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Eleonora Pennini

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Italian
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Italian
Native
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English
C2
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German
C2
,
Arabic
A1

About Me

My background is a mix of languages, countries and teaching experiences. I was born and raised in a tiny Italian village on the Adriatic coast and studied Foreign Languages in the city of Ferrara. After my B.A., I moved to Germany, where - among others - I studied an M.A degree in Literature, worked as an Italian teacher, tour guide and interpreter. My next job took me to London, UK, where I spent six years working in research and higher education. Since 2016, I have been living in wonderful Palestine, working as a German teacher at the Goethe-Institut and as an English trainer for several organizations.

I can teach Italian, English and German (I am a certified examiner for Goethe-Institut exams).

What I offer:
- communication classes (A1 - A2): My focus is on speaking. Therefore, I will hand over the floor to you and lead you to use the language as much as possible. I will provide grammar and vocabulary worksheets as well as listening exercises from different internet sources; these will serve as a base for free communication such as expressing your opinion on a given topic, making your own examples and sentences, etc.
- conversational classes (B - C): Depending on your interests, I will send you short articles, stories, book excerpts to read beforehand. During the class, we will freely discuss the readings, make a summary and clarify or practise any grammar as needed.
- tailored courses: If you have any specific area you wish to improve in (writing, business Italian, etc.), we can discuss an appropriate curriculum.

Before being a teacher, I am a learner of all things language and literature. My interests range from history to journalism, from blogging to cats, from creative writing to food. In my lessons, I tend to go with the flow - both because I like good conversations and because I believe that an authentic chat is more valuable than any book exercise.
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Teaching Expertise

Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced

Résumé

schoolEducation

2008 - 2010
M.A. German
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Universität Bremen - Bremen, Germany
Focus in German Language and Literature
2003 - 2007
B.A. Foreign Languages
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Università di Ferrara - Ferrara, Italy
Focus in English and German

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2018 - 2019
German Teacher
Goethe-Institut - Ramallah, Palestine
Teaching A1-A2 levels of the CEFR; Administering and grading exams.
2016 - 2018
English Access Microscholarship Program Teacher
Amideast - Jerusalem, Palestine
Teaching four cohorts of high school students in the English Access Microscholarship Program; Guiding students through intensive English courses over an 18-month period; Developing and delivering curricula related to career preparation, civic engagement and cultural exchange with a focus on project-based learning.
2007 - 2010
Italian Teacher
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Italienischer Sprachkontakt - Bremen, Germany
Designing and carrying out original curricula for all levels; Translations of marketing texts from German into Italian; Maintaining a growing pool of new students ; Interim school management (Sep. - Dec. 2009)

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2018 - 2018
Prüferzertifikat (Examiner qualification)
Goethe-Institut - Munich, Germany
Examiner of German language exams, A1 -C2
2018 - 2018
CELTA
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Cambridge Assessment - Istanbul, Turkey
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, full-time, 120 contact hours.
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