#113 Elena Mutonono on Tutoring in Ukraine and Creating an Online Business
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English - August 22, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBLanguage Learning Education Self-Improvement language learning languages spanish french german japanese chinese motivation Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Elena Mutonono, former ESL teacher and now coach for language teachers, joins Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy to talk about language teaching, the ethics of the online language teaching space, and sustainable language teaching.
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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:
Going from in-person tutoring in Ukraine to teaching onlineFacing burnout as a language teacher and figuring out how to teach in a sustainable wayFinding balance by saying no to many things as a language teacher and what to say no toDifferences between online and offline teaching and setting realistic expectations for bothHow choosing one focus can help you feel more fulfilled in your teaching careerPodcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy