Our Approach
With a passion for linguistics, communication and people, we love discovering how to inspire, motivate and share our love of the English language, so that you can find your own unique voice in English - and with it the freedom to comfortably express yourself in personal and professional contexts.
Lexicon House was founded to offer a unique and highly effective approach to language learning combining the best responsive teaching and coaching methods, developed through 20 years of professional experience.
We look not only at what you need but also how to best achieve it. Because everyone learns differently!
Beyond one-size-fits-all lessons that focus on textbook completion, you receive a personalised curriculum that reflects your learning style as well as your professional and personal interests.
We contextualise real-world materials to help you develop cultural understanding for better, more natural communication.
Your curriculum is flexible and responds to your changing needs. We incorporate your current objectives into our lessons, which provides you with a constant source of support and rewards your effort with practical results.
And with results comes confidence.
Content
Unlike a standard language school, at Lexicon House we customise content to prepare for real-world situations and address the changing needs, priorities and interests of the client. As and when needed, we provide expert education of grammar, vocabulary, syntax, and pronunciation. Responsive teaching + coaching = optimal results!
Strategy
In contrast to traditional, passive, teacher-led instruction, our strategy is to establish a dynamic and collaborative coaching relationship. This gives clients greater control and flexibility. It also enables personalisation of content for current needs and leads to better and more efficient progress.
Quality
Working with one dedicated language coach with a 1st-class university degree and 10 + years of international work experience gives clients a reliable and consistently high quality of service. We keep our standards high and offer you only the smartest, most caring language professionals.
Service
Lexicon House is a boutique company with a limited number of clients to enable individualised attention. It is owned by a coach with a 1st-class honours degree from a top-university and 20 years of international teaching and media experience, who is highly invested in the success of her clients.
About the Founder
Lexicon House was founded by Agnieshka Anna Miko, the company’s Managing Director and an award-winning international English language educator and coach. She is multilingual and multicultural, with 20 years of real-world experience in language training, media presenting, and business communications across a wide range of industries on three continents: Toronto, Tokyo and London.
Agnieshka holds a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction in Art History from the University of Toronto and a postgraduate certificate in Brand Management from the London School of Business and Finance. During her 7 years in Tokyo, she was awarded #1 Berlitz-certified instructor of the year out of over 1500 nationally. She concurrently worked as a TV presenter for NHK World, the international service of Japan’s public broadcaster, hosting a program about new products and business trends in Japan for global viewership. She also enjoyed narrating books and voice acting for commercials.
Experienced in developing and leading bespoke one-on-one and small group curriculums for entrepreneurs and executives at hundreds of multinational organisations including many global Fortune 500 companies, her training facilitated effective leadership, organisational change, and international expansion.
Agnieshka has customised programs for senior professionals in industries including banking and finance, politics, law, oil and gas, technology, medicine, art, fashion, and film production. She has successfully coached clients through career transitions and prepared them for MBA and job interviews as well as TOEIC, TOEFL, and IELTS language tests, including IELTS UKVI required for immigration to the UK.
The range of her experience spans from lecturing students at secondary schools and universities to being requested to work with CEOs, UHNIs and celebrities.
She is known for her positive energy, depth of knowledge and a creative, flexible and supportive approach to client-led learning. She is invested in helping her clients express themselves effectively and communicate well with cross-cultural understanding.
Having worked with language and in the media, she has clear pronunciation, a neutral transatlantic accent and practice-informed knowledge of the North American and British lexicons and cultures to advise and support global communication needs. She holds both Canadian and UK citizenship, speaks 3 languages and has experience working globally in intercultural environments.