I will try to convey to you what happens in my lessons and how I try to help you improve, one lesson at a time.
Communicative
Communicative, because language is communication, and speaking is the most important and difficult skill to achieve.
Life goes fast and Italians speak fast, let’s get ready to real life situations!
also studying informal and everyday language… here we learn real Italian!
Student-centered
Student-centered, that is, focused on the student, who always has an active role: you will never be a passive listener! Learning is sharing language, experience, culture..and laghthers
Real Life
What about grammar? It’s essential but we’re going to use it as a support and not as a strict system which stops you by speaking.
My lessons are personalized, based on the problems, needs, and goals
of each student or small groups.
Questions
Do you have specific problems?
We’ll focus on them and solve them together!
Goals
Do you have a goal you want to achieve?
Let’s create a plan to help you achieve it and figure out how long it will take, always together : )
Be self-ironic making mistakes is part of the journey and I know, it’s challenging but satisfying and
we’re going to have fun!
My method, my approach
A few sentences to help you understand who I am and how I work
One lesson at a time
I truly want you to feel like you’ve learned something new in every single lesson, or practiced a topic you’ve been struggling with for a while, or taking the first step toward improving it.
New words, new topics
In every lesson, we’ll learn, practice, and repeat new words together, putting them into real life context. We’ll revisit them at the beginning of each new lesson and then move on to new topics
Day by day
If we learn one, two, three, four… new words and verbs every lesson, by the end of each month you’ll have a huge increase in your vocabulary.
Awareness
Every single lesson and every single word is crucial for building knowledge and awareness of a language, which helps you become more confident when speaking.
Memorization techniques
Don’t remember the new words you learn? It’s normal; the same thing happens to me when I learn a new language, and to hundreds of other students. I can help you learning words with small, simple memorization techniques, breaking down words or associating them with words you already know.
The right speed is yours
Everyone’s learning journey is different. Don’t compare yours to others, and don’t get frustrated if you’ve already studied hard but haven’t seen the results you wanted. With practice and motivation, I’ve seen all my students reaching their goals, at different paces and with patience, but always achieving their goals. And you will too, in fact, we’ll do it together!