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Joyce

Native language:: English

Total orders:: 5094

Nationality:: Australia

Residence:: Australia

Skills

Exam Preparation
Business English
Teaching License
American English
British English
Australian English
Kids

Certifications: Advanced Diploma of Teaching University of South Australia (Diploma of Teaching). South Australian Teachers Registration, teaching Science, the Arts, Literacy and Numeracy. Certificate in Financial Services and Accounting Certificate in Community Services Certificate in Mental Health First Aid Certificate in Crisis Supporter Counseling I worked 35 years with the Department of Education in South Australia. I lectured at the University of South Australia in multicultural studies and teaching skills. I corrected and graded online Education papers for Bachelor of Education students. I formerly tutored English in South Australia for Families SA. I currently counsel people in crisis for LIfeline- an Australian suicide prevention crisis phone line service.
Announcements: Hi everyone, I hope you all are keeping well. I will be temporarily unavailable for family reasons later this week, but be back next week and hope to hear from you then. I always enjoy you sharing your thoughts with me. Have a great positive time and stay happy and healthy. Best regards Joyce.
Hobbies/Travel: I have many hobbies, including caring for my cats and dogs, gardening, fishing and bush walking. I presently live in the far South East of South Australia in a National Park area among the kangaroos and koalas, also near the beach, where I go whale watching. I have lived in Scotland, England and Australia. I love traveling and have also been to several overseas places, including Malaysia and New Zealand. I have stayed in most Australian states and visited, the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Townsville, Magnetic Island, The Great Ocean Road, Sydney and Coffs Harbour, Melbourne and Adelaide. My favorite country would be Scotland, because I was born there and belong to the clan Gunn. My ancestors include the vikings and Olaf the Black especially.
Message from the instructor: I do three things when I correct a customer's text:- Firstly, I let the writer know exactly which aspects of the text were well written. Giving recognition for good skills will give the writer encouragement to keep doing the right things with their writing. Secondly, I give quality and accurate correction with clear explanations, so the writer can see what may need to be changed and why it will be more naturally English to make the changes. Thirdly, I provide the writer with examples and ideas to improve their writing in a kind and gentle manner, so they will not have hurt feelings or become discouraged in their writing, but rather be uplifted and keen to improve and grow in their understanding and knowledge of the English language. This means both simple natural alternatives and complex expressions with idiomatic sayings can be requested. Every writer is very special to me, and every piece of writing will be treated with the respect and accurate care it deserves to have. I have been helping many students, both young people still in schools as a teacher and more mature adult students at the university for over 40 years. My knowledge of accuracy in business letters and correspondence is excellent, as I have also worked in accounting for manufacturing businesses with a strong customer focus. I believe in building trust and respect between us, so I can help you to reach your full potential and achieve your best.

rina38

Dear Joyce Thank you for your kind feedback everytime! Have a lovely day!!

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FRAND0526

Thank you for correcting my sentences! Your modification and the proposed alternative are very helpfl to me! Best regards, FRAND0526

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chisa-s

Thank you for always giving me kind advice and wonderful messages. I always look forward to taking your correction too! By the way, I forgot to change my profile, so some of them are charged now. Sorry for that.

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REHIteruu

Thank you for the correction and your messages. These give me a lot of motivation. I want to enjoy studying English.

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Shota5.n

Dear Joyce, I didn’t ’t know that “expect” also means “be pregnant,” so it becomes my reference so much! Thank you. Best regards, Shota

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nmkh

Dear Joyce, Thank you very much for your corrections and useful advice. It was a good exercise for me to create the imaginative story behind the email. I knew the phrase, being at large, but I've not used it in my writing before. I'm quite happy to build up new vocabulary through exercises at IDIY. I'm looking forward to sending you another piece of writing soon. Kind regards, nmkh

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maccas37611

G’day Joyce san, Thank you for your prompt corrections and extremely helpful feedback! I love the alternative answer part, as that is exactly how I wanted say but couldn’t due to my poor vocabulary. Hope to work with you again! All the best, Maccas.

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rina38

Dear Joyce Thank you for your heart warming message. I'm looking forward to reading your message, again . Have a lovely day!!

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Shota5.n

Thank you for teaching me some natural expressions. I am glad to know them. I hope you have a good day. Best regards, Shota

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Rie919

Hello Joyce, thank you so much to correct my sentences. This is my actual experience but now I'm working very exciting workplace. The job change triggered from the experience lead me to practice English more. Thank you so much for alternative expression. It is very helpful because I need to learn more expression. Best Regards, Rie

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yoko.t

Thank you for collecting my writing. It was very useful when you suggest different expressions.

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Shota5.n

Dear Joyce, I am so glad to read your feedback, and it makes me encouraged to keep learning English. Thank you so much, and I hope you have a good day too. Best regards, Shota

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nwsl983

Thank you very much!

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yuichi0927

Thank you for giving alternative expressions. That is very useful for me.

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hiroshi0807

Thanks your very polite writings!!

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