Italian Lessons in Oxford

Whether it’s for study, travel or the sheer pleasure of the language, Oxford learners can join live online Italian lessons with a native Sicilian teacher – grammar explained properly, conversation from day one.

Looking for an Italian tutor in Oxford? Lessons are one-to-one over Microsoft Teams, tailored to you — complete beginner, GCSE revision, holiday Italian or reconnecting with the family language. As a private Italian tutor I charge £30 an hour, with no travel time and no course-book padding: we spend the whole lesson actually speaking.

Learn Italian from anywhere in the UK with live online lessons taught by Laura — a native Italian speaker from Sicily with over 20 years’ teaching experience, fully qualified with QTS, a PGCE and the Cambridge CELTA.

How online lessons work

• Live video lessons — real conversation with a real teacher, not an app
• One-to-one tuition — £30/hour, scheduled around you, Monday to Friday
• Small group courses — £15 per 1.5-hour session, 10-week terms from £150
• Interactive materials — custom resources, BookWidgets and Kahoot activities, all provided

Who they’re for

• Complete beginners building the foundations
• Improvers and returners who want structured conversation practice
• Students preparing for IB Diploma, GCSE or A-level Italian examinations
• Anyone with Italian family, travel plans, or a love of the language

Every lesson is tailored to your goals and level. As a specialist SEN-trained teacher, Laura is particularly experienced at supporting learners who find languages daunting — and at making every session genuinely enjoyable.

Ready to start? Get in touch for a free chat about your level and goals, or meet Laura in her welcome video — wherever you are in the UK.

“Laura is a great teacher — warm, friendly, knowledgeable and encouraging. I really like the style of the lessons with a combination of conversation and worked exercises.”
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Oxford’s Italian connection

Few English cities take Italian as seriously as Oxford. The University’s Italian Sub-Faculty is one of the largest departments of Italian in the English-speaking world, with around 180 students reading Italian at any one time. Its chair of Italian was endowed in 1917 by Arthur Serena, son of a Venetian patriot, and later rescued by a £750,000 gift from Fiat’s Gianni Agnelli.

Beyond the University, The Oxford Italian Association keeps the connection alive, with the Italian Ambassador to the UK among its patrons, while the Ashmolean holds drawings by Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci. In a city so steeped in Italian art and scholarship, learning the language feels wonderfully natural — and I would love to help.

Common questions

Do you teach in person in Oxford or online?

Online over Microsoft Teams for Oxford — I’m based in Gloucestershire, not far up the A40, but teaching online means no travel for either of us and much more flexibility with times. My students find lessons on screen every bit as engaging as sitting together.

How much do Italian lessons cost?

One-to-one lessons are £30 an hour. For complete beginners, I also run a ten-week online course — £150 for the whole course, starting Wednesday 16 September from 5.00 to 6.30pm, in a small group.

Do you teach complete beginners as well as more advanced learners?

Both, happily. I’ve taught everyone from absolute beginners to postgraduates polishing their Italian for research trips. Beginners can join my ten-week course or start one-to-one; more advanced learners get lessons built around exactly what they need — conversation, grammar, reading or all three.

Does Oxford have a genuine Italian connection?

Very much so. Oxford’s Italian Sub-Faculty is one of the largest departments of Italian in the English-speaking world, with around 180 students reading Italian at any one time. Its chair was endowed in 1917 by Arthur Serena, son of a Venetian patriot, and later revived by a £750,000 benefaction from Fiat’s Gianni Agnelli, while the Ashmolean Museum holds drawings by Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.

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