Published on November 2, 2014
By kierandonaghy
University lecturer Ina Gray answers The Image Conference questionnaire. Your favourite video to use in class: Different ones for different areas of ESP: – Architecture: Grand Designs (a Channel 4 documentary series) – Architecture/topic: floor plans: Happy home (a video produced by architecture students in 2013) – Business Communication/topic: job applications: The […]
Published on November 2, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Teacher and materials writer answers The Image Conference questionnaire. Your favourite film/work of art/video game: Double Indemnity / portraits by Hans Holbein (among others too numerous to mention) / Tomb raider (last and only one I played properly) . Your favourite video to use in class: Who Am I? Think […]
Published on November 2, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, graphic designer and writer Paul Driver answers The Image Conference questionnaire. Your favourite film/work of art/video game: My favourite film is Memento. It’s a very game-like film in many ways as the disjointed sequencing of scenes challenges the viewer to actively contend with a writhing plot. As an artist myself I find Lucian […]
Published on October 31, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Professor, teacher trainer and materials writer Donna Fields gives us an insight into her fascinating talk at The Image Conference in this video. You can find out more about Donna and her talk below. Donna Fields has a doctorate in folktales, is a professor and consultant at the Valencian International University, and is […]
Published on October 30, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Writer, editor and film producer Anna Whitcher answers The Image Conference Questionnaire. Your favourite film/work of art/video game: My favorite movie of all time is Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. I saw it for the first time when I was about 15 years old in a classic movie theater here in my native San Francisco, and […]
Published on October 28, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and materials writer Samantha Lewis answers The Image Conference questionnaire. Your favourite film/work of art/video game: I don’t have a favourite film – too many to choose from. A couple of great ones which immediately spring to mind are “Life is beautiful” and “Once”. .Your favourite video to use […]
Published on October 27, 2014
By kierandonaghy
The final version of the programme for The Image Conference Córdoba, which will be held on Saturday 22nd November, is now ready. The line up is very impressive and includes renowned experts in the field of images in language learning such as Jamie Keddie, Nina Lauder, Ben Goldstein, Lindsay Clandfield, Anna Whitcher, Ceri Jones, Fiona […]
Published on October 27, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Digital consultant Shaun Wilden answers the Image Conference questionnaire. Your favourite film/work of art/video game I don’t have a favourite film I am afraid, I actually rarely watch film, if I may cheat then my favourite thing to watch is Doctor Who and my all time favourite episode of that is Planet of the […]
Published on October 24, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Trainer, coach and materials writer Daniel Barber talks about his session on the role of neuroscience and brain imaging in language teaching in this fascinating video. You can read more about Daniel and his session at The Image Conference below. Functionally Resonant: the magnetic allure of brain imaging Daniel Barber has about 89 billion neurons […]
