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Interview with teacher and author, Frank Adamo
Q. Is there really a big job market for English-speaking teachers 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 overseas. 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 (2010)?
F.A. Frustration with traditional Italian schools has led to the increasing popularity of international schools offering the entire curriculum in English. There are teacher jobs for English-speaking teachers in every subject, especially English as a second language (ESL). Americans, Canadians and Australians are working in Italy even though they aren't citizens of the European Union.
Q. Is "TEFL" or other certification necessary to teach abroad?
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 fictitious job ads: "Teacher wanted - Certificate required." The scammers are on the blogs posing as your good buddy, while steering you to buy courses, and they feed false info into the online encyclopedias. 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 teaching in Italy??
F.A. I've been teaching ESL 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. Step-by-step instructions to find jobs in every field of opportunity: university positions, state schools, commercial language centers, and freelance tutoring, PLUS practical help to do your job effectively. PLUS a list of genuine job openings with the employers' contact information. The perfect gift for graduating students, recent grads, the unemployed, career changers...
Q. Has the current financial crisis affected the job market for English-speaking teachers in Italy?
F.A. The world economic crisis is a problem for most private business, but the market for English teachers here is still good. When I came back to Italy after summer vacation I was ill and looked for work somewhat absentmindedly, but easily found an abundance of opportunities as usual.
Q. Anything else we should know before investing our time and money in a new career?
F.A. The web is great because you can get some information quickly and easily, but don't make the costly mistake of thinking you'll find out everything you need to know by reading three or four pages on a few web sites. If you really want to save money you still need to read a book, if not several. You can read the book Teach English in Italy to take advantage of my extensive experience, and then you can contact me by email or telephone for continuing advice every step of the way.
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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