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florianna

florianna

Native language:
English
Total orders:
3660
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.
  • nonna

    nonna

    Thank you for your reply and sorry for the late reply. I understand first sentence, it is not "might has limit to do automatic." but "it might have limits when it comes to doing things automatically." In the modern world, we can't live smoothly without technology. Anyhow, I think your mother is great to try using cellphone! I guess she needs courage to get cellphone which is unusually gadget for her. She will learn how to use cellphone, so I will also try to study English like your mother! Thank you again for your polite reply!

    ★★★★★
  • hata

    hata

    Thank you for your correcting. I wanted to write about American English terms, 4th grade, so your corrected sentence was fit for my opinion. いつもありがとうございます。

    ★★★★★
  • Ami88

    Ami88

    Hello florianna, Thank you for your correction and message. I appreciate your insightful comments on the topic and my writing. I'm glad to know you listened to the song, since I like the way Morrissey sings, which made me noticed how beautiful English sounds are. Please have a lovely day! Miho

    ★★★★★
  • ana0324masa

    ana0324masa

    Thank you very much for your message.

    ★★★★★
  • hata

    hata

    I discover that "we look dream and enjoy it from being obsessed with celebrities" from your comments. Thank you!

    ★★★★★
  • hata

    hata

    Thanks for polite correction and lot of comments every time. My favorite pasta shape is spaghetti, and flavor is peperoncino!

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Regarding the last question's answer, I am alway happy to read your long and sincere comment on my essay. Although your comment is sometimes difficult for me perhaps because your English is the way real native speakers speak which I am not familiar with, I am so pleased that I print out and read it many times. You do not need to be sorry that you respond to my question late because I understand that it takes a long time for you to respond to me with such a long and sincere comment. Instead, I always appreciate your long and sincere comment on my essay.

    ★★★★★
  • ana0324masa

    ana0324masa

    Thank you very much

    ★★★★★
  • nonna

    nonna

    Thank you for your helpful advice! Fortunately, I love eating and I'm always happy while eat. So, I'm thankful for people who make vegetables and breed animals. In Japan, farmer is decreasing because farmer is hard work. They achieve great job. No problem to late your reply. English is my hobby. That's why, I'm not to require early, but I enjoy your reply. Thank you again!

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Thank you for your comment on my essay. You are like a pysvologist as you tried to understand why I have become twisted. It was a bit difficult for me to understand your comment, so I read it many times. However, there are still some parts I am not sure what you wanted to say.

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    I was glad to know that you do the same thing as I -trying to get points. I was also glad to know your local supermarket "Sainsbury"and "Nectar card" as I could know the situation of your country's supermarket. I try to go to the supermarket when it is a point day as I try to save as much money as possible.

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Thank you for your sympathy with my problem. However, I came up with this problem suddenly in my mind and I wrote about it, so my computer is fine and no problem now. Sorry about that.

    ★★★★★
  • SASAKIMIKA

    SASAKIMIKA

    Thanks for your sincere checking and comments. My aunt is also your mother's age. Although she has had cancer for a long time, she has traveled around. She often says 'I might become bedridden next year. That's why I want to travel while I can walk.'. I suppose when she became a nonagenarian, she still says it and travels. Well, Edinburgh is on my list where I 'd like to visit someday. Because it is a filming locations of 'Case Histories' which is one of my favorite TV series. I liked the streetscape of the drama very much. I always marvel at how one can be so close to something that can only be a dream for someone else.

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Hi florianna, Thank you for correcting my English essay and your impression on my essay. I wrote about my happy memory when I spent the time with my late father when I was a boy as I sometimes remember good old days.

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Thank you for correcting my English essay and your impression on my essay that I really appreciate and am looking forward reading. As you said, I really wished I had a binoculars to see the Pope. It seemed to me that you are critical about the Pope. Though, I thought the Pope was necessary to comfort those who need help and who were in trouble.

    ★★★★★

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