Federica

5 (13 reviews)

Rate $79
Response 2h
Students
Number of students Federica has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
7
Number of students Federica has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (13 reviews)

$79/hr

Italian

Discover the beauty of Italy— its language and traditions- with an experienced language graduate. Speak Italian from your very first lesson with fun, immersive learning for all levels.

Italian

Lesson location

- online

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Federica is one of our best Italian tutors. High-quality profile, verified qualifications, a quick response time, and great reviews from students!

About Federica

"Born in Rome and a graduate of Rome University in languages and foreign language teaching, I bring my passion for language learning to every lesson. Now based in Edinburgh, I love teaching Italian and I also speak Spanish and French."

About the lesson

I love teaching. Teaching for me is a creative experience that enables me to facilitate the learning process. I love to see the transformation of a beginner from barely being able to introduce themselves in the target language to being able to engage in a conversational exchange such as a contextualised role-play. Learning a language is the result of a collaboration between teacher and learner and I definitely like to be part of it. Moreover, being a language learner myself, I never forget the challenges that a student may be confronted with, which I like to believe enables me to help my students. I try to respond to the learner’s feedback and act upon it. In a nutshell, if a student is struggling with any given new language items, I will always try to find another way to help them understand. I follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and the principles of the communicative approach, where the learner is constantly encouraged to take an active role and emphasis is on developing communicative skills and not memorising words, sentences and grammatical rules per se. I present the new language in a real life-like context, whether it be a written or spoken text, and then move to the observation and analysis phase, all of this followed by guided written as well as speaking practice, depending on the level of the learner. I try to avoid long complicated grammatical definitions – they belong to academic texts of descriptive linguistics. I prefer to resort to the inductive method as regards the teaching of grammatical rules, guiding and encouraging the learner to identify any potential rules. This method is very effective as it keeps the students actively engaged in the learning process. I try to incorporate all four basic skills during one session. I regard the use of audio tracks as well as audio-visual materials as essential in order to enable the learner to develop listening comprehension skills. Besides that, videos particularly can make a language class more interesting and fun, too, depending on the subject matter, of course. This leads me to talk about how important it is to make learning fun. While amusement and interest do not have a cause-effect relationship with learning, they definitely play an important role in keeping motivation levels high. That is why I use games activities whenever possible.

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5 (13 reviews)

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Farah
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Perfect! Federica is an amazing language teacher! My son, 9 years old, is very much enjoying his Italian lessons with her. She creates weekly materials for his level (dad Italian), which helps him improve quickly. My son describes the lessons as "fun, engaging and informative". We highly recommend!
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Farah

Perfect! Federica is an amazing language teacher! My son, 9 years old, is very much enjoying his Italian lessons with her. She creates weekly materials for his level (dad Italian), which helps him improve quickly. My son describes the lessons as "fun, engaging and informative". We highly recommend!
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Dona
- 5
Perfect! I am really enjoying my lessons with Federica and am delighted to be learning well.
Federica is patient and encouraging, and obviously understands how people learn. She uses an excellent course and takes me through it at the correct pace for me, explaining and helping all the time.
I am very pleased with my Superprof tutor!
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Dona

Perfect! I am really enjoying my lessons with Federica and am delighted to be learning well.
Federica is patient and encouraging, and obviously understands how people learn. She uses an excellent course and takes me through it at the correct pace for me, explaining and helping all the time.
I am very pleased with my Superprof tutor!
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Matilda
- 5
Perfect! Federica is a great tutor! She quickly assessed my level, created materials and lesson plans to support my learning and is helping me meet my goals. The lessons are fun and engaging but also cover important information and give me a solid foundation. I highly recommend!
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Matilda

Perfect! Federica is a great tutor! She quickly assessed my level, created materials and lesson plans to support my learning and is helping me meet my goals. The lessons are fun and engaging but also cover important information and give me a solid foundation. I highly recommend!
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SANDRA
- 5
Perfect! I’m really enjoying my lessons with Federica. She provides well-planned, interesting lessons and is very supportive and encouraging. It’s a pleasure working with her.
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SANDRA

Perfect! I’m really enjoying my lessons with Federica. She provides well-planned, interesting lessons and is very supportive and encouraging. It’s a pleasure working with her.

Federica's response
Sandra already possesses a good degree of fluency and can discuss several everyday topics. I am confident she can continue to make progress by reading and consolidating her knowledge and understanding of the tense system as well as other key aspects of grammar.
- Federica's response :
  Sandra already possesses a good degree of fluency and can discuss several everyday topics. I am confident she can continue to make progress by reading and consolidating her knowledge and understanding of the tense system as well as other key aspects of grammar.
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Ben
- 5
Perfect! Federica was extremely welcoming and supportive. I’ve had 2 lessons so far with her and I ha e been very happy with how much progress I’ve made. I’m excited to keep working with her.
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Ben

Perfect! Federica was extremely welcoming and supportive. I’ve had 2 lessons so far with her and I ha e been very happy with how much progress I’ve made. I’m excited to keep working with her.

