Published on November 2, 2017
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Teacher and coursebook writer, Paul Dummett, talks about his experience at the Image Conference in Lisbon. 1. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? I really liked the emphasis on the power of images to help us understand the lives of others (empathy). The last talk I saw by Joanna Norton was inspirational in […]
Published on November 1, 2017
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Teacher, trainer and coursebook writer, Ben Goldstein, talks about his Image Conference experience in Lisbon. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? The variety of presentations – from talks covering academic research to hands-on workshops. How was The Image Conference different from other conferences you’ve been to? There were […]
Published on October 29, 2017
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Flipped classroom teacher, Frank McGirr, answers the post-Image Conference questionnaire. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? Meeting like minded teachers. I work at an institution where most teachers stick rigidly to course books. While attempting to meet the diverse needs of individual students, in a variety of countries, course books […]
Published on October 10, 2017
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Helena Mota Lopes is a teacher, trainer and researcher based in Portugal. Here she talks about her session “From reader to writer/illustrator: citizenship in the EFL classroom” at the Image Conference in Lisbon on Saturday 14th October. Getting young teenagers to read and participate in a book discussion with enthusiasm is quite often a […]
Published on October 10, 2017
By kierandonaghy
We are delighted to announce that you can now download the programme for the Image Conference in Lisbon on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th October. Here’s a link. the-image-conference-programme It promises to be a great event with leading experts in the use of images in language education sharing their knowledge, experience and know-how. We hope […]
Published on October 10, 2017
By kierandonaghy
Teacher educator, author and educational consultant Sandie Mourao talks about her plenary session “Picturebooks and their films: multimodality on pages and screens” at the Image Conference in Lisbon on Saturday 14th October. Biodata Sandie Mourão (PhD) is a teacher educator, author and educational consultant. She is co-editor of ‘Early Years Second Language […]
Published on October 9, 2017
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Helena Oliveira and Celeste Simões are both Portugal-based teachers and trainers. Here they talk about their session “The Power of Images in the Classroom”, at the Image Conference in Lisbon on Friday 13th October. You don’t need to be a tech savvy to make your lessons more motivating for your students; the right image will […]
Published on October 9, 2017
By kierandonaghy
Jade Blue is a teacher, trainer, research consultant and editor based in Brighton. Here she talks about her session “Learner Generated Visuals” which she will be presenting at the Image Conference in Lisbon on 13th October. From timelines to illustrations, the term ‘Learner Generated Visuals’ covers any visual or image created by the learner […]
Published on October 3, 2017
By kierandonaghy
Magdalena Dygala is a teacher and trainer based in Poland. Read an article and watch a video in which she talks about her session on at the Image Conference in Lisbon on Saturday 14th October. Using technology in the EFL classroom has become widespread in today’s educational environment. Belonging to a fast-paced generation, students can become dependent […]
