Hello, my name is STEFANIA SCIFONI and I'm 41 years old and currently living in Italy. I am a native Italian speaker and teach Italian. I have been an online Italian teacher with Verbalplanet since January 2014.
I can speak the following languages fluently: Italian, English, Spanish.
I am currently offering a free initial trial lesson for new students.
Latest Reviews
11 May 2022
rnutwell
Buona lezione!
11 May 2022
rnutwell
Buona lezione!
22 Apr 2022
RalucaV
Stefania is an exceptional teacher, she makes learning Italian interesting and engaging. Her lessons are thoughtful, organized and impactful. I am very lucky to have found such an extraordinary teacher who is a master of the Italian language while making the learning process approachable and fun. I look forward to our lessons every week because I can see my progress and I feel very comfortable and encouraged by Stefania. She really is the very BEST!
15 Apr 2022
rnutwell
Ottima!
04 Apr 2022
StephenPGame
Helpful and encouraging. Looking forward to my weekly lessons.
21 Mar 2022
Dovile V
Stefania is very professional teacher and very warm person. You will not feel any stress during learning process. I really thankful to my amazing teacher for her patience. :)
Hi my name is Stefania, I am 34 and I live in the countryside close to Rome. I have been teaching Italian for 9 years and and every time I start a lesson with a new person it is always an amazing experience, since a language is not just learning a new word or a new verb is much more than that. It is an encounter with a different culture which makes the study of a language more valuable and meaningful,
I am an easy going and friendly person who never loses sight of the professionalism a teacher should always have. I will be more than happy to answer all your questions/doubts about grammar and pronunciation
Qualifications & Experience
° CELI Certificate as Italian Language Examiner - University of Perugia , Italy.
° DITALS II: Certificate of Italian Language Teaching issued by University for Foreigners of Siena, Italy.
° Course of Translation and adaptation of audio-visual works for dubbing and subtitling, Rome, Italy
° Master in Literary and Cinema Translation - “Tor Vergata” University of Rome
° Degree in Modern Languages (English and Spanish literature )“La Sapienza” University of Rome.
Experience:
°Focus –CESV- School di of Italian – Rome, Italy
° Skpe private lessons
° Italian teacher in several private schools in Italy
Teaching Approach
My approach is always communicative. I design and implement lessons plans for young students and adults at different levels by tailoring teaching methods to suit their individual needs, that can be for business or cultural reasons.
I always try to motivate and direct students to maximum performance by encouraging a positive and energetic environment.
I often use role plays to stress the importance of context to language learning, to develop grammar in a simpler way and to improve pronunciation. We will also read and discuss topics taken from newspapers, blogs, books which offer an interesting and updated view of the language.
