One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Maria will be happy to arrange your first Italian lesson.
Maria
One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Maria will be happy to arrange your first Italian lesson.
- Hourly rate £60
- Response Time 5h
- Number of students 50+
£60/hr
1st lesson free
- Italian
- Italian listening
- Italian speaking
- Italian reading
- Italian vocabulary
Experienced and enthusiastic Italian & German teacher providing high-quality lessons in London and online
Lesson location
- Online
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 10 km from London
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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Maria will be happy to arrange your first Italian lesson.
About Maria
I am a foreign language tutor with over seven years of teaching experience. After graduating in 2014, I have been living and working in London as a full-time tutor. I have been teaching Italian and German to KS3, GCSE, IGCSE, Cambridge IGCSE, IB, AS, A-Level, primary students and adult learners, providing in-company and tailor-made courses as well. I am currently teaching evening courses at International House London.
My students have attended Eton College, Queen's Gate School, Francis Holland School, South Hampstead High School, Sherborne School, St Paul's Girls' School, Wycombe Abbey, King Edward VI Grammar School, Latymer Upper School, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Fine Arts College, Wimbledon College, Forest Independent School, Henrietta Barnett School, Bancrofts School, Caterham School, Hockerill Anglo-European College, Woodbridge High School, Trinity Catholic High School and Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School.
I have taught in-company lessons at UniCredit Bank, Thomson Reuters, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and NBCUniversal, National Football League and Barilla among others.
I hold a Master’s degree with distinction (110/110 magna cum laude) in modern foreign languages, issued by the University of Turin (Italy), and a TIAFL 'Teaching Italian as a foreign language' certificate from the Italian Cultural Institute, London.
Please do get in touch to arrange a session at your home, office or in your area.
University :
- Università degli Studi di Torino - Master's degree in Translation for special purposes and interpreting [1st]
- Università degli Studi di Torino - Bachelor's degree in Applied languages [2:1]
Prizes and Scholarships :
"Dignità di stampa" ("Right of publication") awarded for my master’s degree thesis.
Special prize from the University of Turin for my master’s degree thesis, which was selected as one of the best in my academic year.
University of Turin Scholarship
Translation course at the Department of Italian Studies at the J.W. Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
Other Qualifications :
TIAFL Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language, Italian Cultural Institute, London
Grade: A (Excellent)
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I always tailor each lesson to my student's individual needs and personal interests and I use my experience to develop engaging lesson plans, aiming at awaking students'; interest and motivation. My communicative approach enables students to develop confidence quickly and to use the language effectively in a variety of situations. To keep sessions engaging and stimulating I use games, songs, videos and authentic materials such as films or newspaper articles, which enable students to come into contact with relevant cultural aspects related to each language. I am committed to raising children’s achievements and helping them improve their grades: all my GCSE and IGCSE students achieved a 9 in their final exams in June 2022.
Review
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Perfect! Maria's lessons are not only well-structured but also enganging for the Italian language and culture, making each class an enjoyable and enriching experience. Her professionalism significantly contributed to my own motivation and interest in mastering the language.
Perfect! Maria is really nice and an excellent teacher
Perfect! An intuitive and highly intelligent approach to how others learn a language.
Perfect! Maria is a great teacher, both in-person and online. I would highly recommend for Italian learners of all abilities!
Perfect! Maria was patient and helpful in her teaching. I will recommend her to anyone learning Italian.
Perfect! Very organised, excellent quality tutoring.
Perfect! Maria is always on time and arrives with a number of varied exercises (listening, reading and writing). She is encouraging and provides helpful feedback where needed- highly recommend!
Perfect! Great lesson with Maria!
Perfect! Best Italian and German GCSE tutor ever
Maria tutored my daughter in both Italian and German and she just achieved 9s in both subjects at a top London school. She is the best tutor we ever came across, a rare gem and true pro, we highly recommend her! She tutored the daughter of our friend before and was recommended by them to us. She is patient, extremely organised, knows the syllabus inside out and helps each student to reach the best of their abilities, boosting their confidence in the process. She leaves no stone unturned and manages to make it fun and interesting, instilling a deep love and understanding for the languages she teaches.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Italian GCSE 9
German GCSE 9Perfect! Guided me to achieving 7 in IB Italian
Maria was an amazing tutor, who successfully guided me from a level 5 to a level 7(maximum grade) in just 6 months! She was always keen to work on what I felt I needed most, instead of just following the general learning program.
