I have a CEDILS certification.
In the first lesson I try to get an impression of the students, their attitude, cognitive style, needs, level of exposure to the language, motivation etc. I try an inductive - conversational approach first, I plan every lesson and I provide the student with a Google Drive file, anticipating contents and tly I tend to work on what it's best for the students (ex. some of them prefer learning tables with grammar rules, verbs etc by heart, I make them understand that this is not considered the fastest nor most efficient way generally, but if it works for them I encourage it). I always try to make them capable of learn by their own and I want them to see me as a facilitator, a guide. I keep my students focused by constantly stimulating them, asking questions, asking them to share thoughts and formulate hypotheses. Also I always provide explanations for what I do, why I do it in a certain way and at a certain time. I also use a book.
Something about me - I got a Language Education postgraduate Master's degree from the Ca'Foscari University of Venice. Currently I teach Italian to foreigners online. I gained numerous experiences abroad, I volunteered for a year in Romania, then worked for two years in the field of customer service for international companies such as Mondadori, Accenture and Airbnb. I then spent two years in Ireland working for the Squarespace company. I have back office and customer service experiences.
I am a native speaker of Italian but I speak fluent English, Romanian and French.