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I have chosen to spend my learning from life placement working at Global Find in Italy. Global Find is a language centre in Scafatti, close to Pompeii. The language centre helps a wide range of students to learn English, improve their current knowledge and skills and to provide help for their CELI exams. I will be working with classes and 1-2-1 with students to help improve their English fluency.

I have chosen to work with Global Find as teaching English as a foreign language would be a completely new experience for me. It will also help me to develop professionally as I will be learning first-hand how people learn an additional language. I feel this placement would be beneficial throughout my continually professional development as it will provide me with the knowledge to help EAL students in future placements or with teaching other languages such as Italian or Spanish. I will have a much better understanding of practical strategies and techniques for language acquisition, I will also be immersing myself in another country whose first language is different to my own, so it will be a high learning curve for me.

I believe the benefits to be: further experience within an educational setting; experience working with international students, living and being immersed in another culture; opportunities to improve my communication skills within both professional and social settings, and improve my knowledge of the Italian language.

I will bring my passion for teaching to the school, which will hopefully result in interesting and engaging lessons for the students. My enthusiasm and passion for learning foreign languages will be a positive addition to the school. I am currently studying beginner level Italian so I hope that by March I will have a basic understanding of the language and will be able to communicate with the students and fellow teachers. I believe my interest in learning more about Italy as a country and its culture and history will make students feel engaged and excited about sharing their knowledge and experiences.