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Interview with English teacher and author, Frank Adamo Q. Is there really a big market for English as a second or foreign language (ESL or EFL) abroad? F.A. English is the international language of science, medicine, information technology and business, and is fast becoming the international language in other fields as well. For example, according to a recent issue of Newsweek, all of the world's top 10 universities are in the U.S. and Britain, and 30-40% of our doctoral students come from foreign countries. If foreign students want the best education to get the best jobs, they need to speak English. Q. What about the job market for teachers in Italy right now (2008)? F.A. Italy is still behind other European countries in English proficiency, and there is a shortage of native English-speaking teachers in Italian schools. While Scandinavian and German-speaking countries can boast effective school systems, Italian schools are failing in ESL instruction. Q. Is ESL certification necessary or highly desirable to teach English in Itay? F.A. If you're a native speaker of English you don't need any certificates. There's a big business in selling unnecessary certificate courses costing hundreds of dollars, but keep in mind that you're dealing with salespeople who have no actual experience teaching in Italy. Some sites even publish ficticious job ads: "Teacher wanted - Certificate required." You should also ignore offhand advice from individuals who worked in one school for one year, as if their very limited experience is a good basis for timeless generalizations about the whole country! Q. What exactly is your claim to expertise in the field? F.A. I've been teaching English in northern and southern Italy for over 10 years, and I continually update the most detailed, comprehensive and authoritative employment guide available: Teach English in Italy. I go through the whole process day after day, year after year, applying for jobs, interviewing, teaching in public and private elementary and high schools, and private lessons, and I'm still doing it today. Q. What kind of information, specifically, do you offer? F.A. All the best career resources and each step in the job-finding process in every field of opportunity: university positions, state schools, commercial language centers, and freelance tutoring, PLUS a list of job openings with the schools' contact information. If you're serious you won't make the mistake of trying to pick up bits and pieces of free information, rather than buy a book. Invest in your own education by reading Teach English in Italy. Q. Anything else would-be teachers should know? F.A. This is only the beginning. I've taught ESL in three nations since 1990, but this is another banner year in Italy. I'm earning more than in any other year since I became a full-time teacher. You can read the book Teach English in Italy to benefit from my extensive experience with step-by-step instructions on how you can do it too. Book Synopsis As reported in the Wall Street Journal beware of sites that ask you to enter your personal information in a "resumè database," since you may be at risk of identity theft. Schools aren't so desperate for teachers that they go searching through the databases of sites selling short certificate courses of questionable value.

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