Hi, we’re Anna and Tina — the two people behind ItaLiS.

Both of us studied languages formally before building our careers as Italian teachers. Between us, we have over 40 years of experience teaching Italian to students from different backgrounds and in a variety of learning contexts.

Anna has around 25 years of teaching experience, including at a Czech-Italian bilingual high school and in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, where she also contributed to course programmes. She has worked as a translator and was co-author of the Italian-Czech, Czech-Italian dictionary (Leda, 2006).

Tina has around 20 years of experience teaching Italian, mainly as a freelance teacher. Her interest in instructional design has also shaped her approach to developing learning materials and creating effective learning experiences for students.

Our different professional experiences have come together in ItaLiS. As co-founders, we have both contributed to the development of its courses and learning materials, with Tina now dedicating herself full-time to the project.

We developed ItaLiS for people who would like to learn Italian in a flexible and practical way, but do not always have the time to attend traditional language classes. Our courses are designed especially for beginners and learners who prefer to study at their own pace, and include:
– short, step-by-step lessons,
– videos with subtitles,
– interactive exercises,
– multilingual support in Italian, English and Czech.

We believe that learning Italian should be motivating, accessible and enjoyable from the very beginning.