Marie-Christine Louis, MA, BA, has taught French and ESL for over thirty years at Alliance Française in Sydney, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence and in various schools of continuing education. Marie-Christine majored in Anglophone studies and has a keen interest in linguistics and in literary, cultural and media subjects. She is an enthusiastic and outgoing teacher whose lively style encourages interaction from her students. Marie-Christine utilises a variety of teaching methods along with authentic language teaching materials to support and sustain student learning and interest in current events. Marie-Christine believes that learning should be both educational and fun if it is to be memorable and useful to students.