"As a native Italian from the northern part of Italy, I speak and teach Italian without any cacophonous accent. I have been teaching privately for several years, something which I truly enjoy doing. I now have had my last three students for over 6 years. Once a month or so we gather at my house on a Sunday afternoon and we have an Italian dinner, with courses prepared by each of us. Very interesting, enjoyable and good too! No, I don't expect to do this with every student, no worries! At home I have, via Dish network, the Italian channel, so that I can be abreast of Italian and other international news. I usually travel back home once a year for a month and I speak my mother language daily, so that I can keep it fluent and current. In order to improve the process of learning a foreign language, whether that be Italian or any other, a person must practice it daily. I am very strict about pronunciation and grammar as well as homework, which is a must, but I am also human...of course." less...