Do you want to speak Italian?
If you always dreamt about speaking authentic Italian to chat with locals during your holiday in la bella Italia or your goal is to achieve a major career step working in Italy or for an Italian company speaking authentic italiano then you find the right person to guide you through your Italian language journey.
My name is Giuseppina De Leonardis and I´ll be your teacher, your conversation partner, your Italian culture guide.
Do you want to speak italian?
If you always dreamt about speaking authentic Italian to chat with locals during your holiday in la bella Italia or your goal is to achieve a major career step working in Italy or for an Italian company speaking authentic italiano then you find the right person to guide you through your Italian language journey.
My name is Giuseppina De Leonardis and I´ll be your teacher, your conversation partner, your Italian culture guide.
I started to work for a language school as project language manager organizing courses for international companies, groups and individuals of all levels and backgrounds. I was responsible for both the management of the courses and the pedagogical aspects of the teaching. During this time I joined many workshops about teaching and learning languages methods and became a Telc examiner of the Italian language.
My Story
Born in Grottaglie, a small town in the sunny and beautiful Puglia, a region in south of Italy, I’m an Italian teacher currently living in China, in the bustling city of Shanghai.
After obtaining a bachelor degree in Modern Foreign languages I have travelled the world working on a cruise ship as a hostess until I decided to move to Germany to learn the language. I was supposed to stay there just 6 months but then I found l`amore, met my husband and decided to made the beautiful city of Stuttgart in south of Germany my home.
I started to work for a language school as project language manager organizing courses for international companies, groups and individuals of all levels and backgrounds. I was responsible for both the management of the courses and the pedagogical aspects of the teaching. During this time I joined many workshops about teaching and learning languages methods and became a Telc examiner of the Italian language.
Life
Arriving in Shanghai
Life
Arriving in Shanghai
After happy 12 years in Germany I moved to Shanghai where I enrolled at the university to learn mandarin and started my career as Italian teacher.
Apart from learning languages I love sports, cooking, practicing yoga and travelling especially in the remote regions of China. Learning mandarin and be able to communicate with locals is a big challenge which makes me reflect on the difficulties of learning and develop new strategies to overcome them and to use this experience during my classes.
My blog
Tutoring articles and interesting facts about Italian culture and Italian people
L’uso di Ci e Ne in Italiano
L’USO DI CI E NE Ehilà! Have you ever come across an Italian phrase like this: Te ne parlo dopo! (I’ll tell you about it later!) or Ci tengo a fare un bel lavoro (I want to do a good job)?
L’ARTE PER COMBATTERE LA VIOLENZA: ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI
Ehilà! Sapete chi è stata la prima donna a firmare i propri quadri? Il suo nome era Artemisia Gentileschi e quella sopra è proprio una delle sue opere. Sembrerebbe, dallo stile, un quadro di Caravaggio; esso rappresenta una scena biblica: l’ebrea Giuditta,
Gli articoli in italiano, formazione ed uso: Learn with us the italian articles
Ehilà! Good to see you! In this article I’m going to introduce to you the Italian articles and how to use them properly. First of all, there’s an important thing to point out: in Italian there are two types of articles,
Italian
Articles on Italian tutoring and more about Italian culture
Through my job and a big passion in learning foreign languages myself I have developed a deep understanding of the process of learning languages and decided to accompany you in the journey of learning one of the most beautiful languages in the world, to share my knowledge and tips about learning the language and show the beauty of Italian culture and people.
This is the reason why I created italianoadesso.
Italianoadesso is a platform where you can find useful material to learn Italian from the basic to the advance level, but most of all is a place where you can truly get in touch with the authentic italiano and the Italian culture.
Through my blog I`ll share grammatical rules or colloquialism while through my podcast I´ll give you an insight in the Italian culture, telling about the persons and the facts that are changing il Bel Paese.
