Speak Italian with confidence
Private and small peer-group lessons for working professionals who want to move beyond phrasebook Italian and actually enjoy the conversation at the table, the market and the hotel desk.
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Choose your course the way you'd choose a meal
Every learner starts somewhere different: a first taste, a steady weekly course or a short, intensive push before a holiday. Pick the course, not the commitment level; we'll adjust the pace to you.
Twenty years of turning nervous beginners into confident travellers
Dr Stefania Faraone has taught Italian as a second language for over two decades. She holds a PhD in English studies and a BA (Hons) in English and French from the University of Pescara, alongside a CLTA diploma in teaching Italian as a foreign language.
Beyond the classroom, Stefania organises cultural trips to Italy for her students: Rome, Naples, Bergamo, Venice and Verona, so the language has somewhere real to land.
- PhD in English studies, University of Pescara
- CLTA Diploma in Teaching Italian as a Second Language
- Runs cultural immersion trips to Italy for students
Three phrases worth knowing before you land
A small taste of what lessons cover: the phrases that make you feel like a guest, not a tourist.
At the restaurant
Asking for directions
At check-in
"I have been doing Italian with Stefania for 3 years. Her class is entertaining, well structured and encourages student participation. Add to that, Stefania is a really lovely person."
"Stefania's Italian class has enhanced my life in many ways. I'm still learning the language 4 years on, the reason I joined in the first place, but there has also been so much more: cultural events, trips to Italy and wonderful friends."
"I have been attending Stefania's classes for a few years now. Her enthusiasm for her country and language is passed on to every student, taught in a friendly way where no one is afraid to have a go."
Cultural Trips & Class Celebrations
Book your free trial lesson
Tell me a little about your Italian so far and what you're preparing for: a wedding, a retirement trip, a new job and I'll suggest the right course for you.
In person around Belfast or online via Zoom for students anywhere. Most professional clients join from their desk during a lunch break or after work.