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Originally Posted by
wobblyoldgeezer
Firstly, good luck, and every success to you.
Secondly, about English Language Teaching in Europe. Basic speaker English as a first language (E1L) competence will get you maybe 4 euros per hour for conversation classes. The game is hardly worth the candle - because E1L films and good secondary education makes it next to unnecessary.
However, good teachers of English for Educational Purposes (EEP, for people wanting English Language study in Universities), or good teachers for English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) or English for Specific Purposes (ESP) are hard to find and can make +/- 600 Euros a day. They are expected to have academic qualifications, to know their way around a curriculum or a professional field, and to be able to design a syllabus including grammar, specialised vocabulary, and discourse in likely contexts (negotiation, project management,, so forth)
Once again, good luck. I'd recommend an ESP qualification. Might cost you same as a month's earnings once you have it
Yes, I'm up-to-speed on the whole ESL in Italy opportunity. I'm a College Grad (BS, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois) and have taught ESL as a volunteer in Chicago. My oldest daughter taught ESL at a private school to Professional and Government employees in Rome for 18 months. My wife is a third generation teacher with a Teaching Degree in Language from the University of Rome.
The good news is that we will be in a remote region of Italy where the need for ESL is moderate and the number of Native-English-speaking & Degree-holding individuals in the local area can be counted on one hand.
We will take a trip this summer to better assess the reality of employment. But our decision does not depend on finding work.
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 03-28-12 at 09:21 AM.