Mrs. Dubois
My blogs
| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Location | Port Sainte Marie, France |
| Introduction | Being a Navy brat, I went to 13 different schools before I graduated from high school. I majored in French and began teaching English to French speakers in Kribi, Cameroon in 1967 as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Then I married François Dubois. By 1984 we had four children and I moved to France so they could go to French schools. I taught English to adults and earned a Masters and a DEA in English literature. In 1991 I began teaching translation and literature and writing skills at the DEPAA, an antenna of the University of Bordeaux. I then passed the Capes and later the agrégation and taught at Lycée Jean-Baptiste de Baudre from 1996 to 2012. Now that I am retired, I have begun giving private lessons. I use TPRS with my students, trying to make their English spontaneous and automatic. I have proposed workshops in TPRS for language teachers in French middle schools. |
| Interests | I enjoy reading, riding and teaching! When I have time, I like to write fantasy and science fiction. I have had stories published in American magazines. |
| Favorite movies | Shawshank Redemption, The Mighty, Lord of the Rings, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café |
| Favorite music | country and western |
| Favorite books | Pride and Prejudice, Gate of Ivrel, A Wizard of Earthsea, Lavinia, The Odessy:A Modern Sequel, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café, |
You've written a hit musical! How will you avoid having fame go to your head?
By listening to my children.