Instructor profile

florianna

Native language:: ネイティブ

Total orders:: 3910

Nationality:: イギリス

Country of residence:: イギリス

Specialties

受験対策が得意
ビジネス英語が得意
アメリカン英語
イギリス英語

Qualifications: 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.
Message from instructor: 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 / favorite countries / countries visited: 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.
Approach to corrections: 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.

creamcheese

Dear Florianna, Thank you for your corrections and message. Those were very helpful for leaning more appropriate ways to say. Thank you : ) creamcheese

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SASAKIMIKA

Thank you for your correction. My immediate issues are grammar error-free about article,singular and plural. Also, I'm glad for your interest about my piece. Though I don't directly develop medical devices, I'm proud of getting involved in those. Well, another my clients is the food machinery manufacturer, and the industry's annual trade show is very interesting. You can try a taste test, a food hot like a baum kuchen, from the machine. FOOMA JAPAN http://fpcj.jp/en/useful-en/wjn-en/p=54937/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-TfuW01WWs

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minefumi

Thank you for your long comment on my essay, always. I am glad that my essay inspired you to watch the movie. Watching this movie has changed my view about wars. I always thought that it is a right thing to fight back it you are attacked, in order to protect you and your family. However, this movie has made me realize that there is a way not to fight back.

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KazuSato

Thank you for your correcting. The reason I used a word 'attack' is that she is violent. The some scars on Mr Harada's arm prove that. I'm gonna tell you to newest his hot topic. This morning, he showed me a shoe which was cut up. I asked him "Whose artwork is this like a shoe?". He answered "my wife".

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minefumi

Hi florianna, Thank you for your comment on my essay. I am careful with my diet, not to be fat because being fat makes my blood pressure high. I think I bought this voucher is that I just wanted to drink alcohol with cheap prices in many different places. However, after all I might get fat. Regarding Japanese food, I recommend you to eat "Oknomiyaki," meaning ""the way you like to cook. " It is delicious. I often take native English speakers to a Okonomiyaki shop. It is a kind of Japanese pizza. Best regards, Minefumi"

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much for your message .

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minefumi

Hi florianna, You do not need to be sorry to be late because I understand it would take a long time for you to respond to me as you always write a lot of thoughtful sentences, which I am happy to read.

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much

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minefumi

Hello florianna! I am sorry about the confusion. By saying "One patent was hospitalized," I meant that "One Patient was brought to my hospital." However, I wonder which is better to say. " admitted to our hospital" or "brought to our hospital?" Thank you for your thoughtful comment, always. I am away looking forward to reading your comments. Reading your comments always make me ponder deeply something like what is life. As you say, I feel value and joy in my job and in my connections with patients and people around me. Although I sometimes have hard time with patients, I am happy that I am dealing with people in my job, not machines like engineers. Bye, Minefumi

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SASAKIMIKA

Thank you for your correction. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed my piece about Japanese food samples. I didn't think that you had seen them in your country, because they were not common out of Japan. I'm very interesting in what British food you've seen. I'm looking forward to receiving your feedback that is not so much having my essay corrected as a letter from a foreign friend. As you often talk about your daughter, I feel a sense of familiarity with her, too. Please give my best regards to your family.

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norikom

Hi Florianna, Thank you so much for the lovely comments as always. I like to read your comment and to know the life in UK. It is fantastic. Currently I am actually living in Singapore. I will keep trying to brush up my English. Have a great day! Thank you. Noriko

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much.

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minefumi

Thank you for your long comment and for addtonal explanation about angst... I am always happy to communicate with you through your comment. By reading your comment I can understand whether you can understand my English eassy correctly or not.

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newblues

Thank you teacher Florianna, for your detailed comments and advise. I've been sick for these days and took a long time to read through your comments. Now I recovered. It seems like I tend to make everything plural. As you may know Japanese language don't have the idea of singular and plural. A cat is 'neko', and neko is always neko regardless of the numbers of them. Therefore, it is a little difficult for Japanese to properly choose singular and plural. Anyway it is a good lessen. Thank you. In Japan, it is still not super hot these days, but it will be soon. I hate the hot and humid weather in Tokyo.

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much.

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