We hired Dragana in order to provide us with the training on tools in online teaching of the foreign languages. In the variety of diverse tools, programmes, platforms and applications, Dragana managed to point us towards the ones that are most practical, intended just for the professors of the foreign languages, but at the same time, most attractive for the vast spectrum of the target groups of students. This is not the first Dragana’s workshop I attended, and I gladly return to her because of her clear way of conveying the knowledge.

The workshop Monetize your language skills has changed my view on our profession as a philologist and, I can freely say, my life as well. Before I passed the workshop, I had thought that my knowledge of the language would come down to teaching classes as a freelancer, while I reach the opportunity to find some higher-paying job. Today, I EXCLUSIVELY make my living on very same knowledge of the language. I work online because it gives me the freedom to travel and organize my life on my own terms. I designed several digital products for learning Italian, on which I have passive income. I opened my educational centre, and alongside my colleague, I started the brand “Italijanski sa Anom i Lukom”. Dragana has most definitely speeded up my career development. She has been a support, help and an inspiration throughout the way.

I attended the workshop in June. It was intended for philologists and professors of the Serbian language. The workshop is exceptionally useful, detailed and well organized. It is a must for all beginners, as well as for those who work with beginners, either as mentors or as teachers. Examples are clear, concrete, vivid. Items, that were most useful to me, were pieces of advice in terms of working on social media (Instagram, to be exact, which is completely unknown to me). Thanks to the workshop, I have clearly defined niche and, given the narrow specialization, pretty much active profile that satisfies the needs of my target group. Also, I run an active Facebook group with my colleague. The group started inovations that are specifically applied in teaching in Serbia and Republika Srpska, and the inovations are well accepted by the colleagues, so we will also have the workshop in a big winter seminar intended for teachers of the Serbian language. One of the biggest benefits from the workshop is certainly the memebership in the group and contact with colleagues, from the country and abroad, and making the collaborations that would not be possible otherwise.

A collaboration with Dragana was definitely one of the best investments. Although I have been developing my business in certain direction on my own, I felt the need to see what my other options are, and there is no one else to give me those pieces of information other than Dragana herself. Apart from having the answer to any of the question, she also has some other gift that makes you come up with a bunch of ideas on the basis of just one of her sentences. Therefore, if you are feeling totally lost and you don’t know what to do with your language knowledge – Dragana. If you approximately know what it is that you would do, but you are not sure how to wrap it up – Dragana, again.

I had 1-on-1 consultations with Dragana about my academic and professional development as well as how to improve my online presence as a teacher of Serbian as a foreign language.
Dragana gave me a lot of advice, ideas and, what is the most important - support.