Federica's response
You're doing really well and, based on your progress and determined mindset, I'm confident you will achieve your goals. I look forward to helping you continue to develop your communicative skills in Italian.
- Federica's response :
  You're doing really well and, based on your progress and determined mindset, I'm confident you will achieve your goals. I look forward to helping you continue to develop your communicative skills in Italian.
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Serena

I have been having conversation lessons with Federica for over 6 months now. Federica always prepares the lesson very well. She makes the class fun but succeeds in pitching it at an appropriate level so that I feel stretched but not overloaded. She backs ups her teaching with her excellent knowledge of grammar.

I always look forward to my classes with her!
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Serena
I have been having conversation lessons with Federica for over 6 months now. Federica always prepares the lesson very well. She makes the class fun but succeeds in pitching it at an appropriate level so that I feel stretched but not overloaded. She backs ups her teaching with her excellent knowledge of grammar.

I always look forward to my classes with her!
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John

Federica is an excellent teacher!
Her lessons are very well prepared, and are tailored to the individual’s needs and interests. She mixes grammar with conversation so one progresses technically, but it is always fun!
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John
Federica is an excellent teacher!
Her lessons are very well prepared, and are tailored to the individual’s needs and interests. She mixes grammar with conversation so one progresses technically, but it is always fun!
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Jam

I've hugely enjoyed working with Federica as my Italian tutor. She's clear, patient and encouraging and the lessons and homework are well structured while still feeling relaxed and engaging. She also makes space in our sessions for helpful converation practice, which is a key development area for me.

I’ve made noticeable progress in both understanding and conversation skills while I've been working with Federica.

Highly recommended.
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Jam
I've hugely enjoyed working with Federica as my Italian tutor. She's clear, patient and encouraging and the lessons and homework are well structured while still feeling relaxed and engaging. She also makes space in our sessions for helpful converation practice, which is a key development area for me.

I’ve made noticeable progress in both understanding and conversation skills while I've been working with Federica.

Highly recommended.
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Nathan

Federica was our Italian teacher for six months, and we loved every lesson. She is incredibly thoughtful and adaptable and has the perfect balance of professionalism with warmth and humour.

She was especially good at adjusting to our different learning speeds (I needed more support than my wife) without holding either of us back. She challenged us while making sure lessons never felt overwhelming, which helped us progress quickly and stay motivated.

Her lessons were well-structured, engaging, and fun, and they sparked a genuine enthusiasm for both the Italian language and culture.
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Nathan
Federica was our Italian teacher for six months, and we loved every lesson. She is incredibly thoughtful and adaptable and has the perfect balance of professionalism with warmth and humour.

She was especially good at adjusting to our different learning speeds (I needed more support than my wife) without holding either of us back. She challenged us while making sure lessons never felt overwhelming, which helped us progress quickly and stay motivated.

Her lessons were well-structured, engaging, and fun, and they sparked a genuine enthusiasm for both the Italian language and culture.
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Jessical

Federica has tailor made learning to suit my needs, she challenges and encourages me every session and is making sure that I am building my skills and confidence. She has been flexible at finding at time that suits me and has been supportive in a unique request!
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Jessical
Federica has tailor made learning to suit my needs, she challenges and encourages me every session and is making sure that I am building my skills and confidence. She has been flexible at finding at time that suits me and has been supportive in a unique request!
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Rebecca

I’ve been having one to one Italian lessons with Federica since August 2005. In that time she’s helped me build my confidence by consolidating my learning. She’s fun to work with, offers great support and her lessons are interesting. I can highly recommend her.
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Rebecca
I’ve been having one to one Italian lessons with Federica since August 2005. In that time she’s helped me build my confidence by consolidating my learning. She’s fun to work with, offers great support and her lessons are interesting. I can highly recommend her.
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Diane

I thoroughly enjoy my Italian lessons with Federica. Each time we meet my Italian steadily improves and I am very grateful that each lesson is prepared specifically for me.
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Diane
I thoroughly enjoy my Italian lessons with Federica. Each time we meet my Italian steadily improves and I am very grateful that each lesson is prepared specifically for me.
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Stephen

Federica makes learning Italian fun! As well as learning the grammar, in my opinion, the most important thing is to be able to actually speak to Italians! Federica's approach to teaching ensures that both aspects are covered.
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Stephen
Federica makes learning Italian fun! As well as learning the grammar, in my opinion, the most important thing is to be able to actually speak to Italians! Federica's approach to teaching ensures that both aspects are covered.
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