Student Profile

Name: Michelle

Age: 64

Occupation: Retired child nurse

Location: Griffith, NSW, Australia

Short description: Michelle is a retired child nurse who is currently studying Italian online for almost one year. She tries to travel to Italy every second year. Michelle’s home is full of Italian books, paintings, and photographs. Even though she was born into an English and Irish family, she always felt to be Italian.

Aside from language learning, Michelle loves taking long walks and listening to podcasts. Her dedication to learning Italian for her travels demonstrates her passion for exploring new cultures and expanding her horizons.

Previous Language Learning Experience: Michelle studied French at school she was quite good but now she remembers just a few words here and there! Between She studied Italian in a language school (group class) for 3 years but she felt she wasn't progressing.

Learning Style: Michelle is a Kinesthetic learner, she learns best through hands-on activities and movement. Michelle's enjoyment of practicing Italian grammar through homework assignments. She loves activities such as writing out conjugations or sentence structures by hand, using flashcards, and engaging in conversational practice with her teacher.

Goals and Expectations: Michelle's main goal is to learn Italian so she can be nice to people she will meet on her travels. She doesn't have particular expectations.

Challenges: Michelle's main challenge is remembering vocabulary and “pronunce the GN”.

Italian teacher: Agata

Learning Format: CLASSICA: ONE (50-minute) one-on-one lessons per week

Studying with Su Misura Italy since: July 2022

TESTIMONIAL

"I have been taking private Italian classes with Agata for the past 8 months and I absolutely love our weekly appointments! Before taking private lessons, I was in a group class environment for 3 years, but I never felt like I was making significant progress. However, since starting private lessons with Agata, I have learned more in 8 months than I did in those 3 years.

Agata is an amazing teacher who is patient, kind, and incredibly knowledgeable. She tailors each lesson to my specific needs and learning style, which has been extremely beneficial in helping me progress quickly.

I highly recommend private Italian classes with Agata to anyone looking to improve their language skills. The personalized attention and focused learning environment have made a huge difference in my progress, and I am so grateful to have found such a wonderful online language school!"