Jade Liu
Italian tutoring
Email: jadeliu@iu.edu
Availabilities: Fall 2025 & Spring 2026
Language proficiency:
- English (native)
- Chinese (native)
- French (near-native)
- Italian (advanced)
Education:
- M.A. in French/Francophone Studies, Indiana University, 2019
- M.S. in Food Science, University of California, Davis, 2016
- M.A. in French, University of California, Davis, 2016
- B.A. in French and Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
- B.S. in Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
Courses taught at IU:
- F100
- F115
- F150
- F200
- F250
- F492
- COLL X311
Teaching/tutoring experience:
- Associate Instructor of French, Indiana University (2018-present)
- Athletic Tutor in Italian and French, Indiana University (2018-2020)
- Credit Teacher and Camp Counselor, Concordia Language Villages (2017-2018)
- Teaching Assistant in English, Lycée Jean Monnet, Libourne, France (2016-2017)
- Teaching Assistant in Food Science, Nutrition, and Anthropology, UC Davis (2014-2016)
- Intermediate French Teacher, Teach Another Language to Kids (2014-2016)
- Private and Department-Sponsored French Tutor (2011-2016)
Translation experience:
- Translated clinical trials and nutrition labels for VMP Nutrition
- Translated excerpts of archival texts from French to English
- Took four translation courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels
Special skills/interests:
- Lived in Bordeaux, France for two academic years
- Completed Ph.D. minors in Italian Studies and Renaissance Studies
- Has an academic background spanning the sciences, social sciences, and humanities
- Completed course work in Latin and Norwegian up to the fourth-semester level
Sofia Lo Ciacio
- Italian Tutoring via Zoom and In Person
slociaci@iu.edu
Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
Language proficiency:
- Native Speaker of Italian
Education:
- BA and MA in teaching Italian as a second language
Teaching and/or Tutoring Experience:
- Courses taught at IU: M100, M200, M250
- I have been teaching Italian online and in person since 2020. Last academic year tutored 2 students at IU.