Fulvia Buono
Bio:
Teaching Italian is my passion. I held lessons for kids, teenagers and adults. I had students from all over the world and I taught in various language schools in Greece, private lessons and on line. I teach to all levels and degrees. I have university degree in “Teaching Italian language and culture to Strangers” and a Master in “Teaching Methods to foreign students”. I keep my lessons according to the needs and interests of every student, through modern audiovisual and written material.
My teaching methodology:
- Written material (books of various publishers, mostly Italians)
- Audio material
- Video material (some made of my own)
- Grammar notes (made by me)
- Interactive activities
- Music and songs
- Photos
- Test papers for various exams (CELI, PLIDA, Diploma of Italian Institute etc.)
- Other material related to the Italian culture and everyday life.
- Magazines, newspapers, literature and so on.
My teaching background:
I teach Italian language and culture to foreign students since 1997. I live in Greece and for the first 10 years, I had only Greek students. They were people of every age and with different cultural background. They were kids, teenagers and adults. I had student from six to eighty six years old. Later, when the on line teaching evolved, I started to have students from various countries and from cities other than Athens were I was living. I also obtained a license from The Greek ministry of education for teaching to companies’ members and executives and I work with some big Greek and Italian – Greek Companies. For the last ten years I collaborate with various international platforms and I have students from German, South America etc. I also prepared students of all levels, for various certifications (CELI, PLIDA, Italian Institute Diploma ), for the admission in the Greek University and taught conversation and tourism classes. I obtained in 2020 the certification of PLIDA lecturer.
My background outside of teaching:
I have been working not only as teacher but also as a translator. I'm Italian but I live in Greece since 1986. That’s why I learned Greek very well (C2 level). So, I first worked as a translator in a Tourist Agency in Piraeus where I translated all their material from Greek to Italian. After that I collaborated with a company of heating material and machinery that imported from Italy. Later, I worked to the Credito Italiano Bank in Athens as a secretary. I also worked in a store of Italian Furniture both as sales personnel and translator. After that I accompanied Greek students in Italy. I held training courses for graduates in Italian language and culture for the acquisition of teaching habilitation.
