valuABLEssons

American English Lessons + Accent Modification = Cultural Competency

Serving the International Community in Bethesda & Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Maryland, Northwest Washington, D.C., and around the world.

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, and anywhere on the Red Line Washington, D.C. Metro
• 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, Armenian, Bambara, Belarusian, Bengali, Cantonese, Catalàn, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Douala, Ewe, Farsi, French, Galician, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kalmyk, Kashmiri, Korean, Kreyòl ayisyen, Kréol réyoné, Malayalam, Mandarin, Marathi, Moldovan, Mongolian, Nepali, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Qazaq, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Tōhoku-ben, Turkish, Ubangi, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Walloon, Wolof, and Yoruba speakers.

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

valuABLEssons Fee Schedule

Individual private one-on-one lessons can start at as low as $60.00 per two-hour lesson.

A total of 10 lessons or classes (16 to 20 hours) is typical for an adult.

I recommend we meet twice a week for three weeks

to fast-track your improvement,

and then once a week for four weeks

to establish your learning curve.

A one-time non-refundable $45 materials fee includes all CELTA / EAL / EFL / ELL / ESL / ESOL / IELTS / MELAB / TESOL / TOEFL / TOEIC / USMLE  grammar books, accent reduction worksheets, CDs, and tutoring papers for children and adults.

A one-lesson deposit is required to hold a reservation after the first lesson. The deposit is a non-refundable tuition credit, which may be applied to your last lesson.

The first 30 minutes of the first lesson are FREE with no obligation!

I accept debit and credit cards via PayPal www.paypal.com , United States Postal Service 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, accent modification, and cultural competency:

GRAY MATTER; Why Bilinguals Are Smarter, March 18, 2012, in the New York Times

In Arizona, Complaints That an Accent Can Hinder a Teacher’s Career September 24, 2011, in the New York Times

Losing Native Language in a Family: Truth or Fiction? by Robby Kukurs on
November 4, 2010 in Multilingualmania

Does Your Language Shape How You Think?  August 29, 2010, in the New York Times

Global Migration: A World Ever More on the Move,  June 27, 2010, in the New York Times

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

In U.S., Expatriate Professionals See 'Accent Reduction' as a Sound Investment, June 5, 2007, in the New York Times

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

Why Doesn't NPR Sound More Like the Rest of America?  May 18, 2005, National Public Radio