Mister Micawber's - English Lessons in Yokohama

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Mister Micawber offers PRIVATE PERSON-TO-PERSON LESSONS in conversational, academic and business English, as well as TOEFL, TOEIC, Eiken STEP and IELTS test preparation. He concentrates on speaking and listening, using a variety of commercial and original materials.

Only ten minutes by foot from Ishikawa-cho Station on the JR Negishi Line (or 15 minutes from Isezaki-chojamachi Station on the Yokohama Subway) in Yokohama, Mister Micawber has a well-appointed teaching room with audio-visual and reference facilities.

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Fees range from 10,000 to 12,000 yen per month for weekly one-hour person-to-person lessons. He also offers internet lessons via Skype at competitive rates. If you are serious about improving your English, arrange a FREE sample lesson by e-mailing to MisterMicawber@gmail.com.

Mister Micawber also operates ONLINE PROOFREADING AND EDITING SERVICES via email. Essays and reports, emails and business letters, recipes and instructions-- Mister Micawber can check any of your written materials for grammatical accuracy and good style at competitive rates and with prompt responses. In addition, he offers LESSONS IN ENGLISH WRITING via email. Payment by PAYPAL is accepted. To discuss your requirements, please email to MisterMicawber@gmail.com.

With his remaining free time, Mister Micawber moderates at three very reputable internet English grammar forums, which he invites you to visit: ENGLISH FORUMS, ENGLISH-TEST.NET, and LYDBURY GRAMMAR CLINIC.

Mr. Micawber is Canadian-American, holds a BA in English, an AA in Business Administration, and an Advanced Certificate in TEFL, and he has taught at schools like GEOS, YMCA and SIMUL, and also at companies like Sony, Toshiba and Nissan. He holds a 3-dan in kyudo and is an occasional poet.

For interested students, Mister Micawber's accent is classified as NORTHERN AMERICAN:

What American accent does Mister Micawber really have? The Result: Northern His accent is Northern, which used to be the media standard in the '50s and '60s. His accent could either be Inland Northern (Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo) or the more broadcasting-friendly Upstate NY/Western New England accent. Outsiders probably ask him a lot if he's from Chicago or Wisconsin.
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Dalai Lama to Japanese youth: 'Study English and see the world!'

The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama urged Japanese youth to "study English, and see the world" during a speech and Q&A session at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Saturday. The Dalai Lama, currently visiting Japan, made the remarks when he touched on the problem of the increasing number of Japanese youth committing suicide.

"Now, you should participate, wisely, in the outside world. But, the youth of Japan remain here, and are having some problems here. Go to the outside world! To Arabia, Africa, Latin America ... You can make many contributions," the Dalai Lama said.

The Dalai Lama characterized Japan as "a country technologically highly developed." But, "Japanese youth are under too much stress and feel lonely. As a result, some commit suicide. I heard that that rate is increasing," he said.

"Whether you like it or not, English is the universal language. Study English and go out. This is very important." The Dalai Lama's comments seem to come from his own experience of having to lead a life in exile in India, but creating a circle of support in many places in the world by using English.

(Mainichi Japan) June 21, 2010