2015 - 2015
2013 - 2014
2014 - 2014
Front desk assistant at the Centre for Language Services
University of Naples "L'Orientale" - C.I.L.A. - Centro Interdipartimentale di servizi Linguistici e Audiovisivi - Naples (Italy)
2011 - 2011
Editor/Copywriter
Ciao People S.r.l - Naples (Italy)
Publishing news articles, political articles, articles about culture.
Certifications
2020
Teacher Training Webinar - Reading Skills: Developing Reading skills at A2-B1
Cambridge Assessment English - online
20/10/2020
2020 - 2020
Teacher Training Webinar- Success with Listening at A2 and B1 levels and Tips for preparing for listening tests at these levels
Cambridge Assessment English
27/10/2020
2020 - 2020
Teacher Training Webinar: English as a Lingua Franca
Trinity College London
English as a Lingua Franca: New perspectives in English language teaching and learning 17th March 2020
2020 - 2020
2020 - 2020
2020 - 2020
2016 - 2016
WEBINAR for Italian L2/LS teachers: “Vai a quel paese!” Come parlano veramente gli italiani
ALMA Edizioni s.r.l.
2016 - 2016
Teaching Italian as L2 to Immigrants: Basic Italian
Department for Equal Opportunities - City of Rome
2016 - 2016
Cambridge English Course - Where Teaching Flourishes, Training Course for English Teachers
Cambridge English - Naples
2015 - 2015
Translation and Interculturality - 16 hours
University of Seville, Faculty of Philology - Seville, Spain
2015 (17th, 18th, 19th, 20th of February 2015)
2015 - 2015
Knowledge of Italian and Foreign Languages Learning – Modern and Classical
organised by ASLI Scuola, Associazione per la Storia della Lingua Italiana - University of Naples 'L'Orientale'
2014 - 2014
XI ASLI Conference The Italian Language in politics
Accademia della Crusca - ASLI - Naples
(20th,21st, 22nd November 2014)
2014 - 2014
The historical and etymological lexicography of Italian and LEI
Accademia della Crusca - LEI - Naples
Selected through a competitive process; workshop held by Prof. Max Pfister.
2013 - 2013
Course of English
British Institutes - Naples (Italy)