Giancarlo Sebastian Puglisi

Native Italian Professor · Education Specialist · Instructional Designer

Based in Chicago, USA, I am an Italian professor with many years of experience in teaching, educational design, and personalized student support.

My work focuses on three main areas:

🇮🇹 Italian Language & Culture

Native Italian speaker and professor with extensive teaching experience in:

• Italian Language
• Italian Literature
• History
• Philosophy
• Italian Culture

I specialize in teaching Italian to American and English-speaking students, combining language, conversation, grammar, pronunciation, and cultural understanding.

Living and teaching in the United States allows me to understand the specific difficulties American learners face when studying Italian and to build lessons around those needs.

🎓 SAT & ACT Preparation

I have years of experience teaching students in the same age group as SAT and ACT test takers.

My background in teaching methodology, curriculum design, learning strategies, and educational assessment allows me to develop structured preparation materials and courses focused on:

• critical reading and comprehension
• language and grammar
• reasoning strategies
• test-taking methods
• step-by-step explanations
• personalized preparation

My approach goes beyond providing practice questions: students learn how to understand a question, how to reason through it, and how to choose the best answer efficiently.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Certification & Professional Preparation

A major part of my professional experience is dedicated to teacher education and instructional design.

I have extensive experience in the design and development of educational programs, training courses, learning pathways, lessons, and teaching materials.

I provide personalized support for aspiring teachers, helping them develop the knowledge, methodology, planning skills, and instructional strategies required for their professional preparation.

My Teaching Approach

My work combines:

Years of Teaching Experience
Real classroom experience with students and future teachers.

Instructional Design Expertise
Professional experience creating courses, training programs, learning pathways, and educational materials.

Personalized Support
Lessons and preparation programs adapted to the student’s level, objectives, strengths, and difficulties.

Academic Expertise
A strong teaching background in Italian Language, Literature, History, and Philosophy.

U.S. Perspective
Based in Chicago, I design courses specifically for the needs of American students and learners.