valuABLEssons

American English Lessons + Accent Modification = Cultural Competency

Serving Bethesda & Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Maryland, and Northwest Washington, D.C.

valuABLEssons are

Valuable American English lessons + Accent Modification

The goal is cultural competency.

valuABLEessons include

• American English conversation, composition, and pronunciation
• Individuals or small groups
• All levels and all ages
• At home, in business, or after school
• Before, during, or after work
• Bethesda, Chevy Chase, or N.W. Washington, D.C. area
• A dynamic University of Cambridge (U.K.) qualified American C.E.L.T.A. tutor

valuABLEssons tutor, clients, & students

I am certified by the University of Cambridge, England, to teach the English Language anywhere in the world.

Current and past child, student, adult, and business clients include Amharic, Arabic, Bambara, Catalán, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kalmyk, Korean, Kreyòl, Malayalam, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Qazaq, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Tōhoku-ben, Ubangi, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Walloon, and Wolof speakers.

Clients range in age from 5 years old to 65+.

valuABLEssons Fee Schedule

Individual private one-on-one lessons start at as low as $30.00 per hour*                 

I accept debit and credit cards via PayPal www.paypal.com , U.S.P.S. money orders, checks, and cash (NO foreign currency).

Call 240-426-5584 or email info@valuablessons.com

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What's New?
Read recent articles about the value of American English as a Second Language:

When Hostility Melted for the ‘Funny Accent’,  May 27, 2008, in the New York Times

When English is the Rule at Work,  January 27, 2008, in the New York Times

Accents on the Wrong Syl-LA-ble,  June 6, 2007, in the New York Times

An Accent May Be Blocking Your Path to Advancement,  January 31, 2007, in the Wall Street Journal