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2025 National Language Teacher of the Year Named
Japanese teacher Kei Tsukamaki of Washington state has been named the 2025 National Language Teacher of the Year! The award presentation was held during the 2024 ACTFL Convention & World Languages Expo on Friday, November 22, in Philadelphia, PA. Learn more about Kei here.
Congratulations Future Educators!
Hailing from 15 home states and planning to teach eight languages other than English, please join us in congratulating the 20 outstanding future educators who join the LCF Teacher Scholarship Program this year!
Save the Date: The application period for this program will reopen in Spring 2025 to high school seniors who aspire to teach a language!
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Chloe: Sustainable Tourism Consultant Leading with Bahasa Indonesia and Spanish
As a Sustainable Tourism Consultant and PhD Researcher, Chloe leverages her Bahasa Indonesia and Spanish skills to drive impactful marine conservation efforts through sustainable tourism development. Discover how her passion for the Indonesian language opened doors to unexpected adventures and deep cultural connections.
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Belinda: Localization Professional Leading with German
Working in the localization sector, Belinda uses her German language skills to customize communication to a global market. Learn how language study has led her to unexpected jobs, and unexpected places—like the Berlin underground!
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Tetsu: Pharmaceutical Consultant Leading with Japanese, French, Mandarin & more!
The founder of TETSUNAGI Consulting, Inc., Tetsu has built a career around leveraging his language and cultural skills. Hear his advice for learners about the benefit of combining languages with your passions and knowledge base.
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Stephanie: Police Officer Leading with English and Farsi
As a Second Lieutenant with the Fairfax County Police Department, Stephanie relies on language and cultural skills to supervise the Language Skills Support Unit and the Office of Data Analytics & Strategic Initiatives. The Department currently offers language proficiency stipends to speakers of 24 world languages.
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Tyler: Sales Director Leading with Spanish
As a Sales Director at Hult EF Corporate Education, Tyler uses his Spanish skills to connect with clients to implement language training programs at some of the world’s largest companies. Learn why being bilingual is his proudest achievement.
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Lopa: Surgeon Leading with Gujarati & Spanish
Lopa uses English, Gujarati, and Spanish to communicate with patients as a pelvic reconstructive surgeon at the University of Illinois Hospitals. Hear more about how language and cultural skills help medical professionals build rapport and trust.
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Tatyana: Financial Services VP Leading with Russian, Spanish & More
Tatyana shares how languages have been an asset in all stages of her career—spanning academia, educational publishing, e-learning, consulting, and financial services. Hear her advice for current learners!
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Sarah: Global Export Manager Leading with French
Advice to consider studying supply chain management—combined with her love of learning French—helped Sarah to secure a job in the consumer goods sector before graduating from college! Learn more about her journey.
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Arielle: Business Project Manager Leading with French
Paris-based Arielle works for Schneider Electric. Holding degrees in offshore energies engineering, ocean engineering, and French studies, she shares how the skills that accompany language learning can help boost multilinguals toward their goals.
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