Italian Conversation Events (Classes, clinics, workshops)

REVIEWS

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Group Convo Classes

“I enjoyed getting to know each other in a small group, and I felt safe trying to speak and making the inevitable mistakes you make when you’re learning and improving.”   –Michelin A.

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“I liked being able to get diagnostic feedback on grammar, pronunciation, and language usage right on the spot, in real-time, as we were speaking.”   — Val Caruso 

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“Learning new words in the context of a conversation or theme was helpful for me.”   –Kristin K.

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“It gave me that push I needed to speak more.”  –Ann White

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[Focus on Fluency Class]  “Thank you for a great class! I really think we have a fun group that works well together and supports each other.  I enjoyed the articles and the new vocabulary they contained. I also thought that your accompanying questions really encouraged us to work on our fluency by expressing our ideas and opinions. Answering an icebreaker question using the wows [Words of the Week] is great too as is reading the article aloud.”   — Chris Miller

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Convo Clinics & Workshops

“Ciao Jodina,  You really did a fantastic job getting us all together on Saturday with Zoom!! We really were able to converse pretty well with each other! It was fun and I know it took a lot of hours of tech expertise and I really appreciate your efforts!  I think it’s great you gave us some questions in regard to the article, opinions, etc., so we could use the vocab from the text.”   -Giovanna Bravender

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“Ciao Jodina, Vorrei darti i miei ringraziamenti sentiti per tutto il lavoro che hai fatto per aggregarci con ZOOM.  (I’d like to thank you so much for all the work you did to bring us together with Zoom.) Mi ha auitato molto parlare di più l’italiano. (It helped me a lot to speak more Italian.) Se cominci qualcosa come questo ogni mese, mi piacerebbe partecipare. (If you start something like this every month, I would like to participate.) Mille Grazie, Jodina.”   -Chris Miller

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“Ciao Jodina!!!!  Txx so much for organizing these meetings. I know it’s a Lot of work for you.  Grazie tanto!!!”   -Lyn van Haght

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“Ciao Jodina, I am not on Facebook but watched you live on You Tube a short while ago. You asked for feedback – I would like to share that I think what you are doing is wonderful – thank you so much.  Also, I was with you last Saturday and looking forward to tomorrow.  Definitely interested in continuing.  I have been studying Italian on & off for several years but find speaking very challenging. What you are offering is what has been missing.  Thank you. Buonasera.”   –Linda Piermarini, Cold Spring, NY

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Study & Convo Group

“I really enjoyed Saturday’s Italian Study Group Meetup at Panera.  Normally I’m not a big “join the group” person, but I felt really welcomed and enjoyed everyone’s company.  I left the group (after staying far longer than I had planned!) feeling as if I learned a lot and was energized to keep learning.”  –Cathleen, aka Katia

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