Juliana Russell
Language Career Summit 2022

From School Teacher to Language Business Owner

Language Career Summit 2022

Building a Career Around Language

Sessions on teaching, coaching, freelancing, and turning fluency into a sustainable career or side income.

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About this session

Juliana Russell shares her journey building The Language Mindset, a language business for children. She discusses breaking free from traditional teaching to create engaging, joyful language learning experiences.

Key takeaways

  • Starting your own language business offers the freedom to design engaging learning experiences that break from traditional, rote methods.
  • A strong connection with a teacher or an engaging approach can transform language learning from a struggle into a lifelong passion.
  • Entrepreneurship in language education allows you to teach without being confined to a box, fostering genuine excitement rather than just teaching to tests.
  • Focusing on making language learning fun and relatable, especially for younger learners, can prevent the common drop-off seen in traditional, grammar-heavy curricula.

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