Donatella Petruzzo

Hello! I am a certified and experienced Italian native teacher. I also speak Turkish, French and English at an advanced level. To me, it is important that my students have a good time at lesson: we learn better when we have fun and we spend time with smiley people who make us feeling confortable!

First of all I try to understand my students needs: do you need to take lessons to travel, to pass an exam, to work? So, we could say that my style changes according to your needs but, generally speaking, I have a comunicative approach: a lot of speaking practice, dialogues, discussions and daily situations. I also often do activities to broad your vocabulary and to practice your listening skills

I started to teach in 2010. I live in Istanbul, where I teach Italian as a second language to students of all ages. Before Turkey, I have been teaching Italian in France and Australia, having the chance to learn different approaches and teaching techniques.

My main job is teaching but I hold a master degree in translation:I know many technical languages. My bachelor degree: literature and cinema.