Italiano come passione arose from the meeting and collaboration between professionals in the field of italian and german language. In addition to the presentation of the Puntolingua team, you will also find external collaborators, partners or colleagues, recommended by Puntolingua.
- 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, in Berlin and in Italy

- 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.

- Task: 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.

- Task: Italian Courses
- Languages: Italian (Mother tongue), English, German, French
I introduce myself: My name is Arianna and I was born in 2000 in Gaeta, Italy.
After high school I graduated in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation (BA) in Napoli, and then in Linguistic sciences (MA) in Siena. During my master I won an Erasmus Traineeship Scholarship in the University of Mannheim, where I worked as a lessicologist for the LEI institute; there I fell in love with Germany and moved to Berlin shortly after.

- Task: CELI examiner
- Languages: Italian (mother tongue), English, Russian, German
I introduce myself: My name is Matteo and I come from Modena, in Emilia-Romagna. In 2015 I graduated in Linguistics at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, where I also obtained the CEDILS certification for teaching Italian as a foreign language. After graduating I worked in different educational settings, teaching Italian L2 in reception projects for migrants and in primary schools. In 2023 I moved to Berlin looking for new opportunities, where I started studying German and working with different language schools. Further qualifications: recognized CELI examiner.
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

After graduating from high school, 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. 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.
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