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Claudia

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Claudia
Claudia
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London, London
Feedback Score:
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Member Since: 05/06/2014
Last Login: 6 years ago
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My Qualifications

PGCE
Australian Catholic University
Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)
5.37  (2011)

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Information about Claudia

Ciao! My name is Claudia, I am Italian, and I moved to London at the start of 2014 after five years in Melbourne, Australia. I am a qualified secondary school teacher of Italian and Humanities, with years of experience in teaching Italian to English speakers and a passion for foreign language teaching and learning.
I believe that tutoring offers one of the best educational experiences for the students, as it allows lessons to be tailored on their specific needs, interests and learning styles. I have always taken pride in offering the best possible chance to succeed to my students by being knowledgeable, supportive and flexible. In my first lesson with a new student, I always assess their abilities in the four skill areas (reading, speaking, listening and writing) and proceed to indentify strengths and areas that need targeted support. I also ensure I gather an understanding of my student’s personality and interests in order to devise engaging and targeted material. In every lesson, I always offer plenty of practice in the four skill areas following a communicative method, but I also focus on grammar since, in my opinion, mastering grammatical structures will allow my students to attain higher linguistic capabilities (in both their first and second language). I use engaging and up-to-date teaching and learning material that I often create myself. Also, I always include references to Italian culture (for example literature, comic books, magazines, movies etc...) in every lesson to provide a well rounded experience and to inspire a love for the subject.

Availability: Week days after 5 and week ends all day.

Willing to travel: 10 miles

Experience: I have started teaching Italian in 2009 when, almost at the end of a Masters in Italian Literature, I was awarded a scholarship to work as an Italian assistant teacher in Australia for eight months. During those months, I supported the Italian teacher at a secondary school in Melbourne, developing teaching and learning material and preparing the year 11 and 12 students for their final Italian exam. I fell in love with the teaching profession, and decided to undertake a Postgraduate Diploma of Education to be fully qualified. Whilst studying, I worked part time for different language schools, teaching Italian to a variety of students, from pre-school children to adults. I also started tutoring year 11 and 12 students. After graduating, I held positions as Italian teacher in a public school (Grovedale College, 2011) and in the private school where I had worked as an assistant teacher in 2009 (Academy of Mary Immaculate, 2012-2013). In the meantime, I was also fortunate enough to tutor a multitude of senior secondary school students preparing for the Italian Victorian Certificate of Education exam (corresponding to A levels). At the end of 2013 I decided to move back to Europe to be closer to my family, and I chose London for its vibrant cultural atmosphere. Since moving to London, I have been working as a supply teacher and I have also tutored two students preparing for their A level Italian exam.

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Feedback For Claudia (2)

We have a total of 2 review(s) for Claudia.

Angela (Mrs)
09/05/2017

5/5 Rating

I started to learn Italian ab initio as part of my International Baccalaureate last year and Claudia has been fantastic. I can not recommend her highly enough. She is so lovely, patient and a wonderful tutor. Historically I am not great with languages but have learnt so much in 1 year. I now love the language and would love to continue with it one day. All this is due to Claudia! If you are looking for an Italian tutor, look no further.
From Sabrina


Angela (Mrs)
09/07/2016

5/5 Rating

We have found Claudia to be just the tutor we were looking for!- thank you


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