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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.

Kcomcom

Thank you for your work!

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Tomoofk

Thank you for your feedback and suggestions on how I can improve my sentences. Your comments and the alternative are helpful as always!

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gorichan

Hello, Joyce. How are you? Thank you for the amendments you made on my submission. I appreciate the alternative essay that you kindly wrote for me. That's beautiful and very helpful for my English study. I like the word, "challenge" that you used instead of "hardship" as I couldn't find a good word for the situation and used "hardship. Your messages have a lot of encouragement to me. Thank you so much. Hoping to see you soon again. Yoko

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Shota5.n

Dear Joyce, I hope this finds you well. I’m impressed to hear from you because this is the first time I’ve learned how friendly it is to use sentences rather than using clauses when asking someone for help. I appreciate your teaching. I’m also looking forward to hearing from you again. Have a great day tomorrow, too! Best regards, Shota

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Tomoofk

Thank you for your feedback with your informative comments and alternative sentences. Your considered observation on this topic gives me a good insight too!

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Hikaru123

Thank you for your suggestions and explanations. I learned a lot of new things. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

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Hikaru123

My apologies for the late reply. Thank you for your suggestions and explanations. Unfortunately, I was not able to progress to the third round, but I’m going to continue to keep studying English hard. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

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orangered26495

Thanks! The alternative is really helpful to expand my knowledge with comparison.

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Shota5.n

Dear Joyce, Thank you for checking my email. I am so happy to hear from you again. I have been encouraged by your kind comments, and I will still keep learning from now on. Hope you have a wonderful day today. Best regards, Shota

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wakaran

Thank you for correcting my essay, and sorry for my late reply. I’m really grateful that you showed me useful alternative expressions. I’ll use these phrases in order to develop my vocabulary.

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Tomoofk

Thank you for your feedback with insightful views on this topic. Your suggestion for the alternative sounds very natural and convincing as always!

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Yoshi0101

Thank you for your very useful advices as always!!

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Tomoofk

Thanks for your feedback and corrections that I found very helpful. And your suggestion for the alternative helps me to improve my writings with simpler sentences!

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Shota5.n

Dear Joyce, Thank you for teaching me how to use an article in a sentence. I understand it well. I wish you a Happy New Year’s Eve! Sincerely, Shota

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wakaran

Thank you for your suggestions! You showed me a lot of alternative phrases and they were very useful. I will try to use them. Thanks again!

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