Teacher: Federica

About

Born in Sicily, I lived my youth between the beautiful Palermo, Bagheria and Trapani. I studied Law in Rome, and then decided to move abroad to the Netherlands in 2018. It’s there that I realised how much I love my home Country. I’m passionate about conveying its beautiful language, history and rich culture to my students. I believe teaching should be immersive and meaningful, structured yet fun.

Brief CV

Federica holds a Master Degree in Law from University of Rome “La Sapienza” where she specialised into Political Economy. She moved to the Netherlands in 2018 and had a brief experience in a Law Study at The Hague. She started teaching Italian in 2020 and then obtained her Ditals I certification from “Università per Stranieri di Siena” in 2021. Since then, she kept teaching Italian L2-LS as a freelancer to students from all over the world.

 

Reviews

Fun, stress-free and engaging class.

Research shows that having a fun, stress-free and engaging class leads to improved learning. This has been our experience learning Italian with Valentina! Her enthusiasm is contagious, and she truly makes learning fun. Her extensive knowledge of the language and culture shines through in every lesson. I highly recommend her if you want to learn Italian in an engaging and effective way! – Eltiena

Great teacher, various and useful activities!

Valentina is great! She explains very well, the classes cover a variety of topics (grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, etc.) and activities and they are also very fun! 😀 – Julieta

The teacher’s passion is both informative and useful

Learning a new language can be difficult but doesn’t have to be a “chore” – far from it, Valentina makes it fun and engaging. Her passion for language learning I s both informative and really useful. Our class feels incredibly fortunate to have access to such a treasure of a teacher! – Bill

Prachtige taal en fijne lerares!

Kom Italiaans leren bij Valentina, een prachtige taal om te spreken en een fijne lerares om van te leren! – Nienke

Geduldige en vriendelijke lerares

De Italiaanse les wordt gegeven door een geduldige, vriendelijke lerares die goed weet hoe ze iets moet overbrengen en zelf veel kennis van zaken heeft waardoor ze goed uitleg kan geven. – Nienke

Great teacher!

If you do Italian with Kookoovaja, do yourself a favour and go for Valentina as teacher. She makes the class fun and keeps energy in! – Tom

Echt een aanrader!

De perfecte manier om een nieuwe taal te leren. En ook al kan het ivm Corona niet fysiek, het les hebben via video gaat prima, en scheelt ook weer reistijd. Valentina is een goede en leuke docent. Ze weet ook veel van de cultuur en geschiedenis. Echt een aanrader! Natascha

Creative methods and focus on grammar

I really liked the teacher, the focus on grammar which allowed me to really progress to a higher level of linguistic understanding, the conversation in the class in Italian, the creative teaching methods e.g. incorporating music. Elizabeth

Really enjoy it

I learn italian from Valentina and I really enjoy it. It’s not only about the language but i’ve the opportunity to learn about the italian culture as well. Grazie 🙂

moldovayanna – Google review

Very good teacher

Valentina is a very good teacher. Since she studied languages her whole life, she knows what it means to be a student and she is always willing to give you tricks and tips when you are learning a foreign language. She is passionate, patient, competent, and she always knows how to make the classes fun. Laura