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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.

takanaru1519

Hi Joyce, Thank you so much. l'm happy you explained the details of corrections. Naomi

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rudo

Thank you for your detailed explanations and quick answer against my question. Writing English in a natural manner is so difficult for me, but every teachers including you are teaching very carefully and kindly, hence I can always work on writing English while enjoying it. Thank you so much for the helpful advice!

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Y.K

Thank you so much your informative advises.

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raiseru

Thank you for your helpful corrections. I was really impressed with the briliant suggestions and alternatives you offered. I will ask you to correct my writing again! Thank you Daisuke

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blueamber

Thank you very much for giving me a lot of useful tips. I'm very pleased to have my writing proofread in detail. There is much more useful information than I've expected. I'll practice harder and improve my English skills. I'm looking forward to seeing you on this website again. Have a nice day. Bye. :)

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Mats215

Thank you very much for your corrections! I appreciate your alternatives and glammar explanations!

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shi

Hello, Joyce! Thank you for taking the time to read my submission. Your polite and detailed advice and comments are really helpful for me to reflect on my writing. Alternative sentence examples are informative. I was impressed by how natural, persuasive and sophisticated they are, because I am not able to come out with those expressions. Especially, " we need wise owners not new laws" has a great impact! I enjoyed reading your comments!

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yasu2008

Dear Teacher Joyce. Thank you for checking and rewriting all my sentences naturally. I really learned to describe about it. Thank you so much. Please check and teach me again. Kind regards, Yasu

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ehitokun

Thank you for giving me a great feedback with encouragement and correction of some my mistakes, which motivates me to check grammar more carefully as well as to choose the right words based on context.

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Mats215

Thank you very much for your corrections!

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rudo

Dear Joyce, Thank you so much for your detailed elucidations. I can always understand clearly, because you separate "mistake", "suggestion", and "writing up". In addition, your proposal of alternative sentences are very impressive to me. All senteces are very beutiful and fluently. I hope if I will be able to make such kinds of sentences. I look forward to seeing you again. Best Regards, Haruka

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ana0324masa

Thank you very much.

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rudo

Thank you so much for your detailed corrections and recommendations! Your explanations are so clear and I could find what phrases/words should have been revised. Alternative sentences you recommended should be also helpful for me. I would like to continue to do writing practices at IDIY. Thank you!

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ch3cooh

Thank you for your message and sample answer. It helped me a lot.

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yos

Thank you for your helpful and courteous advice. See you next time.

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