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 September 7, 2018
By kierandonaghy
Magdalena Dygała is describing her session on “Classroom video projects”: Using technology in the EFL classroom has become predominant in today’s educational environment. This fact contributes to the constant enhancement of approaches and methods of teaching to engage students in the learning process. Being a fast-paced generation, students become dependent on electronic devices, such as […]
Published on April 27, 2018
By kierandonaghy
We are delighted to announce that the Call for Papers for the seventh edition of the Image Conference, the annual conference of the Visual Arts Circle, which will be held on 6th and 7th October at New York College, in Athens, Greece, is now open. Thank you for wanting to submit a speaker proposal for The Image […]
Published on November 29, 2017
By kierandonaghy
Teacher and teacher trainer, Aleksandra Jevtović talks about her Image Conference experience in Lisbon. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? I liked that the images, be it moving or still, were colourful and beautiful to look at, touching and funny, thought-provoking and powerful. The activities based on those images were creative and engaging and […]
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 November 9, 2016
By kierandonaghy
Magdalena Wasilewska, whose session was on how to deal with a ‘multi stimuli’ generation in the ELT classroom, talks about her experience at the Image Conference in Valletta, Malta. 1.What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? Actually, I enjoyed almost everything. The venue, the speakers, the events. Highly professional. 2.How was The Image Conference […]
Published on November 4, 2016
By kierandonaghy
Magdalena Brzezinska, who talked about the use of art to promote peace, answers the post-conference questionnaire. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? The conference was exactly what I was looking for. I’m always on the lookout for new applications of images in my classroom. My favorite speakers were: Kieran Donaghy (his […]
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. […]
