Benny and Shannon have a discussion with Anja Winter about creating an online business and developing interesting, compelling lesson content to help students with language learning motivation.

Featured Resources

• italki
• LingQ
• Language Hacking books

Mentioned in this Episode

• italki
• LingQ
• Anja’s Academy
• Language Hacking books
• Anja’s Instagram
• Anja’s Youtube
• Learn German with Anja
• Learn German with Anja on Instagram

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

• Being a German language YouTuber and a digital nomad
• Incorporating body movement into language learning
• The importance of asking for help
• Finding inspiration for lesson material as a language teacher
• Advice for language teachers for creating an online business
• Limiting the amount of resources you use
• Making grammar fun with dialogues and phrases
• Helping students overcome their biggest challenges
• Studying abroad and immersion in languages
• Using dialogues to learn languages
• Maintaining motivation
• Using Netflix and movies to learn
• Student-teacher relationships and building connections

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy