Cecilia Strettoi

Instructor Cecilia Strettoi photo, big smile, dark hair, light skin, dark blazer, white blouse, in front of tree outdoors with orange and red fall leaves

Cecilia Strettoi is a Italian language and literature instructor. She grew up in Pisa, Tuscany, where she earned a master’s degree in Italian literature.

Her graduate studies focused on teaching Italian as a second language, and she has been teaching for over two decades. Cecilia loves sharing the language, history, literature, and culture of her homeland, offering her students an authentic and multi-layered picture of Italy and its people.

Cecilia's Teaching Style & Approach

Classes with Cecilia are engaging, student-oriented, and animated. She continually develops her teaching material and methods to better meet the needs of her students.

Cecilia is passionate about Italy and sharing her knowledge of the culture, history, people and language with students. 

Student Reviews

"Awesome teacher; I learn a lot in her class; it’s challenging but it’s fun and has a great group of people."

"Cecilia is an AMAZING instructor. Very knowledgeable, very good at explaining concepts, and also fun and patient and generous. She is one of the best teachers I have ever had in any subject!"

"Cecilia is an excellent teacher who understands how to adjust her approach to meet the needs of each student."

“Cecilia is a fantastic Italian instructor and I learned so much!”

"Cecilia was a fantastic teacher - she did a great job balancing review of things we needed to work on with new material, and also conversation, culture, and grammar." 

"Cecilia is a fantastic instructor! Her enthusiasm for the subject and flexibility with our learning styles and abilities really made the class a positive learning environment."

"Her teaching style is excellent, and she made the class very fun."

"Cecilia Strettoi emphasizes helping each student improve and adapts her approach accordingly."

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