Italian Reviews

I enjoyed the classes and the way they were taught more than I expected and hope to continue next term

Extremely happy with the course and excellent tuition from Michele who is very patient and goes beyond to try to explain and ensure we are understanding everything being taught. It is a very enjoyable class. As a complete beginner I did find the book a little challenging to revise at home as it is all in Italian!

I really enjoyed this term, Michele is a wonderful teacher, he was so patient going back over previous lessons, making sure we had a good understanding before we moved on, as well as going off piste to answer our questions, even if they weren't what he had planned for the lesson. Grazie mille Michele!

I have been so very happy with the course and especially my teacher Paola who is just wonderful. I am a beginner and a very slow learner... Paola has an abundance of patience and is so very kind and supportive and makes the lessons really interesting and enjoyable. The lessons whizz by so very quickly! The back office team are also so very supportive and accommodating and do everything to support my learning.

The course has only been running since 11th January - 7 weeks therefore it rather difficult after such a short period of time 7 x 90 minutes = 56 hours to give a realistic assessment of the course. Everyone has there own style and preference of learning. This is my first adult foreign language course therefore I have nothing to compare the quality and standard of the class and teaching skills against. Personally I would have preferred to have learned Italian words first before getting into the grammatical aspect of the language. Fortunately I decided to also learn online with Duolingo which has been extremely helpful. Being taught about articles and verbs before knowing the what the Italian words mean makes it quite difficult to grasp certain aspects especially as the in-person class in only 90 minutes per week.

I have thoroughly enjoyed lessons with Paola, who is a patient, kind and personable teacher. She is empathetic and eager to help students' learning. Group lessons are good natured and good fun. Paola has a great sense of humour and as a native Italian enjoys learning from the backgrounds and experiences of her students in turn. I find learning grammar more challenging than expected but think it will provide a more solid base for reading and writing as well as conversing in Italian.

I really enjoy my group lessons with Paola, we all have fun and help each other. With Paola's guidance we work things out, and from knowing nothing last year, I can now read and understand the written Italian passages we are given. We are speaking a lot more too, and Paola is always encouraging us when we get stuck. She has a lovely personality and is a friend as well a teacher.

Paola is an amazing teacher full of empathy and a great sense of humour The course content is good and the structure works We all gel as a class which helps the learning process

A few in the class are taking private lessons in addition, to get a grip on what we are doing in class.Which strikes me ,that if that is necessary then the nature of what we do in class and pace needs review to ensure there is a more solid understanding be fore we move on.

Paola is a very effective communicator and teacher that seems very strong in her ability to adapt styles to match the student's needs and preferences. Been a pleasure working with her (and very good support from the team in Marlow)