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 trainer and writer Ben Goldstein answeers The Image Conference questionnaire. Your favourite film/work of art/video game: I don’t ever tire of looking at Mark Rothko’s abstract expressionist paintings, I can lose myself in them. Your favourite video to use in class: One of my favourites is “Forgetfulness” – a brilliant animation […]
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 18, 2013
By kierandonaghy
The Image Conference founder Kieran Donaghy talks about his plenary session, Short and Sweet: Using Short Films to Promote Creativity and Communication at The Image Conference Brasilia on 25th October. Kieran’s site on the use of film in language teaching Film English recently won a British Council ELTons Award for Innovation in Teacher Resources.
Published on October 18, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Teacher, teacher trainer and education technology expert David Deubelbeiss talks about his session at The Image Conference, Brasilia Video in the ELT Classroom. David is the Director of Education at English Central possibly the best website for learning English. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YxDOauJd64&w=640&h=480]
Published on October 12, 2013
By kierandonaghy
The Second Edition of The Image Conference is taking place in Brasilia, Brazil on Friday 25th October. The event has been organised by the Brasilia Chapter of Braztesol and has the support of the IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG. Braztesol have put together a very impressive lineup of speakers who are all experts in the […]
Published on July 12, 2013
By kierandonaghy
The lovely Fiona Mauchline, teacher, trainer, materials writer and ELT Pics curator, talks about her experience as a speaker and delegate at The Image Conference. 1. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? The people, the place, the buzz, not too much overload in terms of choice of session, the focus on a more […]
Published on June 18, 2013
By kierandonaghy
Carlos Martin, director of studies and teacher in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, talks about his experience at The Image Conference. 1. What did you enjoy about The Image Conference? The amount of different options to work with the image in the classroom. 2. How was The Image Conference different from other conferences you’ve […]
