Instructors

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.

Tommy

Thank you for your reviewing! You also enjoy the rest of your holiday! Tommy,

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Tiffany

She meets the king in the audience during the performance

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akkzk

Joyce-sensei, Thank you for you many advices in detail again. OK, I am going to use "can" when to say "have the skill **". It is a good criterion. And I have been puzzled by prepositions, which you taught to me this time, for a long-long time, so I would like to ask you next time. ( It took seveal minitues for me to find "by" above.) I read Hadrians Wall in my world history textbook. Next event in the textbook is Norman conquest and Next events are Christian Crusade and Magna Carta. It is difficult to learn totally history of the mideval Europe. I bookmarked the article of wikipedia. See you, AK

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akkzk

Joyce-sensei, It's my first experience to get such dense lecture. I learned a lot ! I am going to write anew your corrections, advices and alternatives in my notebook and review them I hope I make prgress in "comparisons". Thank you very much ! My ancestors are rice farmers in a village at the foot of a mountain in Japan, but it is unclear where the Japanese had come from. I have some questions about the history of vikings you mentioned, so I am going to ask you at next turn. See you soon! AK

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Rew

Thank you for your correcting my essay at length and talking to me about marijuana in Australia. :)

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minefumi

Thank for editing my essay and your thoughtful comment on my essay. Thanks to your correction, I could understand I cannot use get as for a cold. I shoul say I "catch a cold. "

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haruyo0108

Thank you very much.

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motoshi

Hi Joyce, Thank you for your corrections and comments. I'm grad to see that the number of mistakes in the sentences getting less as I keep writing with IDIY every day. I appreciate your alternative sentences as well, they are extremely informative for me. I hope you have a good weekend! Best Regards, Motoshi

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Tommy

Thank you for introducing many new expressions. Have a good day, too! Tommy,

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mini

Thank you very much. I couldn't have done it without your help.

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Tommy

Thank you for your corrections. I learnen a lot! See you. Tommy,

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minefumi

Thanks for your impression about my essay and rewriting my essay with your own words. I really appreciate it.

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Mayuchiii

Hi Joyce, How are you? I hope you are well. These days I couldn't find you, so I just want to say hello :) Have a great weekend! Warmest regards, Mayuchiii

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aomihime

Hi Joyce Thank you for detailed description and correction for my writing.It is very helpful to improve my writing. I am looking forward to having your advice some day soon. Aomi

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minefumi

Thanks for the great explanation about my essay.

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