Testimonials from my Italian students

"I feel extremely fortunate to have stumbled upon Jenifer via the internet. Jenifer is charming, funny and a tremendous teacher. She proposed a lesson plan that took my goals and interests into account but was always happy to shift course to suit my curiosity about new grammatical constructions or vocabulary. We spent three weeks ranging through the excellent textbook that Jenifer suggested and swapping stories in a language that, on my side, increasingly came to resemble Italian. Jenifer's Italian is, of course, beautiful and she also speaks several other languages, which is helpful and interesting for students whose learning process is influenced by prior foreign language experience. I cannot recommend Jenifer highly enough!" - Christina, New York, NY

"Jenifer is an excellent teacher. I have been taking Italian from her for a year and a half and could not be happier with my progress. Jenifer brings a very positive and enthusiastic attitude to her teaching and creates a relaxed and fun atmosphere during her lessons. I can't recommend her enough." -- D., Austin, TX

"I had about six weeks to learn some basic conversational Italian before leaving Texas for Milano, and the audio books weren't working for me. What a treat to discover Jenifer, who not only equipped me with a solid foundation in grammar, everyday language essentials and some contemporary idioms, she did it without me even feeling like I was in class! We had some interesting and hilarious discussions--even with my preliminary Italian skills--and I began to really look forward to the lessons. My month in Italy was much easier as as result. Jenifer is an excellent teacher, and I was glad to be able to recommend her for a study abroad class the following year." -- P., University of Texas, Austin.

"I teach a UT design course based in Milan and approached Jenifer to give my students some basic Italian language skills pre-departure – essentially to get them safely from the airport to the center of Milan and to order their first meal. She was excellent ... after an hour and a half a roomful of nervous 20-year olds on their first trip to Europe felt much more confident about their first steps in a new country. Jenifer was relaxed, dynamic, humorous and easily answered the myriad of questions we fired at her. She also agreed to give me (a linguistically challenged 40-year old) a crammer course to help me navigate visits to museums, design offices, public transportation, introductions and of course the grocery store. Our trip to Milan was a success and I survived very well using my newly acquired vocabulary. Thanks Jenifer + I’ll start earlier next year!" --K., Professor of Design, UT, Austin, TX

"I called Jenifer for lessons a couple weeks before a trip to Italy. I took only two classes and was amazed how much I was able to learn in that time. It made my trip ten times more fun. Make that eleven times more fun." --Richard, Brooklyn, NY

Lesson Rates

Each lesson is 1 hour.

Lessons are $40 per hour (per person).

During the first 2 lessons, I gauge the student's level, learning style and individual goals and needs.

To contact Jenifer Jackson for Italian lessons and tutoring