About me Ciao!
I am a
qualified native Italian teacher. Born in Sicily, lived in London for a couple of years and currently living in Italy.
Welcome to my profile!
I
love to teach and to be of help. I am a professional counselor also, will be happy to apply my expertise
to improve your quality of life.
I am very
respectful, warm, caring and professional, it is highly important for me to make you achieve the goals we set together during the assessment.
I am currently teaching at Dante Alighieri in Siracusa.
Qualifications I studied and attended specific courses on how to teach Italian to foreigners, passed two exams and certified
Ditals (II level) at the Università per stranieri di Siena.
I have also been trained as
Tutor online at Università per stranieri di Perugia.
I have got a degree in Economics, a diploma as
Professional Counselor (Gestalt approach) and a certificate in Online Counselling.
I took an online course to improve my English language fluency, and I learnt a lot in how to teach languages to adults at TITC (International TEFL Coroporation) especially how important
is to dedicate the lesson's topic to your needs as learner.
I am an interpreter and translator certified at
S.S.I.T. in Italy.
I can therefore give you
good information on business and I can
be of help if you also need emotional support.
Teaching approach It is a holistic approach.
To give students the
tools to gain an understanding of the language structure and fluency on communication, with a practical emphasis on language awareness, phonology and
individual needs.
I have learnt that the best methodology is
students centred, where I can get you (students) involved throughout the lesson, keep you
motivated by choosing those activities that
interest you and include
real life situations letting you free to communicate.
Method: task oriented and situational based.
I use to organize the lesson in advance through some papers:
- Lesson plan, following 3 phases: Engage, Study, Activate
- Needs evaluation test
- Short and long term goals
- Progress diary
Thank you for taking the time to read about me and looking forward to meeting you.
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