Over the years, I’ve taught everyone from teenagers taking their school exams, to a doctor wishing to converse better with his Italian patients, to an opera singer wishing to understand the opera she was singing!
Some of my clients were kind enough to send me their feedback:
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“I have really enjoyed your class and would be willing to provide feedback to prospective students if you need me to. I will continue to review the material we covered and I hope to resume lessons either with you next year or with an intensive study program in Italy. I will keep in touch. Thank you again for being a wonderful instructor.” J.A.W, USA
“This is just to say the holiday went very well and thanks to my knowledge of Italian I didn’t get into the usual tourist flap. In fact I got quite a kick out being understood in cafes, bars, restaurants, trains, buses and hotels. The choice of lessons was just right.” R.L, Scotland
“To be able to have lessons in Italian with your teacher via the computer has opened a whole new world. I never thought I would feel so comfortable in front of a screen. My confidence in speaking the language comes from the fact that Signora Skeeles (Irma) makes you feel so relaxed and her teaching is concise and informative and, importantly, has empathy with the student. To be able to just log on when I am in another country and carry on with my studies is fantastic! If the truth be known after my first lesson , I thought my Christmas had come early!”
(“Irma if your Son wishes to re-write my comments directly to you ie. in letter form please do so. I write truthfully. I so enjoy my lessons.”) C.P, Essex, UK
“I’ve been studying Italian on-line with Irma for nearly 5 months now and am loving it. The hourly lessons are good fun and very motivating, and I feel that I’m making real progress. The combination of looking at the same things on the computer screen whilst talking normally on the phone is great, and is just as good as being in the same location. I’ve been trying for ages to find a way of learning Italian that fits in with a busy work life and this is it.” L.A, Brighton, UK.
“Irma provides the one-on-one tuition with a professional teacher essential for learning a language in a far more convenient format that ever before available. Some day, all language learning will be this way.” L.H, Italy
“As a young student, I have been under tuition with Irma for just over 18 months, studying towards my AS and A2 Italian. Studying online has been a beneficial experience for me for various reasons.
Primarily, the convenience has meant that lessons are flexible and can be arranged to fit in with ones other commitments.
As well as this, I found the various computer programs easy to use and communication with Irma, both verbally and written, over the internet, clear.
Often Irma has worksheets and other documents which she has prepared prior to the lesson to suit my specific needs, and many of the programs allow for fast and easy file-sharing and are simple to use.
One of my initial doubts was whether the internet experience would be as constructive as a face-to-face lesson. Overall, the internet tuition with Irma has been a beneficial and friendly experience and Irma’s easy manner soon allows for a comfortable environment for learning, which I feel has largely contributed to the improvement of my Italian both grammatically and verbally.”; J.T, Herts, UK