Italiano come passione arose from the meeting and collaboration between professionals in the field of foreign languages.
- Puntolingua was founded in 2002 in Italy and has been based in Berlin, Germany since 2012. We offer Italian and German language courses. Puntolingua is a CELI (Certificate of knowledge of the Italian language) and DILS-PG (Certificate in Teaching Italian as a foreign language) exam center, both issued by the University for Foreigners of Perugia.
Puntolingua, Teaching of foreign languages
- Tasks: Teaching management, Italian teaching courses, Person in charge for the CELI and DILS-PG examination center in Berlin
- Languages: Italian (mother tongue), German, French, Spanish and English
- Website: puntolingua.it
I introduce myself: My name is Costanza and I was born in Piombino (Italy) in 1968. After high school in Humanities (maturità classica), I enrolled at the University of Pisa, where I completed a degree in Philosophy in 1994 and in History in 2005 (both laurea magistrale). In 1996 I got the Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (C2 level) issued by the Goethe Institute. I spent many years in Germany. 1995-1997 I worked as a lector for Italian language at the University of Bielefeld and over the years I have worked at various language schools in Tuscany, Mannheim and Berlin. From 2009 to 2013 I taught Italian at a Volskhochschule in Brandenburg. Since 2002 I have been managing Puntolingua, which has been based in Berlin since 2012. Further qualifications: DITALS II and recognized CELI examiner.
- Tasks: German courses
- Languages: German (mother tongue), Italian, French and English
I introduce myself: My name is Anja, I come from the southernmost part of Germany, the Allgäu, and after graduating from high school in 1987 I studied Political Science and French in Munich (M.A.). Since I wanted to teach, I then passed my state examination as a teacher. After many moves with my family, I finally ended up in Berlin. I gave German courses at the VHS in Bavaria, have BAMF approval for integration courses and a diploma issued by the Goethe Institute for DaF / DaZ. Languages are my passion, so I have now also taken the CILS B2 exam in Italian.
- Tasks: Italian courses
- Languages: Italian (mother tongue), German, French and English
I introduce myself: My name is Anna, and I was born in Milan. After completing a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Studies and a Master’s degree in Modern Languages, I pursued a Master’s in Teaching Italian to Foreigners at the University of Milan (Master PROMOITALS). During my Ph.D. studies in Linguistics, I began teaching Italian to foreigners at the University of Klagenfurt in Austria. I have now been living in Berlin for a year, where I continue to share my passion for my mother tongue
- Tasks: Online Italian courses
- Languages: Italian (mother tongue), German, French and English
I introduce myself: My name is Lorenzo, and I was born in L’Aquila in 1998. After graduating from high school, my passion for languages led me to Trieste, where I completed my studies at the School for Interpreters and Translators, specializing in German, English, and French. After obtaining my degree, I embarked on an internship in Berlin at Puntolingua. During my time there, I was able to hone my German skills and share my love for my mother tongue, Italian, as a language teacher.
To contact us:
Puntolingua
Cornelius-Fredericks-Straße 11
13351 Berlin – Germany
0049 (0)30 87 333 929 / 54 59 47 38
info[at]puntolingua.it – puntolingua.de
- Gloria Cardarelli, Italian teacher, stabilized in Le Marche Region.
Learn Italian in Italy with Gloria
Let me introduce myself: I’m Gloria, I’m Italian, I’m passionate about books, music, travel and cooking. Since I was little, I dreamed of teaching English. After graduating from high school and discovering a passion for German and Spanish, I graduated in foreign languages at the University of Macerata (English and German). I won an Erasmus Traineeship scholarship in 2018 and had the opportunity to work in “Puntolingua” in Berlin, an experience that made me fall in love with teaching my mother tongue and which encouraged me to obtain the master’s degree from the Università per Stranieri di Perugia in “Teaching Italian as a non-native language” and the “DILS PG level II” certification. Since 2020 I have taught German and English in Italian public schools. I obtained the teaching qualification to teach English in the Italian public school in March 2023. This qualification gave me the opportunity to learn about the most cutting-edge foreign language teaching techniques and to delve deeper into student psychology. I lead tours in my town Ripatransone, in Le Marche Region, and I welcome into my city those who want to come to study and live for a period of time in the heart of the Italian province.
Please do not hesitate to contact me to organize your holiday with an Italian course in Ripatransone.
- Sofia Carrà, Interpreter and Translator in Berlin, Member in the German Professional Association of Translators and Interpreters (BDÜ) and in the German National Association of Conference Interpreters (VKD).
Italian, German, English and Russian: Translation and interpreting
I was born and grew up in Milan in the north of Italy. I studied interpretation and translation in Munich and now live in Berlin.
After graduating from high school, I moved to Germany and studied translation and conference interpreting at the University of Applied Languages – SDI Munich. For many years now I have been working as a freelance translator and conference interpreter for private and public clients as well as companies. Since finishing my studies I have been working as a German and Italian teacher at universities, in schools and companies, and I also give private tuition.
In 2021 I won an award in the translation’s competition Radial-Initiativstipendium of the Deutscher Übersetzerfond for the translation into Italian of the children’s book “Hase & Mond. Eine Geschichte für Odilia“ by Ruth Johanna Benrath & Lucie Göpfert.
My working languages are: Italian, German, English and Russian
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any questions.
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