Background
ITALIAN TEACHER
An Italian Language Instructor since 1994. Until 2003 she was Italian Language instructor in Rome by providing tailor-made classes to the Diplomatic Corp of 19 Embassies, introducing newly arrived Diplomats to the beautiful and rich Italian language and culture. For ten years she worked as Italian teacher for International Organizations and the Embassies of: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Venezuela, Japan, Japan to the Holy See, Indonesia to the Holy See, Malaysia, Thailand, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Republic of Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Egypt. She lived in Rome for forty years. In 2005 she taught Italian for one year at Ottawa University as Part-time professor .
In 2006 she created her own business as she found herself surrounded by misappropriations of the Italian language and culture and of the true original concept of Italian Lifestyle: a pure and natural concept lost even in many parts of Italy.
2025 till now: Vita Pura Naturale
2016 - 2025: Founder of Stefania Borrelli Pure & Natural Italian Lifestyle : Italian Language and Well-being
2012 - 2015 : Ottawa, Canada. President of Esploritalia Inc. . Italian Language Instructor
2005-2006 -University of Ottawa: Italian Language Assistant and Part-time Professor at the Department of Modern Language and Literature.
1994 - 2003 - Rome: Italian Language instructor for the Diplomatic Corp of the following 19 Embassies: Germany, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Venezuela, Estonia, Republic of Cyprus, Malaysia, Indonesia to the Holy See, Thailand, Japan, Japan to the Holy See, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Egypt . Some of her clients included the Ambassadors in Rome of Canada, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia to the Holy See.
2002: - Rome, Italy. Interpreter for the journalist Alan Freeman of the "Globe and Mail" during the press conference of Duke Amedeo d’Aosta, cousin of Prince Vittorio Amedeo D’aosta, son of the last king of Italy.
2002: Rome, Italia. Italian Language instructor at FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) for the Director of Tunisian television.
1992 - Kuala Lumpur, Maysia. Interpreter and translator for government officials of Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia and Italian consulting companies in the public sector procurement.
EDUCATION
2021: Professional Development Courses by Edilingua Publishing , ‘Ca Foscari University in Venice, Sant’Anna Institute, in Sorrento:
1)“Not all roads lead to the acquisition. Factors that can make a difference in the classroom and remotely” - 2) “Culture, civilization, interculture: what can be useful and motivating for foreign students?” - 3)“Input, game activities and vocabulary for elementary levels” - 4) How to teach Dante in 2021?
2009: TICO’s Education Standards TICO (Travel Council of Industry of Ontario) , Travel Consultant
2000 - Rome: Certificate of Italian Language Training for teachers, at the Centre of Italian language and Culture “Torre di Babele”, officially authorized by the Italian Ministry of Education and accredited by the University for Foreigners of Siena and the University “Ca’ Foscari” of Venice.
2005: BA at the University of Ottawa: studies in linguistics, phonetics, second language teaching, French, Spanish and German.
1994: University “La Sapienza” in Rome , Studies in Modern Foreign Languages and Literature .