Chiara Mazza

Ciao, my Approach? "Italian as an Experience".
Forget boring, academic lectures. My methodology is based on Situational Learning. We don’t study grammar for its own sake, but because you need it to survive (and have fun) in Italy.
1. Conversation from Minute One
Even if you only know three words ("Ciao," "Pizza," "Grazie"), we will start speaking immediately. We use a technique called scaffolding: I build the sentence structure with you until you are ready to do it on your own.
2. Real Content and Living Culture
We won't just stick to dusty textbooks. During our lessons, we will use:
YouTube and TikTok videos: to understand how young Italians actually speak today.
Songs: to train your ear and your pronunciation.
Restaurant menus and news articles: to immerse ourselves in daily life.
3. Interactive Dynamics
My lessons are a safe space where making mistakes is mandatory. If you don’t make mistakes, you don’t learn!
Role-play: We’ll pretend to be at a local market, at the post office, or even on a first date.
Real-time feedback: I use shared documents to correct your errors as we go, so you’ll always have a "logbook" of your progress.

"Language is not a code to be decrypted, but a world to inhabit."

I’m looking forward to our first chat! Every lesson is tailored to your interests: if you love cooking, we’ll talk recipes; if you love art, we’ll explore the Renaissance.

Would you like to book a trial lesson to see if we click?