forum italiano is committed to achieving excellence in the delivery of its courses. Therefore, only qualified and competent language teachers are employed.
forum italiano determines competency as experience in second language teaching and learning as well as a high degree of competency in Italian. Qualifications are those set by the Victorian Department of Education.
Antonella
B.A (hons), Grad. Diploma in Education, Certificate IV
Antonella, a native speaker, was born in Umbria, Italy. She has many years experience in teaching Italian language and culture to adults both in Australian and overseas in such institutions as Sydney University and the Dante Alighieri Society (Hong Kong).
She has a particular interest in the didactics of the Italian language for foreigners and consequently has an on going relationship with the University of Perugia which specializes in teaching Italian to foreign students. She is passionate about all things Italian and she believes that one learns best in a relaxed and less regimented environment.
Yvonne
B.A. (hons), Grad. Diploma in Education, B.Litt., M.A. (Applied Linguistics), Certificate IV
Yvonne was born in Melbourne, Australia and is of Italian descent and has spent some time studying and teaching in Italy. She also has extensive experience in teaching both adults, primary and secondary school students in various institutions in Australia and overseas such as il Liceo Linguistico Manzoni, (Milano) and Monash University.
Her special interests are second language communication and learning strategies. She believes that students achieve the best learning outcomes when they are relaxed and enjoying themselves.
Karen
B.A in Italian, Latin and classical literature. University of Rome. "La Sapienza". B.Ed. in LOTE, RMIT University
Karen was born in Italy and is a graduate of the prestigious University of Rome "La Sapienza". In 2007 she came to Melbourne to complete a B.Ed. specializing in the teaching of Italian as a foreign language. She is currantly working as an Italian teacher in a High School in Melbourne. She entusiastically teaches and runs the children's classes on Saturday morning for forum Italiano and is a most valued teacher for the VCE classes. She believes that the best method of teaching a language is to engage students with imersion activities.
Her great passion is classical Italian literature, fashion and holidays by the beach.