“If you enjoy doing something, then you are more motivated to achieve your expectations and goals. I have achieved my learning goals and had fun thanks to Ermy.

Two months ago I knew very little Italian, but now I am ready for my first visit to Italy.

I am sure that my travel experience will be enhanced considerably by being able to converse in the native language. 

The confidence and knowledge I have gained in such a short time is down to the tutoring skills and organised approach of Ermy.

Key to the process was the initial discovery session. From that, Ermy designed a specific Learning Programme geared to meet my learning expectations and language capability. 

Whilst the programme provided the learning framework, there was also the flexibility to cover topics not necessarily planned at the outset.

The most beneficial , and indeed enjoyable part of the course, were the role play sessions.

Communicating with a native speaker was a great advantage, but the enthusiastic and bubbly personality of Ermy was the key ingredient in building my speaking confidence. Mille grazie, Ermy” – GRAHAM COTTS

“Ermy is a great teacher. She plans her lessons in great detail and has a great way of making them fun by introducing ways to remember words and phrases either through games, role play or diagrams. She manages to cover a whole range of subjects and scenarios but is also able to build in flexibility and answer questions whenever they arise.

She has energy and enthusiasm and clearly loves being able to tutor others. I have been on an Italian learners course at a college before but learnt so much more with Ermy. Her English is first class and her understanding of grammar and all its nuances makes learning another language so much more straightforward to understand and therefore remember. Best of all we had fun!” – SUE HAYGARTH

“Learning a foreign language can be quite difficult but Ermy makes it that much easier with her calm and fun way of approaching her teaching. It is good to have Ermy, who is a native Italian speaker, as your Italian teacher as she can give her students understanding not only into the way the language functions but also about the culture of Italian life in general.

She’s also able to help us understand some colloquial Italian phrases, that don’t make sense in English, but communicate a lot to Italians! Ermy’s teaching aids and printed materials are clear and concise and geared towards situations that we would encounter when in Italy (e.g. the Italian for Travellers series was excellent).

I would recommend Ermy and The Language Rose if you are looking to learn a language from scratch or improve what you already know about the language.” – MIKE MEYNELL