Published on June 1, 2015
By kierandonaghy
We are delighted to announce that Ceri Jones will be the opening plenary speaker at the fourth edition of The Image Conference in Munich on 5th December. Ceri is a teacher, trainer and materials writer who has worked in ELT for over 25 years in Italy, Hungary, Spain and the UK. She is now mainly involved […]
Published on December 14, 2014
By kierandonaghy
1. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? The best thing about this conference and the first conference in Barcelona was the huge variety of talks. There are so many interpretations on how to use images for language learning and I felt that all the speakers I saw gave a unique […]
Published on December 7, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and materials writer Samantha Lewis talks about her experience as a speaker and delegate at The Image Conference Córdoba. Thank you to Samantha for her great answers. 1. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? It was a chance to come away with lots of practical, creative ideas and thought-provoking at the […]
Published on December 7, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and coach Fiona James answers talks about her experiencec as a delegate at The Image Conference Córdoba. Many thanks to Fiona for her very perseptive comments. 1. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? I enjoyed networking with professionals on an international level and sharing ideas and feelings about our role as educators. For […]
Published on November 9, 2014
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, trainer and writer Ceri Jones answers The Image Conference questionnaire. Your favourite film/work of art/video game: I’m hopeless at answering any questions with “favourite” in them but the one that bubbles to the top is Daunbailo (Down by Law) by Jim Jarmusch. I love the use of black and white and the play on […]
Published on November 2, 2014
By kierandonaghy
In this video the founder of The Image Conference, Kieran Donaghy, talks about the impressive line up at the event in Córdoba on 22nd November.
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 […]
