Jobs in Italy for expats part time students and English only?

I am an American, who speaks fluent English, with a teaching degree, no less, .....and the British Institute wouldn't touch me to teach  English in Italy. 

they claimed Americans don't know proper English.  

How do you like them apples? 

Good Luck finding any job here, as unemployment is like 40% for Italians,  much  less  people from abroad. 

Teaching English in one of the foreign language schools. However, you have to first have a visa that allows you to live and work in Italy. In general in Europe, and in particular in Italy, you have to have a job lined up in order to get a work visa before you move here from the US. You can only stay for 90 days without some type of visa (work, student, ...). You cannot apply for the visa while you're in Italy and you'll need the proper paperwork from the company. However, you could come over as a tourist for up to 90 days without a visa and look for work. Then you'd have to go back to the US and wait for the paperwork for a visa to be processed. Coming from the US, you'll also have to have skills that can't easily be duplicated there. That will usually mean a degree in a marketable field. When I got my visa to work in Italy, it took about 8 months to get alol the paperwork and that was for a transfer of the job I was already doing to the Italian office. The requirements for a work visa for Italy are listed here: https://conschicago.esteri.it/consolato_chicago/en...

It is much easier if you are an EU citizen; then you have the right to move and work within the EU.

It's Italy. They speak Italian in Italy. Got it?

You won't find many... if you don't speak Italian, your options for employment are almost nil