I am an Italian Teacher, with a long track record of tutoring (I started in 2004), taking responsibility for the progress of students, as well as planning, preparing and presenting lessons that cater for the needs. I have experience in teaching both as one-to-one tuitions and classroom lessons.
First of all I need to know what is the student’s aim. Not everyone is interested in a deep knowledge of the grmmar; someone could be interested only in conversation, or in the culture, or in a specific issue. And then I can discuss with the student the best way to reach the goal and plan the lessons on consequence: I can easly adapt my teaching method according to students’ needs and difficulties, in order to find the best solution. I can use the traditional course books, integrated with other tools, according to needs and preferences: newspapers, classic works, movies, songs, recipes, and whatever you want.
I am patient, calm, dynamic and passionate in what I do: I like my language and I am very happy when someone can communicate with my in Italian. That’s why I always try to use Italian as much as I can, during the lessons (I can also provide an English translation, if necessary).
My education is a good way to see how deep is my knowledge of the Italian Language: I am Postgraduate with First Class Honour in Italian Language and Literature and at the moment I am a PhD student in Italian, with some pubblications.