How's the economic crisis in Spain affecting private tutoring?

[jaoshay]

I am planning on going to Spain this fall with the North American Language Cultural Ambassadors program. I plan on giving private English lessons.  I notice that most folks charge rough 20 euros/hour but I am curious to know has anyone noticed a decrease in students signing up for private English lessons due to the crisis? Or has the crisis not really had an effect on folks wanting private English lessons?

[halydia]

It depends where you are.
My classes are still full. I think parents are putting a priority on foreign language skills, now more than ever.

[jaoshay]

Thank you for the response.  I was just curious because I plan to move their this fall and I am trying to figure out how the crisis will influence my situation.

[Pgarrone]

LaRubia,

Where are you living?

[GetMeOutOfHere]

great thread, I was wondering the same thing. Do you think we'd have to know spanish pretty well in order to do the private tutoring?

[jlr14]

This is really going to depend on where you are.  I'm in Granada right now, where it's cheap to live but you really can't charge more than 15 euros an hour for clases particulares (and if you charge more than 10, students' expectations will be high re: planning time, etc.).  A friend of mine was charging 7 euros/hour per student, and a number of parents had to pull out because they just couldn't afford it.