About Me

Hello there!

My name is Maria and I live in Lecce (Le) in Puglia. I am the Director and Founder of Mondo Italia School as well as one of the main teachers in Italian Class for foreigners.
I received my DITALS and ELIIAS masters from University of Siena that allows me teaching Italian as second language in person and online. I am also CELTA certified, indeed I speak English, German and Chinese. I love different languages and cultures. I like to discover and experience new things. Thank to my background in teaching and various stays abroad, I decided to teach Italian as a second language, because I believe in the power of spreading the Italian roots everywhere. I dream of Italy remaining an indelible memory in the hearts of those who come to visit. This is a wonderful land made of love and friendship, fantasy and reality, history and art, language and culture... and food!
If I were to describe myself, I would say I am friendly, just like all the locals in Puglia. I live in the land of sea and sun, and this is the heritage I carry in my blood! For my personal monthly updates, please visit my blog.

Education Background
- DITALS trainer
- PLIDA examiner
- CELTA certificate from Cambridge University
- Master Flipped Learning and CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) from University of Novedrate
- HR Masters Degree from University of Novedrate
- Master ELIIAS from University of Siena
- Master DITALS from University of Siena
- Foreign Languages and Intercultural Translation from University of Novedrate
- Italian Literature (Summa Cum Laude) from University of Salento

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