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Marianne Raynaud is the author of "QualityTime-ESL: The Digital Resource Book" for teachers looking for effective, dynamic teaching methods and students wishing to improve their speaking skills.
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Low Technology is the Solution in English Classes (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
Marianne Raynaud comments on Scott Thornbury’s dogme EL explained in his latest book “English Unplugged”, and speaks of the advantages of a low technology approach to teaching English (ESL/EFL/ELT) > continue
What Do Students Expect From Their Teachers? (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
Generally we know what we expect from our students. We use these criteria to evaluate their work, their participation, and often their behavior too. But do we ask the students what they expect from our courses? I have done so—especially when I felt the course was not going well. And this (...) > continue
The Perfect English Lesson (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
How to visualize your own perfect English class (ESL/EFL/ELT) and then achieve it. Advice plus links to worksheets, podcasts and sample booklets. Documents used are from "QualityTime-ESL: The Digital Resource Book Version 5.0". Here you have an inexpensive but very effective teacher development or professional development course with hundreds of worksheets and keys you can use directly. > continue
Teaching English is Not An Easy Job (1) (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
Can we teach English without feeling stressed or worried about the reactions of our students? The truth is "yes", but the solution does not lie with "easy" activities but rather with exercises that will help the students build up language knowledge and help him or her express opinions orally in complete sentences and of course in correct English. > continue
An Effective Technique For ESL Speech Production: "Rounds" (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
You want your students to do oral presentations but do not have time to et them all stand up one after another and present to the whole class. Here are ways to get around the obstacles and have your students practice public speaking on a regular basis. Ideas come from "QualityTime-ESL: The Digital Resource Book" by Marianne Raynaud/ > continue
The Interactive Whiteboard (IWB): Weighing the Pros and Cons (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
Marianne Raynaud talks about the "Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) mania" and tries to evaluate the pros and the cons in other words the advantages and disavantages. When the novelty wears off, will the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) prove effective or not and will it teach our students to speak a foreign language. Marianne fears it will not live up to expectations nor turn out to be very ecological. Other much more traditional techniques can lead to far better results. If you do wish to experiment with an Interactive Whiteboard (IWB), build one yourself with a Wii mote. > continue
IATEFL 2010 - "Student Presentations" with Marianne Raynaud (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
Marianne Raynaud will be speaking at the IATEFL Convention in Harrogate on Friday April 9th 2010 at 12:15 in Queen’s Room 3 on "Making Student Presentations Effective and Beneficial for Everyone!" She has uploaded her PowerPoint and the handout. > continue
To Correct or Not To Correct… That is the ESL Question! (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
In this article Marianne Raynaud explains why teachers should—even must—correct their students when they are speaking. "Marianne’s ESL Teacher Tips" give ESL/EFL/ELT teachers advice about teaching important aspects of the English language: grammar, tenses, spelling, reviewing numbers, asking questions, posing conditions, using indirect speech, etc. Questions teachers often ask themselves will also be answered. In this article Marianne discusses correcting techniques—mainly oral correcting. All the material comes from "QualityTime-ESL: The Digital Resource Book". The essential thing is to teach "language" so that students can partake with pleasure in activities. Language skills should be practiced regularly and thoroughly. We cannot expect students to perform correctly if they are not given the linguistic tools they need. Language acquisition is essential for students to become operational! This tip is about correcting students. > continue
I Know Why Your Students Don’t Speak English… And What to Do About It (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
Marianne Raynaud explains why ESL/EFL students don’t learn to speak English… and tells teachers what to do to get the students/learners speaking. The latter need practice through oral exercises, lab work, listening comprehension, cloze exercises, guided presentations, intensive pair work, tutorials, worksheets with easy-to-understand keys. She says students can “teach each other” from keys, information sheets, or prepared exercises. Also assign speaking activities like the interactive drills in the "QualityTime-ESL Podcasts" and "Your English Podcasts" and give "oral" tests. If possible get a simple audio lab with voice amplifying microphones or at least iPods for the class.. > continue
Highlights from the 28th TESOL France Colloquium (Articles by Marianne Raynaud)
The 28th Annual Colloquium of TESOL France held at Paris Tech in Paris was a great success. I learned about new Internet tech tools, networked with teachers from five continents and felt renewed! Here I submit to you some information from my notebook:
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