Chat Italiano! Conversation Practice.

NEW: One-on-One Italian Coaching/Tutoring

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Sign up for One-On-One Italian Coaching/Tutoring Session

I’ve heard it so many times before, “I can read and understand Italian, but when I speak, I get tongue-tied!” Sound familiar? With Chat Italiano, you can regularly practice Italian with me, supplementing online or evening language classes.

Looking for a language coach to practice your Italian skills? Do you need help understanding Italian grammar? Now you can schedule a One-on-One Italian Coaching/Tutoring session to receive personalized help and get answers to language questions.

1-hour Chat or Tutoring Session: $50

Package of 5 one-hour Tutoring Sessions: $225

Andiamo in Italia

Travel with me to Learn in Italy

The 2022 Matta Andiamo in Italia! Italian Language programs are now available to sign up! Next year THREE programs are available: Arezzo (June 12-24), Lucca (Aug 25-Sept 3), Ascoli (Sept 11-23).

Join Melissa and her Italian School Partners in Italy to learn Italian. Perfect for couples or individuals. Open to all language levels. During the mornings, we study at a partner school in classes perfect for your language level. In the afternoons we go on adventures and excursions. We sink our hands into pasta dough, raise our wine glasses, laugh, dance, and chat the evenings away in Italian with teachers and Italian friends. You will travel with like-minded individuals and make memories and friends to last a lifetime. Andiamo in Italia!

Price (without airfare): $4,300-$4,500

At Home in Italy

Live and study in Italy in the Home of an Italian Teacher—locations all over Italy from Milano to Sicilia

Ready to take your language skills to Italy and live and study in the home of your Italian teacher?

At Home in Italy is the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in language and culture for one or two individuals in a city that interests you and at a time that fits your travel schedule. Homestays combine formal study with everyday family activities.

Make new friends and experience a different side of Italy few tourists see, and return home closer to being bilingual than when you left.

Price Variable based on Season, Location, Teacher. Price range per week: $1000 to $1,500

Matta Youtube & Podcast

Listen and follow along with the Italian audio with transcripts found on the Matta blog.

Read the award winning Dual Language Italian Blog

The Matta Blog features articles that focus on Italian culture & language learning tips.

Travel to Italy in the pages of Melissa’s novels set in Florence, Arezzo, Montepulciano & Sicilia

It’s a fun way to immerse in Italian culture and learn the language too! Waking Isabella has been translated into Italian. All books are available on Amazon in Print, ebook, and Audiobook.
Price: 16.99

Join the “Matta” Leggiamo Italian Language Book Club!

What a NOVEL idea! Che idea fantastica! Practice your reading comprehension, auditory listening skills, and conversation abilities. The goal of the Matta Book Club is to have fun, laugh, and learn together!

Two Book Club Enrollment Options:

Option 1: Group Book Club Up to 5 People
Eight Week Course, 1-hour Weekly Meetings
Price $250

Option 2: One-on-One Individual Book Club
Eight Week Course, 1-hour Weekly Meetings
Price $400

Karina Kagramanova, Andiamo in Italia Small Group Language Participant: This was the best trip of my life! From the moment I heard Melissa’s podcast, I felt I found my kindred spirit. An incredible woman with infinite love for Italy and the Italian language. This program was worth every cent I spent and even more. Everything was so thoughtful, not only did we have interesting excursions but also trips to bio farm, cooking lessons, and wine tasting. The excursions, views, and dinners were fabulous!

Daniel Bayer, At Home in Italy Italian Homestay Participant: I had a fabulous time staying with Cristina in Trento in September. The opportunity to be fully immersed in Italian from morning to night took my language abilities to an entirely new level. Cristina was wonderful to be with— very friendly, with a wide range of interests (from art to film to sports), and always helpful and supportive with my clumsy attempts to speak Italian. A bonus was that Trento is a great place to stay. It is a lively city in a beautiful location surrounded by mountains, not overwhelmed by tourists, and close to many attractions from Venice and Verona to the Dolomite mountains and Lake Garda. The experience couldn’t have been better.