HOME

Instructors

Joyce

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.
  • 9aB71yz8

    9aB71yz8

    I appreciate that you kindly explain about direct and indirect speech in detail. It is interesting to study English. Thank you so much for correction and alternatives.

    ★★★★★
  • Yukikom

    Yukikom

    Thank you for your feedback. Actually you’re always fully booked, that’s why it’s been a while. I’m looking forward to working with you again, it might be sometime after a while. P.s. I like the Einstein’s word. Thanks.

    ★★★★★
  • jasmine18

    jasmine18

    Thank you very much for your help. It is really helpful for me to improve my English. I read again and again your instruction and keep studying. I look forward to seeing you next time.

    ★★★★★
  • Asouka

    Asouka

    High, Joyce Thank you very much and sorry for the late reply. Your answers are very clear that helps my English improvement so much! Now the difference between past tense and past perfect is much clearer. And I found the expression "a thank you bonus" very interesting! Sorry for one mis-spelling. "another Jy100,00" was not 10,000, but JY100,000.- (he received 10 times more a year later from the first thank you bonus). Thus, it may be better to describe "additional JY100,000.-" instead of "another JY100,000.-" since the amount was increased. Thank you very much and I'm looking forward to the next chance to receive advices from you. Asouka

    ★★★★★
  • junjunkoko

    junjunkoko

    Thanks for teaching me many things. I try to keep study English .

    ★★★★★
  • kaca2018

    kaca2018

    Dear Ms. Joyce, Thank you very much for your kind comments to my essay. I look forward to seeing you again! Warmest regards, kaca

    ★★★★★
  • Atom

    Atom

    Thank you for your wonderful correction, comment and the alternatives. You are superb!

    ★★★★★
  • sae2018

    sae2018

    Hello, Joyce! Thank you very much for correcting my writing. Your explanations are easy to understand to me and a lot of alternative expressions you gave me are really helpful. Actually, “glasses” in second sentence is a mistake in spelling of “grass”, though I guess now “weed” is rather suitable. It is hard for me to distinguish “r” from “l” because we don’t have both sounds in Japanese and we hear them as the same sound. Anyway, I’ll try to building wider vocabulary and be careful to using them in the future.

    ★★★★★
  • torug3

    torug3

    Thanks for your kind and smart correction! I made a careless mistakes about singular and plural form. I need more practice. Anyway, your alternative gives me lots of tips. It's a great and helpful work. Thanks again. I hope you have lovely days and am looking forward to seeing you.

    ★★★★★
  • Yukikom

    Yukikom

    Thank you for your feedback and cheerful comments. And thank you for the explanation about conjunction. I will work on it from now! Thanks!

    ★★★★★
  • Yukikom

    Yukikom

    Thank you for your feedback. It’s helpful, especially the alternatives for “One of the challenges for Japanese including me is to share enough information to evaluate the impact of the issues.” is impressive. I’m looking forward to working together again!

    ★★★★★
  • Yukikom

    Yukikom

    Thank you for your advice and cheerful messages! Also I appreciate that you understand my point especially the part I tried to talk about some confusion in Japan. In the IDIY, I have to summarize in 100 words; however it’s challenging for English learner as me to make sentences simple. And thus I often feel my sentences is not explaining fully. From that point of view, the alternatives are quite helpful. I’m looking forward to studying together again!

    ★★★★★
  • ayarin

    ayarin

    "Have a pleasant day, Hiroko, filled with happiness" I love this expression. I had a sad day, sometimes it is unavoidable.

    ★★★★★
  • Atom

    Atom

    Thanks for your excellent corrections again!

    ★★★★★
  • Atom

    Atom

    Thank you for your excellent job!

    ★★★★★

Back to instructors

Return to top
New Member Registration・Receive 100 points with our free member registration now!
Register for free
TOEIC(R) and TOEFL(R) are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). This website is not endorsed or approved by ETS.
EIKEN(R) is a registered trademark of the Eiken Foundation of Japan. This website has not been approved, endorsed, or otherwise reviewed by the Eiken Foundation of Japan.
The company names, school names, service names and product names appearing on this website are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies.