Teaching languages abroad - an interview by Lily Butler at St Michael's

    Learning a foreign language can be really difficult without practice, so regularly speaking with native speakers is essential. As an A-Level Italian student, I've been really lucky to be able to practise my conversation skills weekly with Claudia Marin - a modern languages speaking assistant from northern Italy. I asked her a few questions about her experience as a speaking assistant, and the differences between being in England compared to Italy. Here's what she had to say: