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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.
  • 1704naono

    1704naono

    Thank you so much. You've corrected my sentences to what I meant to. I've learn several expression I had not known from sentences corrected. And your message is very informative. I am trying to use it next time. thank you.

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Thank you for your long and sincere comment on my essay. I did not ride my bike without holding the hand bars to the doughnut shop. I remembered the time when I was young, how I rode a bike. However, still I sometimes peddle my bike without holding the hand bar.

    ★★★★★
  • naka0930

    naka0930

    I learned​ logical thinking by your​ comments​. Thank you. Your nephew's​ story is​ fun. I enjoyed it. I have visited Ila and Glasgow as I like scotch whiskey. I hope​ to see​ you again.

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Thank you for your correction. I really like your impression and comments on my essay.

    ★★★★★
  • ana0324masa

    ana0324masa

    Thank you so much for your warm message.

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Thank you for checking my English. You always write a long, full and thoughtful comment on my esssy . You are the most sincere editor in Idiy. I am alway happy to read your comments. I really appreciate that. In your comment I could not understand what " full of potential" means exactly.

    ★★★★★
  • SASAKIMIKA

    SASAKIMIKA

    Thank you for your correction. I'm most looking forward to your reply. Because you not only have my essay corrected but also give many feedback to me. Your detailed feedback is itself being my new text in English and tells a lot about your character.

    ★★★★★
  • shine19

    shine19

    Hello florianna. I really enjoyed reading your message. I'm especially interested in the word"mindfulness". This concept is not popular in Japan and I think Japanese people should pay more attention to their mental health and their meanings of lives. England is the country which decided to leave EU, so I think people who live there are very independent and have a sharp sense. I look forward to working with you again. Thank you.

    ★★★★★
  • yasato

    yasato

    Hi florianna, Thank you for your correction. I could learn many things. And thank you for worrying about my hey fever. Thanks, Yasuo

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Thank you for your wonderful comment. Although I wrote it as "my friend", it was actually not my friend, but it was a couch-surfer I met for the first time. So I was in a hurry to go to an appointed place to meet her. As I was in a hurry, I made a mistake to zip the wrong zipper. So it was not funny, it was a kind of embarrassment to ask a woman I met for the first time to help me with the zippers.

    ★★★★★
  • raiseru

    raiseru

    Thank you for your great correction. I haven't heard of "Cubetto" ,so searched it and it seems very helpful for kids to learn what computer programming is like.

    ★★★★★
  • SASAKIMIKA

    SASAKIMIKA

    Thank you for your feedbacks and I'm glad to hear your interesting about 'Imoni'. The Tohoku area consists of six prefectures. As many of student in the college where I graduated come from each prefecture , I enjoyed to taste each regional 'Imoni' soup.

    ★★★★★
  • minefumi

    minefumi

    Thank you for editing my essay wonderfully. And thank you for your impression and comment about my easay. Because of them I can understand what kind of person you are. From your comment I can understand your attitude toward your work: serious, sincere and thoughtful. I really appreciate your editing.

    ★★★★★
  • SASAKIMIKA

    SASAKIMIKA

    Thank you so much for your detailed explanation. I understood about the difference of the past and the past perfect tense very well. And as you say, it might be right that camping to help step up my survival skills. I will try camping after a meticulous preparation. I'm looking for a camping site near the hot springs.

    ★★★★★
  • Yayoi2017

    Yayoi2017

    Thank you for your concise explanations.

    ★★★★

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