Hello, my name is Simone Merati and I'm an experienced Italian language tutor currently living in Spain. I have been teaching Italian online since 2014. I am currently offering a discounted initial trial lesson at 50% off my normal lesson price for new students.
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05 Jun 2018
Christian1971
very good
03 May 2018
Howard A
I had yet another great class with Simone today. He is always patient with me and has helped me come a long way from the basic phrases that I knew before I met him. I highly recommend him.
25 Jan 2018
Trigthecig
Excellent
06 Sep 2017
Bahar A
Simone's teaching method is very dynamic and well tracked. He is very creative and friendly so the class is usually over in a blink.
27 Mar 2017
Basmanova
Simone is very dynamic and flexible to a student's needs. Ii was very easy to communicate with him. Now I'm confident about my level and know my weak points.
24 Feb 2017
Azzurro
Every lesson I come away with a sense that I have learnt something important, Simone has a wonderful way of explaining, and areas where I struggled previously he explains in a simple yet effective way. Grazie Simone!
Hello! I'm a 40yo Italian guy, I've been living in Asia teaching and giving private language tuition (mostly French and Italian) for the last 7 years then came back to Europe and now settled (mostly) in Spain.
I've travelled around more than 50 countries, and beside being an avid traveller I do love food (cooking and eating), reading, learning new languages and much more.
I am bilingual French and Italian and I can conduct our classes in English and Spanish as well (any combination up to your needs!)
Qualifications & Experience
Degree in Foreign Languages at Ca' Foscari Venice University, Italy
DALF (obtained in 2001)
I've been teaching and working as translator/interpreter for the last 5 years, first in Iran, then Tokyo and finally Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), where I usually live - now back for a few months to Europe. I still have my Malaysian students via Skype - it's a fantastic way to teach for both tutor and students :)
Teaching Approach
Conversation rules!
I like to teach what the student wants to learn. After having a chat at the beginning of the class to understand the purposes and goals in learning the language I know what to focus on during the classes.
Different people learn in different ways, so for some students a strong grammar basis is needed, others want to achieve a good colloquial level of fluency, so we work on that :)
I've got plenty of teaching materials I can pass to you as a PDF file through Skype to use in the class as well as materials I prepare myself for specific topics. I focus on using media (movies, radio and music) to have access to the culture, not only the language.
Sono nato in Italia e ho studiato in scuole italiane (anche mentre vivevo all'estero in gioventù). Ho una formazione principalmente linguistico-letteraria e un grande interesse nelle culture diverse dalla mia, oltre ad una passione per i viaggi.
05 Jun 2018
24 Feb 2017