Published on September 13, 2018
By kierandonaghy
Emma Pratt is writing about her workshop ‘Ways of Seeing’ at The Image Conference in Athens. As artist in residence at IATEFL last year I spent the week in a temporary studio creating visual work that responded to the plenary speakers’ presentations. Being in one place and having a fixed brief for the conference gave me […]
Published on September 12, 2018
By kierandonaghy
In this article Teresa Cristina Gomes de Carvalho talks about her session “Understanding what photographs tell us and about us” at the Image Conference in Athens. What can images tell us, and ultimately, what can images tell about us? How do we judge, appreciate, love or hate images? Why do some photographs bring us […]
Published on December 6, 2017
By kierandonaghy
Sónia Ferreirinha, teacher and teacher trainer, talks about her experience at the Image Conference in Lisbon. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? The welcoming atmosphere and a very friendly and positive sharing environment among speakers and participants; the Conference programme; the support of the organization team and helpers from the host school. How […]
Published on November 21, 2017
By kierandonaghy
Celeste Simões, teacher, materials writer and teacher trainer talks about her Image Conference experience and her workshop delivered with Helena Oliveira What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? The sharing of ideas was the most important thing for me. Lifelong learning is necessary to keep you updated and informed in a professional sense, but […]
Published on January 27, 2017
By kierandonaghy
Andréia Zakime, who talked about the effectiveness of the use of images in engaging students in the practice of English outside the classroom, talks about her experience at the Image Conference in Valetta, Malta. 1. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? Getting together and exchanging ideas with professionals who are interested in making better […]
Published on December 7, 2016
By kierandonaghy
Candy Fresacher, who looked at the importance of colour in language education, talks about her experience at the Image Conference in Valetta, Malta. 1. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? I liked the fact that it was a very specific conference that really dealt in detail with the visual in the EFL classroom. […]
Published on September 18, 2016
By kierandonaghy
Andréia Zakime is a teacher, teacher trainer and course designer. She works at the Academic Department of Cultura Inglesa São Paulo and holds an MA in Publishing and Editorial Design. Andréia has a keen interest in the use of student-generated content to enable learners to act as protagonists in the learning process. […]
Published on December 3, 2015
By kierandonaghy
Fiona Mauchline is a teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer based in Cáceres. She regularly teacher-trains in Spain and other countries, and her publications include Interface and Motivate (for ESO, Macmillan) and Motivate for Bachillerato (Edelvives). She writes or runs 4 blogs (including macappella and Take a photo and…), and co-curates #Eltpics, a creative […]
Published on November 27, 2015
By kierandonaghy
Claire Hart combines Business English teaching in the tertiary and corporate sectors with a variety of materials development projects. As a materials writer, Claire specializes in creating digital content and adapting print materials for digital contexts. Here Claire answers The Image Conference questionnaire. Your favourite film: I don’t have one favourite film, but I […]
