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Joyce

Native language:: English

Total orders:: 5094

Nationality:: Australia

Residence:: Australia

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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.

Som84

Thank you so much.

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SAYAKAONO

Dear Joyce Thank you for your correction. It is really helpful to my study!! Have a great day,too. Yours sincerely. Sayaka

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bpn0366

Dear Ms. Joyce, I hope you are doing pretty well. Thank you for your feedback every time, I'll do my best to improve my skill of writing. I'm looking forward to sending you an essay again soon. Warmest regards,

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maychan

I read your reply and understood it very well. Your explanations were very helpful. I am happy to know new things. Thank you very much!

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bpn0366

Dear Ms. Joyce, great to hear from you. I reviewed my essay and your suggestions are really helpful to write more sophisticated texts. To stick to the third person and to use my own expressions are important as you pointed, and I'll do my best next time. I love your expressions very much; Information leads to knowledge, knowledge leads to understanding and understanding leads to acceptance and respect. See you next time! Best wishes,

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Cortot

Hello Joyce! I'm very sorry for my late reply even though you gave me wonderful comments and advice. Actually, few days after I received your comment, I suffered from a gastric ulcer and had a tough time for a week so that I couldn't send you my message. I beg your forgiveness. And, thank you so much for your fruitful advice! The order of adjectives, the order of descriptions, and your own description. I carefully read all of your comments and examples twice, and I'm going to read them again. I can't be satisfied more than this. I especially appreciate your example description. Again, thank you so much! By the way, according to your bio, you live in Australia, and I have two good, nice English teachers from Australia in the English conversation school I study in. So, thank you Joyce, and thank you Australia! Regards, Cortot

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SAYAKAONO

Dear Teacher Joyce Thank you for your correction. It is really informative. Kinds regards. Sayaka

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laurana71

Dear Joyce Thank you for giving me a warm comment, and example of alternative composition. I was encouraged to keep studying English by your correction. Have a nice weekend, thank you , Laurana .

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bpn0366

Dear Ms. Joyce, great to hear from you! I always highly appreciate all your help, thank you very much. I'm looking forward to communicating with you soon. Warmest regards,

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bpn0366

Dear Ms. Joyce, it is great to hear from you. I really appreciate your comments and suggestions. Thank you for typing many sample sentences. They always give me motivation. Best wishes,

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tokka

Thank you for correcting. I am impressed by your kind and detailed explanation. If I have the chance, I will ask you again! regard.

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bpn0366

Dear Ms. Joyce, I really appreciate all your help. Cultural differences between English and Japanese you told me are really helpful to understand clearly. I'm enjoying writing in English with you very much. I hope you're doing well and see you soon. Very warm regards,

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maychan

Hello! I read your reply. I understood it very well. Your explanation was very helpful. I am very happy to know new things. Thank you very much!

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hana7

Thank you for your advice, Joyce! This is so useful! Explaing the receipt in English as I cook is good idea! I might make a mistake while I cook though.. haha I searched and found an internet site I can get scripts of some movies and drama. Now I have points not pass on IDIY, so I won't submit my writing every day, but I'm going to submit again soon.

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yasu2008

Hello Teacher Joyce. Thank you for your correcting and kind explaining in detail. It was very helpful. Thank you so much.

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