Teacher Profile: Italian Teacher Leeds

Italian Teacher Leeds – Anna Paola

🇮🇹 Anna Paola, from Northern Italy

🇮🇹 Teaches Italian in Leeds

🇮🇹 Over 2 years experience

🇮🇹 With Cactus since January 2019

🇮🇹 MA in Languages and Literature

🇮🇹 Speaks: English, German, Spanish and Italian

🇮🇹 Loves working with students to build confidence

How long have you been teaching for and how long for Cactus?

I have been teaching for more than 3 years and I have been an Italian teacher in Leeds for Cactus since the beginning of January 2019. I teach Italian in the Cactus centre in Leeds.

How long have you been living in the UK?

I have been living in Leeds for almost one and a half years now.

Where were you born and what is the city famous for?

I was born in Valdagno, a small city near Vicenza (north east of Italy). If you ever go to Valdagno don’t forget to stop by at Bar Carlotto, the birthplace of Bianco Rosso, a very strong liquor drink.

What is your degree and teaching experience?

My Master’s Degree is in Comparative European and Non-European Languages and Literature from University of Verona, Italy. Since I graduated I have been teaching English as a Second Language in Italy, working in different schools, from Primary up to High School level. So I have a lot of experience teaching difference age groups, from children through to adults. When I was still studying at University I started to give private tuition to students, and I really like to work on building their confidence and developing their grammar and pronunciation in the foreign language.

Have you ever worked in another field?

In the University years I worked as an interpreter for different expositions and events in Verona.

How many languages do you speak?

I speak English, German, Spanish and of course, Italian.

Do you have any specific language learning tips?

My language learning tip is: watch movies in the target language, with or without English subtitles. It will help you with your pronunciation and understanding, and it’s fun too!

I’m looking forward to see you on my course and teach you everything about Italian language and culture.

A presto!!

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