She was always fully prepared for our lessons and even the most tiring grammar basics seemed interesting and entertaining when taught by Maria.
She is truly amazing.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Finished my IB diploma with a level 7 in IB Italian (Started with a level 5)Perfect! Feedback for Maria
I have been studying Italian with Maria for the past couple of months and she is an excellent teacher. We are using a textbook and she is always very well organised and prepared for our lessons. We have been meeting on Skype during the Covid-19 pandemic which works really well.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : My Italian is slowly improving!Perfect! Super German and Italian teacher
Maria has been teaching my daughter German and Italian for nearly a year now . She is absolutely brilliant ! - super organised , great at keeping my daughter concentrated ( difficult task as my daughter tends to like to mess around!) , very enthusiastic and excellent teacher.
My daughter absolutely loves her lessons , enjoys doing her homework ( this is a novelty for us!) and looks forward to her lessons each week .
Really really super teacher . Very sweet and accommodating . Incredibly good with kids ( my daughter is 10).
Thank u Maria ! We look forward to lessons with the younger one soon as well !
Subject : German
Outcome : Excellent progress in both languages in very short period of timePerfect! Excellent Tutor
Maria is a very professional, thorough tutor. She helped my son get his Italian GCSE in a matter of months. Her patience and knowledge was exceptional. I would have no hesitation recommending her.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : He achieved Grade 9 at GCSEPerfect! Subject : Italian
Perfect! Great first lesson
Highly recommend
Subject : GermanPerfect! Very Good Teacher
Maria was very well prepared and conducted the lesson in a confident and professional manner.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Will certainly book more lessons with her.Perfect! Very good tutor
She explains well, is well prepared and understands my needs.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : I will continue having lessons with her in the futurePerfect! Subject : Italian
Perfect! excellent, as from my first review
Perfect! Maria, was excellent, focused and could adapt the teaching strategy to our child. Also very professional.
Outcome : We are looking forward to the next lessonPerfect! German lessons with Maria
Maria is a very good teacher who has helped my son with his German IGCSE exam. She has helped improve his level of German drastically and I am thankful.
Subject : German
Outcome : I would recommend to anyone learning GermanPerfect! Italian lessons with Maria
I am having beginners Italian lessons as are my two daughters aged 11 and 7 (we have them separately). We are all really enjoying our lessons - Maria is always punctual, very well organised with lessons plans and follows up with homework. We are all very happy and my eldest will be starting German lessons soon with her!
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Very happy!View more reviews
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
Maria is extremely professional , courteous and punctual at all times . She explains the subject very well and breaks it down so it is easily understood by the student. She provides good homework and provides valuable feedback on the homework.
Always passionate and encouraging Maria not only helped my daughter improve her lingusistic skills but also led to her developing an interest in German which enabled her to achieve a grade 9 in her German GCSE. Her lessons were always well planned out and homework was checked thoroughly. I am very grateful for all her support.
Maria has been an excellent teacher for our son, working through the curriculum weekly, setting and checking homework with him, providing engaging teaching materials and techniques. We would happily recommend Maria to anyone wishing to learn Italian and prepare for exams at school age or beyond.
Maria Fontana was my student for the two years of her MA course in Translation at the University of Turin, Italy. She was a constant contributor to the development of my lessons with her stimulating questions and suggestions. My course spanned literary and non-literary translation theory and practice. Maria was at all times constant in her application and very determined to aim high in her goals and achievements. I was aware she wanted to be a teacher, not only because she told me, but also because she had (she has) the gift of being systematic in approaching and solving problems from different angles.
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Rates
Hourly rate
- £60
Pack prices
- 5h: £300
- 10h: £600
online
- £59/h
free lessons
The first free lesson with Maria will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 30mins
Details
First free 30 minutes consultation is online only.
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