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    Do you follow anyone on YouTube or Instagram?

    April 7, 2020 - By lucelmartel

    Do you follow anyone on any social media channels? One of the newest trends in social marketing  is using”influencers” to promote new products. Influencers, as described by the CBC podcast included in this post, are people who have an ‘organic’ following on social media channels like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook or…

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    What was better then, what is better now?

    April 24, 2019 - By lucelmartel

    Do you ever find yourself thinking “things were better in the old days…simpler, less stressful.” Well Coca-Cola knows that you are thinking this and has made a funny ‘then and now’ video depicting the changes in our daily routines. The video is short and has no dialogue, but I think…

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Mélanie L. Sisley

B.Ed. TESL, M.A.Educational Studies

My name is Mélanie. I have been working in the field of education and computer-assisted learning for 25 years. I have taught ESL to children, teens and adults. Conversation is my favourite part of teaching ESL. I am happy to share the resources I have been using to get people talking, build fluency and make connections.



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