Italian Speaking Club
NOVEMBER 6 - January 31
a safe and relaxed space for women to speak Italian with confidence
for intermediate learners who want to improve their speaking skills and immerse themselves in the Italian culture and language
Does this sound familiar to you?
- You're passionate about Italian language and culture. Maybe you visit Italy every now and then, each time saying to yourself: Next time I'm going to speak Italian, while in Italy!
- You've promised yourself to learn Italian so next time you really speak with confidence.
- What do you need in order to maintain motivation, regain curiosity, or start again after a break in your Italian practice?
- stimulating conversations?!
- engaging experiences?!
- topics that matter to you?!
- Clearly, each of these is essential if you're looking to gain confidence while speaking Italian and enjoy the learning process.
- Yet, you've been searching for this kind of learning experience, but so far you could only find general courses with cliché topics, grammar focused lessons, or group conversations where you have only 5 minutes to speak...
- I know this so well from my own and my students' stories And that's why I'm opening again the door to my signature program - the Italian Speaking Club.
- It's a safe and relaxed space for women to speak Italian with confidence.
Join my 3-month group program — Italian Speaking Club
- a small space only for women to talk in Italian about culture, lifestyle, art, and personal growth
- a learning experience focused on speaking and creating habit to practice Italian
- a supportive community of like-minded women
- a safe space to share your challenges and to celebrate your wins in learning Italian
- continuous opportunities to speak Italian without time-consuming lessons
- engaging learning materials, so you feel more like reading a magazine rather than a course book
Speaking Club is for you if you’re an intermediate learner who feels stuck in your Italian journey.
Maybe you’ve been studying for a while and you lack motivation, or despite years of learning, you’re still not comfortable expressing yourself in Italian. It’s also for you if you don’t have much time, but you want to practice Italian and do something only for you.
After the program
- you’ll be able to speak more fluently without searching for right words
- you’ll be more confident in expressing yourself in Italian
- you’ll create a habit to practice Italian daily
- you’ll improve your pronunciation
- you’ll understand more the Italian culture and mentality
What members of the Italian Speaking Club say
MaryI don’t have much time (I’m a mom and a business owner) and I don’t like learning with textbooks, so the Italian Speaking Club was a perfect solution for me to practice Italian for 10 minutes everyday.
La partecipazione allo Speaking Club era una perfetta soluzione per me! Non ho molto tempo per studiare (sono mamma di una piccola ragazzina e lavoro online nella mia azienda) e non mi piace studiare con i libri tipici. La chat con il gruppo era buonissima idea! Ho parlato un po' l'italiano ogni giorno, ho ascoltato gli altri e la mia motivazione era migliore. 10 minuti ogni giorno era abbastanza.
Mi sono piaciute molto le conversazioni in gruppo. Ogni mese abbiamo parlato di un tema diverso - tutti molto interessanti!
Quando ero allo Speaking Club ho letto un libro in italiano, e adesso leggo un altro! Anche sono stata costante ad avere contatto con la lingua italiana. Mi piace molto parlare con gli altri in gruppo! Non vedo ora della nuova edizione dello Speaking Club!
KatieWhat I liked the most about the Italian Speaking Club is that it's so flexible. You can take the practice with you any way you go, any time, you're not very tied to a really strict schedule.
MaryHo avuto una bella opportunità di parlare l'italiano ogni giorno, anche quando ho 5 o 10 minuti. È uno spazio solo per le donne che amano parlare l'italiano e chiacchierare di cose importanti, cose quotidiane.
Grazie allo Speaking Club ho letto un libro Italiano intero prima volta nella mia vita. Agata ha preparato anche per noi i materiali molto interessanti per lavorare a casa.
Il mio italiano quotidiano dopo il corso è molto migliore e mi ritrovo più coraggiosa nel comunicare.
DorotaI’m really glad that during the program I had daily contact with the Italian language, I developed my spoken Italian and became more confident in speaking.
EwaThanks to the Telegram chat and our online meetings, where I had great support of Agata and other participants, I feel more fluent when speaking Italian.
Prima di iniziare questo corso non avevo abbastanza motivazione per leggere tutto il libro in italiano e ho pensato che questo sarebbe stato troppo difficile. Grazie ad Agata ho scoperto che leggere libri italiani non deve essere duro e noioso.
Ho avuto anche paura di mandare i messaggi vocali in italiano, ma ho deciso di fare questa sfida durante Speaking Club.
Grazie al nostro gruppo su Telegram e ai nostri incontri di conversazione, dove ho ottenuto supporto del gruppo, adesso mi sento più fluente al parlare.
Nello Speaking Club mi sono piaciuti vari modi di studiare - e-book con materiali di lavorare, guardare un film, leggere un libro, parlare su Telegram e ii nostri incontri di conversazione e di Q&A. Sono contenta che ho partecipato al corso di Agata è ho avuto contatto con la lingua italiana in così piacevole modo.
How does it work?
Italian Speaking Club is a 3-month-long program, and each month is dedicated to a different topic about Italian culture and lifestyle. At the beginning of the month, you receive an e-book with articles, videos, and exercises to go through at your own pace. You can send me your writing exercise and receive my feedback each month.
The second and the fourth weeks of the month are dedicated to live meetings. The first one is a Q&A session where you can ask me anything about vocabulary, grammar points, cultural aspects or your learning process. The second meeting is a conversation lesson about the topic of the month. The third one is a casual chat to share opinions and experiences.
Every day we connect via Telegram group chat where I give you some speaking prompts and personalized feedback. You send voice messages as a response. In this way, you practice your speaking in an effortless and efficient way even if you have only 5 minutes to dedicate to the Italian language.
Ciao!
Hi, I’m Agata, an Italian language teacher, a Polish mother tongue based in Apulia, Italy. I know your struggles in speaking Italian. I still remember me searching for words and figuring out how to create a decent conversation in Italian.
I’m here to help you to speak with confidence and practice Italian, even if you don’t have much time.
Italian Speaking Club
a safe and relaxed space for women to speak Italian with confidence-
Telegram chat with daily speaking prompts
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a monthly e-book about the theme of the month (so 3 in total)
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one conversational lesson each month (so 3 in total)
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one Q&A live session each month (so 3 in total)
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one casual chat session Pausa Caffè each month (so 3 in total)
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chat support of mine and other participants throughout the course
There are only 5 spots available. The enrollment closes on 3rd of November.
The Speaking Club runs November 6 – January 31.
* contact me to know more about installments
FAQ
You benefit from the program the most if you’re at intermediate level, which corresponds to at least two years of learning Italian, or if you had a pause from practicing Italian. I use authentic materials in the program, so you should be able to understand a magazine article, a podcast, a video, before joining the program. If you’re not sure about your level, you can book a call with me to talk about it.
Live sessions are recorded and sent to participants.
YQ&A sessions and conversation meetings are held on Mondays, 6 PM.
I’d say that you require from 1 to 2 hours weekly, split into smaller sessions. You should be able to dedicate your time to reading or watching materials, going through the workbook, listening to other people’s messages and responding, and attending two live sessions monthly.
Sorry, but you can’t. The Italian Speaking Club is a space for only women. I love to work with women, and I adore feminine energy that shows up at live sessions and Telegram chat. Also, generally speaking, my materials are more of women’s interests (culture, lifestyle, art, personal growth).
Neither do I;) Therefore, I created a safe and small space for expressing yourself freely in Italian, even if you make mistakes, are introverted or don’t feel confident in speaking. The group numbers only 6 women.
Quitting before the end of the program is not possible because of some organization causes.
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