878. From Learning to Teaching and Beyond (with Elena Mutonono)

These days Elena Mutonono is an experienced business coach who helps online English teachers to gain independence and control over their own careers, but Elena's journey started as a learner of English herself. In this conversation I ask Elena about how she learned English, making the step to becoming an English teacher, then teacher trainer and what challenges online English teachers face when trying to work in a crowded and demanding job market.
👉 Elena's website www.elenamutonono.com/
👉 Elena's Instagram / elenamutonono
👉 Elena's podcast www.elenamutonono.com/podcast/
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👉 Join Luke's Zoom Workshop on 18 April 2024 (10AM UK time) english-at-home.com/summit/

[@roman_nikolaev]

I am from Ukraine and I found the whole monologue of Helena amazing touching and inspiring. I almost cry sometimes, she made incredible progress and the way she tells about is so relevant. Thank you both for this podcast ❤

[@ElenaMutonono]

Thank you for tuning in, Roman! I'm glad it's inspiring to you

[@irabogush]

So pretty conversation). I like it 👍🏻 and especially for my understanding of it for 100%. I’m from Kiev and now I hear alarm outside🤨 but my brain is busy with a pleasant task☺️

[@liudmylapuhach3174]

Stay safe

[@juanmanuelfabresbriones5378]

What an episode, Luke! I felt emotionally connected to her experiences on learning English. I loved her explaining the relation between reading music and reading words. She has done an extraordinary journey through language. As always, Thanks Luke!

[@Rita-bw3wh]

What a great woman. Admirable. Thank you Luke for sharing this with us.

[@yulia7126]

Watching you from Crimea ❤️ really inspired by Elena's success 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 keep it up!

[@saliherdem5160]

Hi luke I m an english teacher too. I m turkish and l always recommend your conversation

[@jorgefalcao3002]

Great episode! Quite inspiring ! Thank you Elena and Luke I’m from PT

[@Michigan-traveler]

I would like to speak English like Elena. I'm originally from Russia, but I started studying English seriously when I moved to the USA 20 years ago. I was 44. At an advanced age, it is very difficult to switch to a new language, because the memory “refuses” to remember a large amount of new information.

[@kaysemaxamed1675]

Don worry

[@fatihabigwood2078]

Hello, I'm from Morroco, I'm 39 years old, I just started learn language, don't give up, you have environnenent that you can practice your language with any one, you are in U.S you can improve any time just not tell the negativity to yourself, my native language is Arabic I'm so far with English but thos moments in my work I need foreing language for i can continue in my work, I started learning by obligation but I also started like this language . I don't know whay our society and parents didn't mention that learning languages can open your mind and a lot the door to find opportunities and can contact ather peopele in ather countries

[@Michigan-traveler]

@@kaysemaxamed1675 I'm jealous, not worried.

[@user-nv5ny1bt4c]

Does the environment help you to learn English language and speak fluently? And I. Don't agree with you that 44 is an advance age. This age you can learn so many new things

[@claudiaamiel6587]

Thank you Elena and Luke. Im from Argentina

[@mollietai8946]

A full circle moment. That’s called growth. She’s right in every way. Service with a smile.

[@juanmanuelfabresbriones5378]

(40:56 min) Asking her: What did you tell yourself? What did you have to tell yourself" ... That was very clever and interesting! Attitude and perspective can change everything.

[@svetlanayuzhaninova2035]

Thank you for the guest❤

[@leekann847]

Mindset does have an essential impact on language learning&teaching. Thanks for your insightful guide😃

[@oksanamelnychenko3848]

Thank you, guys soooo much👍👌❤️

[@user-dc4tm3ed8s]

It's vitally important to meet That right Person who could lead you from "non-speaking english' child to "almost native speaking" result! I'm from Russia, Moscow. This beautiful woman won a lucky ticket as a child and DiD a great job!

[@deniskuzmin3770]

Great story! Thank you Elena and Luke 👍

[@Boomgaming999]

Thanks for more videos Elen sir for us🙏🎉

[@antonioloa4893]

Thank you, Luke, I`ll be right there..cheers!!

[@YY2-hr8of]

I found Elena's story very inspiring ❤

[@DimaNevolin9]

Luke, thanks so much for your work! U r doing a really usfull job!

[@jlalithjayasinghe9452]

I am from sri lanka. I continuously listen to you.

[@valeriigoikhman1650]

This is a very important and needed video for all your students and viewers. Thank you very much for this video

[@jlalithjayasinghe9452]

You are very good. Clearly, pronunciation helps us to learn .thanks

[@Bihi_Lotfi]

Thank you so much.

