Mr. Valenti is the best foreign language teacher I’ve ever had  –and I studied French in grammar school and high school, and studied Italian in college.   He is outstanding at explaining points of grammar that I’ve wondered about since I first studied Italian decades ago. Because he is bilingual (fluent in both English and Italian), he can explain subtle elements of Italian to English-speaking students very accurately. He uses learning materials that reinforce each other and guide students sequentially through grammar concepts, vocabulary and conversation. He also creates new teaching materials like ‘word of the day’ and periodically streams Italian movies (with subtitles) on Zoom for his students. These activities are useful and fun, and they help build camaraderie among his students. 

Importantly, he is patient, encouraging and has a sense of humor – all of which are really important considering how many mistakes I make!    He clearly enjoys teaching Italian.