Something you need to know about me

Hi,

my name is Ciro Di Dato, I am Italian, but I live in Germany.

I work as language teacher for several adult education centers here in Germany and for some language and private schools as well.

I mostly teach the Italian language (especially at the moment), but I graduated in English and French Languages, Cultures and Literatures in Naples (Italy) and in English Linguistics in Düsseldorf (Germany), where I live and I can also teach those languages.

I am Italian mother tongue and I can speak English, French, German, Spanish and a bit of Greek.

After the CoVid 19 outbreak, I started offering online classes, even for some adult education centers for the which I work.

I use to establish a communicative method with the student, with which my aim is that he/she could be able to express him/herself as more as possible.
Conversation is the first step in order to learn a foreigner language, because only by practicing it, one can learn it and ameliorate his/her language skills.

In the same time, grammar is even an important part of the learning process which goes at the same pace as the conversational process does.

I normally use books supported by online materials, especially by working here in Germany. Since the online experience on this platform is completely new, it is important to establish with the student as well how is he/she available to work with and what are his/her aims in order to lead the learning process to a functional direction.