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florianna

Native language:: English

Total orders:: 3746

Nationality:: United Kingdom

Residence:: United Kingdom

Skills

Exam Preparation
Business English
American English
British English

Certifications: B.A Honours in English Literature from Cambridge University. Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Experience of teaching English language and literature and TEFL to school pupils and adults in groups and most particularly one-to-one. Interest in and experience of creative writing in English. I speak Spanish and French and have an keen interest in language learning and improvement. Through my daughter's learning of violin, initially by the Suzuki method,I have a great respect for and interest in learning by the mother tongue method. I see the way IDIY works as being very similar to this method in many respects and recognise the value of learning and teaching that involves native speakers. I have particular interests and experience in the arts, education, psychology, medicine, and have worked in both corporate and internal communications in business.
Announcements: I am happy to work for IDIY and to be reading and correcting the work of Japanese speaking customers. I've worked for IDIY for 12 years and find it very interesting and rewarding. My style of correction is to pay close attention to the language in your writing in terms of grammar, vocabulary, style and content. I see each customer as having different needs in your learning journey and I take care to respond to you and your writing as the developing work of an individual. In my comments and personal message you will find that I tend to discuss in some depth with you the content of your writing and you can learn from this personalised discussion as well as from specific corrections and suggestions for alternative wording where appropriate. I do my best to encourage you in your writing with constructive help along with a rigorous and disciplined approach. Your questions, additional notes and feedback are always welcome and can be an important part of the communication between you as the customer and me as the instructor. I am happy to receive requests and develop a rapport so that you have continuity in your learning and to help you with Basic and/or Advanced corrections as well as with proof-reading. I look forward to reading your writing and to writing back to you and I hope that you enjoy IDIY as much as I do!
Hobbies/Travel: I enjoy language and languages and words fascinate me. I like both reading and writing and currently attend a creative writing class. I'm a keen musician and enjoy playing the piano. I also play the violin and look forward to playing more than I have done recently. There are so many things to enjoy in Edinburgh where I live. I'm happy in the city enjoying the culture and also very much enjoy being in nature and exploring places when I have time. My now 22-year-old daughter keeps me busy and though she is very independent in some ways she is still young and growing up in a complex and busy world. I'm especially interested in the arts and feel lucky to live in a city where we have easy access to rich cultural experiences including the Edinburgh Festival. I've spent time in France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Hong Kong, Norway, Canada, America, and most recently, in Poland. I enjoyed all of them and plan to keep travelling when I have the opportunity.
Message from the instructor: I very much enjoy working for IDIY and look forward to reading and helping you with your writing. I am here to help you be able to write fluently, naturally and correctly, and, perhaps above all, to communicate effectively in English what you want to say. Writing is a complex process even in one's own language. When you are writing in another language there are even more layers of complexity and it can be challenging. It can also be a lot of fun and very rewarding. As a native speaker of English I aim to share with you what is natural to me and to help and encourage you through specific corrections and adjustments and also through response to and discussion of what you are writing about in any piece you send to me through IDIY. I discuss particular aspects of your writing in detail if you ask for an Advanced correction and will give you a corrected version of your text if you ask for a Basic correction. In both cases I aim to have a sort of conversation with you across the internet and to connect with you through language so that you can absorb natural English and further develop your language skills. I aim to tune in to what your needs are and encourage you on your learning journey.

Takayuki_I

Thank you for suggesting better expressions.

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much

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sui4221

Thank you for your message, I’d like to use your advice to improve my writing skil.

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torug3

Thanks as usual! Your comments always make me happy and your corrections also give me useful and helpful suggestions! Have wonderful days ahead and see you soon!

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ana0324masa

Thank you so much.

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much.

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sai123

Thank you very much for correcting my writing! I can learn a lot of things from your comments. Your kind comments encourage me to study English more！

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kawasemi

I always appreciate for your insightful suggestions over my writing and heartful encouragement to my ongoing maternity life. In particular, i would like to increase my vocaburary suites of verbs, so your correction to more natural and substantial verbs is welcome all the time!

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much.

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Miko3

Thank you so much for correcting my sentences. So helpful.

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naochan

Your message encourage me in depth. Thank you very much. I will use this idea and writing.

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nyanko-sensei

Thank you florianna for your helpful advice. My menopausal symptons don't bother me a lot. It is winter and feeling hot can even be a good thing for me( That's why I still don't do anything with my symptons) I hope your daughter has a great trip. Best regards, nyanko-sensei

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leleu

Hi, teacher florianna! I’m sorry to get back to you so late. I’ve been going n England since last Wednesday, and I couldn’t manage to reply to you. Thank you very much for correcting my English as always. I found your explanation very productive. I’m flying for Japan this afternoon, and I’m exploring the temples near my hotel before I go to the airport. I’ve had such a great time here. Fortunately the weather has been mild and it has never rained. I met some friends of mine here and they spoiled me feeding so many delicious meals. Now I’m so sad to leave here and thinkig about my normal life in Japan makes me a little down. By the way, I didn’t go to the hair dresser this time as I didn’t have enough time, but the restaurant we went was splendid. Well I talked too much so I should finish now. Thank you very much again for your help. I hope to have your service again soon. Best regards, leleu

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tashioni

Thank you so much. Your revises and comments are very helpful.

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naochan

Dear florianna, Thank you for your encouragement! This year I try to write more! Nao

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