Testimonials

Barbara teaches our whole family. We love Italy and spend a lot of time there and really felt it was important to make more of an effort with the language. I have been learning Italian on and off for a couple of years but got to the stage where I really was not making progress. Starting lessons with Barbara has given me the extra boost to focus on taking my language skills to the next level and really trying to improve my confidence about speaking. The importance of lessons and conversion with a native speaker is really key and Barbara fits that role perfectly.

My husband and son started as complete beginners and Barbara has been very good at introducing the language and ensuring that they have a sound understanding of structure and grammar. Barbara will be working with my son on his GCSE Italian which gives him a real focus for his language lessons.

In addition, Barbara has undertaken a range of translation work for us, both Italian to English and visa versa. Her work has been excellent and very helpful to us, particularly where quite technical documents are concerned.

Regardless of what level you are we would strongly recommend Barbara as an excellent and fun teacher!
Ceri, Steve and Matthew

I have been learning Italian with Barbara for a year and I thoroughly enjoy it. Barbara is friendly and adapts her learning style to suit the needs of the student. There is also a variety of teaching resources which helps to keep my interest. If anyone is thinking of starting to learn Italian I would definitely recommend Barbara as a teacher. I’m so glad that I found her!Luisa

Barbara was able to provide specifically-tailored help to address my personal language-learning needs in a relaxed and friendly manner, meaning that the lessons were very enjoyable, as well as being very useful.Alan

Barbara,

thank you very much for your italian lessons which gave us great start for living in Italy. Your lessons were always great fun, very well prepared and organized. Recommend you as a teacher or even as a friend. Your warm personality and great approach to teaching made all our lessons very enjoyable. Grazie mile.
Jana & James

David and I are both very happy with Barbara as our Language tutor. Barbara is extremely patient, helping us with basic Italian grammar as well as build on my vocabulary of Italian and also answer any questions I have and help me with forming sentences.

Barbara has a lovely approach to teaching, is friendly and approachable and willing to be flexible in coming to us for lessons, which is helpful for David as his time is limited. We both enjoy Barbara’s lessons.
Tracy & David

Barbara´s lessons offer the opportunity to learn Italian from a native speaker in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Her flexible and patient teaching method is structured using recognized text books and allows you to learn at your own pace.

The one-to-one tuition means you can spend as little or as much time as you need on each topic, without feeling pressured to move on before you are ready.

Her lessons bring together all elements of grammar, listening, reading, writing and speaking in a fun and effective way and make learning Italian really enjoyable.
Tim

Barbara is a great teacher for a beginner such as myself. I always wanted to learn from a native Italian as I believe it is the only way to learn a language properly. Her classes are tailored to suit the individual learner.

Barbara prepares her lessons for every class and tries to mix different disciplines of grammar, listening, writing, reading to keep me motivated. She is also very good at reinforcing my weaknesses.

She provides the guidance to make the learning experience enjoyable and effective. She is very easy going and I find her company very enjoyable. I’m very keen to continue my classes as I’m sure that within a short space of time I will be a confident Italian speaker.
Nathalie

My Italian lesson is the highlight of my week, thanks to a varied lesson plan, a beautiful language and a fantastic teacher.

My dream is to be able to go to Italia and speak to my friends in Italian and this is the first step to making this come true.

Io amo l´italia!!
Matt