I've been away on vacation, and some of the travel time gave me the opportunity to catch up on emails and messages through italki. I was looking at another teacher's profile, and I noticed an obvious typo in their description where they mentioned helping students with writing and proofreading (ironically enough). In my reply to this person I answered their original question, but I also told them about the mistake I found. I did it in a respectful way, as well. This person did not take it very well at all, and was actually quite offended that I would dare to say something about it to them! LOL! Keep in mind this was an obvious mistake, and not simply a difference of opinion regarding something such as punctuation or grammar.
I know that I would certainly appreciate someone pointing out an error on my profile. What about you??
NOAH.
Yes, please go and proofread my profile and let me know if there are any errors. I just wrote a book that I put up on Amazon, and well, only after I had ordered and received a hard copy did I see three typos! :(
Sure) If I am annoyed, I'll be annoyed with myself to make it)
However criticism tolerance differs.
Um, Rachel, you wrote in your profile that you got your BA from an Ivy League American University: UCLA.
UCLA is not an Ivy League university (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League).
Basically, teachers sell their services here, and students buy them. So, I don't think you should correct students' profiles unless you were specifically asked to.
I would imagine that teachers would appreciate having their profiles corrected, since nothing will chase away students like a poorly written profile. With that said, most teachers write their profiles in English regardless of the language they teach. I wouldn't expect flawless English from (say) a French teacher, and an English mistake in his/her profile wouldn't put me off. An obvious French mistake in a French teacher's profile would be a whole different matter, though...
