My teaching approach relies on practice and immersion in the language, through conversation and consumption of multiple medias (music, movies, books).
My main focus is making my students able to communicate and interact as soon as possible, so that they can enjoy their language-learning journey instead of just studying and waiting for a long time before they can actually use what they learned.
During our encounters we will talk, write and practice, intertwining the formal learning of grammar and vocabulary with the more entertaining usage of each skill you will acquire.
No matter the level you begin with, from first basic interactions to formal high-level discussions, we can work together to improve your skills and proficiency.
I am skilled and professional, but also flexible and easy-going.
My interests are mainly of the nerd-ish persuasion, such as fantasy and sci-fi novels, movies and series, boardgames, RPGs and suchlike.
I love learning new things and discovering old classics with my friends and my students, and this is mainly why I got my degree in philosophy and studied many different topics on my own.
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168 Lessons | June 29, 2026
It gets better. Mick helps me along the way every week pointing out to me how to get the best out of myself. My ability grows 😁
168 Lessons | June 15, 2026
Lovely lesson today. I've started talking Italian during our lessons as standard. A great leap forward for me but today I had a lot of grammar thoughts running around my mind. We explored them and I found it very, very useful. Sometimes it's good to consolidate ideas rather than feeling pressured to move 'forward' all of the time. Mick- grazie mille!
23 Lessons | April 14, 2026
I have finished my 10 lessons with Michela and looking forward to starting up with her again in a month or so. She is a great teacher and I would definitely recommend her to anyone wanting to learn the Italian language. Thank you Michela, I look forward to working with you again
292 Lessons | April 9, 2026
Fabulous! A new "Mick" story for listening, dication and translation...