No worries Marian, about poor student, I replied to everyone who deserves in this discussion and of course I found my tutor, and enjoy my classes which I am actually taking to understand better my lovely Stephen Fry in "mr. Kingdom" and "Absolute power". Funny, isn't it? I pointed that I am a lawyer just to specify the area of knowledge I have and the level of education. But I had quite weird feelings about the others' discussion about my willingness and unwillingness to learn this or that variant of language. Surely, the discussion was not about me and not about my wishes because no one asked if I knew already American variant. I suppose next time, when I wish to learn Irish, for example, or Australian, it'll be better to ask somewhere else.
Best, Daria. 2008/9/4 Marian Dent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I agree 100%. And as a lawyer he/she might also have other > considerations besides clients. He might want to pass the Cambridge > Certificate Exam in Legal English (which is based on English law) or take > the English solicitor's exam, or take an LL.M. in the UK or something. It's > really none of our business what his preferences are, and as sometimes > happens with expat list discussions though, we have all forgotten the poor > students desires and turned this into a general debate. > > To the original poster of the request--sorry! And did you ever find your > British legal English tutor? > > Marian > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > expat-bounces+mdent <expat-bounces%2Bmdent>[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Jeffrey Forbes > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:25 PM > *To:* 'The Moscow Expat List' > *Subject:* RE: Expat List English tutor - Jeffrey Forbes > > I would like to chime in on this...ahem...discussion, about learning > English as a foreign language. > > > > Full disclosure: I am an American who has been living in Europe for more > than 20 years. > > > > Along the way I learned to speak German, then Czech, and was once quite the > Anglophile, so I can see both sides of this debate. > > > > However, let's focus on the needs of the client here for a moment, who is > an adult lawyer. > > > > I happen to work with lawyers alot so it helps to see things from their > perspective. > > > > Now, if this lawyer who wants to learn better English, primarily works with > other clients or lawyers from London or the UK, or deals with referral > business primarily originating from British law firms or European law firms > that have an alliance with a major British firm, then yes, by all means, > this lawyer would benefit more by having a tutor from Britain, because they > could pick up on the nuances of the language better. And believe me there > are plenty. > > > > This would then make him/her (sorry, the gender of this lawyer was not > mentioned) more Anglophile in the eyes of his/her clients. And this would > create more rapport and trust and help further develop those relationships, > which is important to a lawyer's business. > > > > If however this lawyer was primarily working with American or global > companies/clients then he/she would be better off having a tutor that could > present the English language in a more Amercian and international fashion, > as American English does get influenced by British English somewhat when it > goes global. And this would be for the same reasons as I noted in the > example above: understanding the nuances of the language/culture which would > help to create more rapport and trust and further develop those > relationships. > > > > In my opinion, this is the criteria this lawyer should use when considering > to hire an English tutor. > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Jeffrey > > > > ___________________________________ > > > > Jeffrey Forbes - The Client Doctor > > ___________________________________ > > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web: www.clientdoctor.com > > > > Mobile: +420-732 374 191 > > Office: +420-220 570 463 > > Fax: +420-220 570 464 > > > > Jana Zajice 40 > > 170 00 Prague 7 > > Czech Republic > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > expat-bounces+jeffrey <expat-bounces%2Bjeffrey>[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Buser, Mark F PWR > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 02, 2008 3:54 PM > *To:* The Moscow Expat List > *Subject:* RE: Expat List English tutor > > > > Your modesty is overwhelming. Have you actually met all the English > teachers in a city of over 10 million people to verify their pay? > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > expat-bounces+mark.buser <expat-bounces%2Bmark.buser>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *On Behalf Of *John Ferris > *Sent:* Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:34 AM > *To:* The Moscow Expat List > *Subject:* Re: Expat List English tutor > > I am considered the best teacher in Moscow by my students, and (perhaps not > so attractive to you) the highest paid in Moscow, but I am from the US and > not the UK, although I had a British girlfriend for many years and know a > lot about the differences between the two languages (not as much as people > think, other than pronunciation). > > John > > --- On *Fri, 8/29/08, Dasha Repina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Dasha Repina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Expat List English tutor > To: "The Moscow Expat List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, August 29, 2008, 12:37 PM > > Dear All, > > I am looking for English tutor, native speaker, from UK, in > Tverskaya-Pushkinskaya area, for adult lawyer wishing to improve language. > Could anyone help me? > > Best, Daria. > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >
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