[@Bihi_Lotfi]

You do an excellent job. Be proud of yourself. all my respect to you. 🙏

[@user-xj8qo9gd9r]

Thanks for Ur work

[@user-ev1cb7td2r]

It was very informative and inspiring!

[@juniorfernel]

thank you luke

[@ingwaz8402Mag]

Wonderful. Thank you

[@vovchakandr]

Thank you so much

[@dayyredd]

That was an incredibly interesting life story! Thank you

[@EniBila]

Thanks Luke

[@susultetrabuanasoeryo4217]

thanks. Mr. Luke. success

[@mrsabuela5889]

Thanks a lot you two 👍🏾👍🏾

[@RajuAhmed-wn1hc]

I am From Bangladesh ❤

[@hakankarapnar1859]

Heyy my man you made my day again

[@MRaquelGarciaValero]

Thank you

[@blancavega448]

Great video interview, I really liked it🎉

[@hugofelix3507]

great content luke, quite inspirit.

[@tmc02086]

Elena’s experience is very useful. I am doing something similar, but learning another language.

[@youssefkhairi7361]

all the best

[@mrsabuela5889]

Good afternoon from Noisiel, France, teacher Luke

[@gultenataman2243]

thank you Luke, lol from İstanbul

[@tra.nsgood3930]

I liked her success story and her eccent....Good episode luk 👍

[@hilalahmadqurishi6622]

I listen to you from Afghanistan

[@waihancatpang6826]

I am 67, I also want to learn English well.

[@Artem_357]

Luke, thanks a lot for another one great episode! If I may ask, did you hear any accent in Elena's speech? It seems that her pronunciation is mostly american, but some words come with slight russian/slavic accent. It would be interesting to know your opinion as a native english speaker. In any case, I think Elena did a fantastic job! Hats off!

[@mratre7335]

I am curious about it too, for me it was like native, I did not hear the accent. Beautiful. Thanks to both of you: Elena and Luke.

[@sasawemshawemsahw59]

Hello luke from 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹

[@vladislavgrin7122]

Thanks for that insightful dialogue! I'm interested in finding these voice chats where natives correct you, whether it's free or paid ones. Fill me in on it.

[@claudiaamiel6587]

When you are so responsible as a teacher you can easily get burned out. Thats true

[@user-uu8ko5pf3x]

❤❤❤

[@mehedisenglishcare]

Sir ❤🇧🇩

[@user-bh3tb5yu7q]

Thanks a lot. How can I find Elena. Msy be in WK. I need her advice 🙏

[@Staruha91]

Interesting perspective on teaching. I hope it works for lots of my fellow ESL pros out there, but I personally prefer to stick to my guns.

[@YY2-hr8of]

👏👏👏👏👏❤👏👏👏👏👏

[@pesghino]

Hi Master, why is there no trace of you whatsoever on the aftermath of the summit, especially on the FB page create on purpose?

[@Staruha91]

Don't know where to leave a comment, so I'll leave it under the latest video. Apparently, this Advanced English Summit has a limit of 100 people on Zoom, and even though I tried to join on time, in fact, before the scheduled time, I was not able to get through. I was really looking forward to this thing, so I feel a bit disappointed. So, I guess, tomorrow I'll start joining 30 minutes in advance and I wanted to give a heads up to my fellow LEPsters out there. I know it's a free summit, so we get what we paid for, but I think 100 is a ridiculously low number. I think the organisers could afford 200 euros to upgrade their account or maybe find somebody who already has one.

[@LukesEnglishPodcast]

They’ve opened it up to 500 places now, but it’s still worth arriving early.

[@Staruha91]

@@LukesEnglishPodcast great, I managed to catch the one about emotions. I was marking sample papers, though, so I did not fully focus.

[@Staruha91]

@@LukesEnglishPodcastAlso, I ended up showing the whole exam prep talk by Ben to my class of B2 students. They took notes and we talked about it, I’m chuffed to bits.

[@roulabashar2254]

🎉

[@nonnativeme]

24:20 it's like Malaysians sing a song in Indonesian sound.

[@user-in6qd4je6k]

美男美女❤❤❤❤

[@ventsislav1796]

It's ok Luke, but I prefer to listen to you.

[@user-hg4mc8sz6q]

من كثر الشبه الي بينهم حسيت انه تحول وصار مثلي خفت اووو هل انتم اخوه جميلون😊

[@zahrazia25]

البنت اوكرانية ومعلمة إنجليزي مش إخوة

[@mstwatfayus123]

So you're not taking this video off? How is this different from Maria from that IELTS podcast?

[@Oleg-gl4mn]

Yeah, that situation was unpleasant. I do like Luke and his podcast, but....ummm....

[@rafik3274]

American English Vs British English