Experience Summary
I have a B.A. from Smith College, where I was master tutor of the Italian department, and a MA from Middlebury College and the University of Florence in Romance linguistics. I tutored extensively throughout college and graduate school. I have taught Italian and Spanish for a year at public high school, and have just successfully completed my first year of teaching Italian literature at the college level.
Teaching Style
My teaching style has always been strictly student-centric! I think of foreign language as a way for people to expand their world and explore whatever they find interesting. I want students to follow their own ambitions and I will help them get there. I like to encourage speaking just as much as listening. The lesson should be about the student, not me.
My Hobbies
Cooking, travel, boating and downhill skiing.