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Multilingual, Major Linguist, Translator & Guitar Player
Nicolo L.

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Hi, this is Nick. As you can see by reading my Profile Title, I'm multilingual (English, Spanish, Italian), Major Linguist (I took my graduation in Milan, Italy), Translator & Guitar Player. I come from Italy and I permanently moved to San Francisco CA on June 25th. Of the many things I did in Italy, tutoring was the one I preferred. What I like is that I can share my knowledge and in the meantime learn something new in every lesson, because this is the way I do the job: teaching to learn. I...

Hi, this is Nick. As you can see by reading my Profile Title, I'm multilingual (English, Spanish, Italian), Major Linguist (I took my graduation in Milan, Italy), Translator & Guitar Player. I come from Italy and I permanently moved to San Francisco CA on June 25th. Of the many things I did in Italy, tutoring was the one I preferred. What I like is that I can share my knowledge and in the meantime learn something new in every lesson, because this is the way I do the job: teaching to learn. I started to teach English, Spanish and Guitar respectively in the years 2005, 2011 and 2003.

English: when my students are beginners I start teaching the structure of a sentence and nouns, combined with exercises, and some readings; then I introduce grammar and conversation. Otherwise, I focus on their weaknesses and help them solving their problems with the language. Being that at school and at the University they've always taught British English while I've always had an interest for American English, I learned them both, their differences included.

Spanish: my students are beginners, so I start from basic knowledge of the language going on step by step. I begin introducing the alphabet and how to read it, graphic and vocal accents, and some grammar, integrated with some exercises and readings. When I see my students improve, I start dividing my lessons between the study of the language and conversation. My interest is for Iberian Spanish, even if I like to show the differences between different varieties of the language.

Guitar: : I divide my lessons between theory and practice. When my students are beginners, like most of them, I start from basic knowledge and simple exercises. When my students are not beginners, I focus on their skills and weaknesses, to correct mistakes and avoid them in the future.

Moreover, I share my method and tricks to make my students learn faster; whatever worked for me can work for them.

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Education

Second level college of science (Lyceum)
Linguistics expert
Catholic University of Milan
MD
Literary Translator (Herzog Agency)
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Italian
Spanish

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Composition (Music)

Composition (Music)

I studied with teacher Dario Tinivella at the School Of Music in Garlasco, Italy, with Jazz teacher Fabio Casali at the Lizard Academy in Italy and I attended the composition exam. I played in different bands, where I was the main composer. In the year 1999, together with my band, I released my first 4 track Demo and sent a copy to the Italian magazine called Metal Shock; we had a 3.5 in a maximum of 5. I have my own style, which doesn't follow rules or any kind of structure. Then, when usually Technical Thrash Metal songs include 6 to 10 different riffs, mine contain always more than 10.
Guitar

Guitar

I started to play the classic guitar in the years 1994, with teacher Dario T. at the School of Music in Garlasco (Pavia) Italy. After a few years playing the electric guitar in several Hard Rock and Heavy/Thrash Metal bands, I felt the need for something different and that let me open my mind; I started to study Jazz with teacher Fabio C. at the Lizard Academy. Then, that section of the school closed, so I continued my studies with teacher Lorenzo T. of the CPM of Milan, who at the beginning focused on my weaknesses and try to correct any mistake besides teaching me new techniques and styles. Then, I always study by myself combining what I learnt thanks to my teachers and with personal taste.
Italian

Italian

I'm a Northern Italian Major Linguist who came to the U.S. as a legal immigrant. I lived in Italy for 33 years and I speak fluent Italian. Starting at the Primary school until the High School, I always studies the language and its structure, and one of my first exams at the University was Italian Linguistics. Moreover, in the year 2012 I attended a literary translator course, which let me understood other several things about how to relate my mother tongue and one another.
Songwriting

Songwriting

Composition and songwriting have always been passions of mine. I wrote my first songs when I was 15 years old, but as it always happens, they were too close to other I listen to in that period. I like to write my songs in English, especially because I listen to a lot of English or American. Being that I love Thrash Metal, especially what was called Bay Area Thrash Metal, my way to wrote reminds a bit that style, but during the years I created one of my own, that's explicit and has a certain impact. In my lyrics I like to talk about different subjects.
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Very knowledgable and patient!

Nicolo helped me gain a better understanding of double object pronouns which have been tricky for me to learn. He literally made the explanation much more simpler than my Italian course book. He also helped me gain a better understanding of comparatives and superlatives - something my course book seems to make quite difficult.

Brandon, 2 lessons with Nicolo

Very intelligent and adaptable.

His lesson plans are thorough and he works close to show exactly what he means and wants to get across in the lesson.

Joel, 5 lessons with Nicolo
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