Our tutors are our greatest asset and we are proud to collaborate with a team of highly professional and efficient individuals. To be able to teach for The Italian Machine, all candidates undergo a rigorous selection procedure.
All our teachers are native Italian speakers. Being a native speaker doesn't make you a language teacher so we make sure that all our Italian tutors have been instructed with the latest techniques in Italian language training.
They are all qualified language trainers, degree educated and have significant teaching experience. Many of our tutors have dedicated their professional life to teaching while others have found their vocation while living in a foreign country. Their academic backgrounds are varied and interesting and may include an MA in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language or degrees in Psychology, Drama, Law, Business Studies, Translation, Art or Journalism for example.
All have something in common: they love teaching their mother tongue and have been instructed to do so using modern teaching techniques in a friendly, efficient and fun way. Unlike many other organisations we keep in constant touch with our teaching force to ensure they are providing our clients with the best service. We hold monthly meetings for all our tutors to discuss and exchange new ideas and improve their teaching.
We also provide our teachers with materials to ensure they are using the latest textbooks and methodology available. See our materials page for some of our recommendations.
Most importantly, apart from the key part academic background plays in the
selection process, we make sure by having a long and personal interview with
each one of them, that we also choose the most likeable, personable and professional
teachers in London. We are very happy to work with them and our students benefit
from learning in a friendly and professional environment.
