Meeting Times

• Wednesday 2/4/2026, 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM
• Wednesday 2/11/2026, 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM
• Wednesday 2/18/2026, 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM
• Wednesday 2/25/2026, 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM
• Wednesday 3/4/2026, 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM
• Wednesday 3/11/2026, 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM
• Wednesday 3/18/2026, 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM

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Description

Material Fee: $10.00 due in exact change the first night of class.

Session 1: Personal introduction, resume of regular verbs at the present tense, nouns and adjectives, how to go clothing shopping and listening activities (songs, videos), exercises 

Session 2: Use of the irregular verbs to like and to do at the present tense, conversation about hobbies and things to do in the free time, Italian culture, reading, listening activities (songs, videos), exercises 

Session 3:  Use of the Passato prossimo and Imperfetto past tenses of regular verbs, how to order in a gelateria and Pasticceria, recipes, Italian culture, reading, speaking listening activities (songs, videos), exercises

Session 4: Giving directions, past tense of verb to like, Italian culture, speaking and listening activities (songs, videos), exercises

Session 5: Combined prepositions, how to go groceries and shopping, Italian culture, reading, speaking and listening activities (songs, videos), exercises

Session 6: Exercises on verbs tenses, how to write a letter, Italian culture, reading, speaking and listening activities (songs, videos), exercises

Session 7: Gerundio tense, how to book a table, hotel/apartment, Italian culture, reading, speaking and listening activities (songs, videos), exercises

Bio

My name is Fabiana and I am an Italian teacher and tutor. 

I grew up in in Italy where I graduated in Italian Language and Literature at the Universita’ di Lettere e Filosofia in Parma and at the same time I pursued Violin performance and music studies at the Conservatorio di Musica “Arrigo Boito”. Embracing these different but related academic disciplines had enriched me with an interdisciplinary approach and knowledge that I rely on as a teacher. 

My experience in teaching started during the High school and University years, working as private tutor and later as Elementary classroom teacher in Italy.

Since I moved abroad to my family more than 15 years ago, I have focused my career on teaching Italian as a second language. I learnt English and Norwegian languages (achieving a IELTS exam and a NORINT certification from the University of Stavanger) to be able to work as Italian tutor and course instructor in the UK, in Norway and in the US, where I have been living since 2018 in the beautiful town of Guilford.  I work as Adjunct Lecturer at the University of New Haven and I am an Italian tutor for the language school Aux 3 Pommes, LLC Foreign Language School. I work as Per diem Substitute Teacher in the Guilford Public Schools, and I design and teach Italian courses and seminars at local libraries and Adult Education Centers. In January 2025 I started my own Teaching platform where I offer courses, classes and seminars of Italian and Latin languages both online and in person   ciaoitalianlessons.com  

I like to run half marathons, and I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, going to concerts and theater.

Additional Notes

Material Fee: $10.00.