PLENARY SESSION: Short and Sweet: using short films to promote creativity and...
In this hands-on workshop we’ll explore how short films can be used in the classroom. We’ll look at how we can use short films to promote creativity, and both oral and written communication by doing...
View ArticleThe Moving Image: A history of video in ELT
From the BBC’s series Follow Me in the 1970s to the YouTube Generation and the Decentralized Classroom, how has the role of video changed in the last 40 years? This talk will look at how the moving...
View ArticleUsing images and video to change perspectives
In this workshop we will look at how we can develop materials and change our learners’ perspective on image, culture and people, exploring various clips and websites that can enrich the classroom with...
View ArticleWriting scripts for ELT video
In this talk and workshop I’ll present three of the most common types of video that are produced for ELT materials: vox pops interviews, documentary narration and scripted dramas. I talk about the...
View ArticleTelly Learning
In this practical workshop we will look at a range of classroom activities inspired by clips from short films, TV and YouTube. These activities focus on a variety of language areas and skills,...
View ArticleThe Embodied Voice
We very rarely hear a disembodied voice in real life but as teachers we constantly ask our students to work with recorded conversations of people they never see. Teaching technologies: Teaching English...
View ArticleShort and Sweet: Using short films to promote creativity and communication
In this hands-on workshop we’ll explore how short films can be used in the classroom. We’ll look at how we can use short films to promote creativity, and both oral and written communication by doing...
View ArticleThe Three I’s of Video: Inspire, Inform, Integrate
Video in our lessons has the power to INTEREST and engage learners. Content-rich video can also INFORM so that students learn something new about the world. And thirdly, effective use of video allows...
View ArticleUsing film and video to help students to learn grammar, vocabulary and about...
Working with language presented in a more visual way can be fun and help students in learning any language. The audiovisual industry and cinema have the potential to bring the viewer to a story, the...
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