Published on May 14, 2022
By Kieran
We are delighted to announce we are offering a new edition of our innovative course, Empathy in Language Teaching, in Barcelona this summer.
Published on April 4, 2022
By Kieran
We are delighted to announce we are offering our most popular course,
Film and Video in Language Teaching, in Barcelona this summer.
Published on January 31, 2022
By Kieran
Join Kieran Donaghy on our Empathy in Language Teaching online course this June. Explore why empathy is particularly important in language teaching and how empathy can be developed among both language teachers and learners. Course description Get exclusive video lectures, handouts and articles. A 3-week online course with continual support at every stage and detailed […]
Published on January 31, 2022
By Kieran
You can join Kieran Donaghy on the online version of our most popular course Film and Video in Language Teaching this April. Explore principles and possibilities for exploiting film and video in your classroom. Find out how we can use visual narratives to get out students listening, thinking, writing, speaking and collaborating. Get […]
Published on September 24, 2021
By Kieran
Published on August 3, 2021
By Kieran
Empathy has been defined by Roman Krznaric as âthe art of stepping imaginatively into the shoes of another person, understanding their feelings and perspectives, and using that understanding to guide your actionsâ (Krznaric, 2014, p. x). Empathy and high-quality relationships are central to all successful learning and development (Gkonou & Mercer, 2017). However, in language […]
Published on July 5, 2021
By Kieran
In an increasingly hyper-competitive and individualised world where isolation and loneliness are more and more prevalent, the role of universal values such as altruism, authenticity, community, compassion, creativity, determination, fairness, honesty, generosity, kindness, optimism, respect, responsibility, self-respect, tolerance, and wisdom in education is becoming increasingly important. Short films are a wonderful and engaging medium through which […]
Published on July 5, 2021
By Kieran
Empathy, which has been beautifully defined by Roman Krznaric as âthe art of stepping imaginatively into the shoes of another person, understanding their feelings and perspectives, and using that understanding to guide your actionsâ, may be one of the qualities which distinguishes an average teacher from an excellent teacher in the eyes of the student. I […]
Published on June 27, 2021
By Kieran
Kieran Donaghy, Director of the School for Training, writes about silent short animated films for the English language classroom. Animated films are ones in which individual drawings, paintings, or illustrations are photographed frame by frame. Traditionally animated films have been associated with children, however, nowadays they are designed to appeal to everyone. With the increased […]
Published on June 27, 2021
By Kieran
As many short films are artistic, they have limited appeal in the commercial marketplace and are funded from diverse sources. To make them easier to sell worldwide, they often contain little or no dialogue, which makes comprehension much easier. As a result, they offer intensely âfilmicâ experiences, using images and movement, sequence and duration, sound […]
Published on June 27, 2021
By Kieran
Kieran Donaghy, Director of the School for Training, writes about simple novels for English language students. The many benefits of extensive reading include gains in reading and writing competence, oral and aural skills, vocabulary growth, and increases in self-esteem and empathy. It is also highly motivating for students to discover that they can read […]
Published on June 27, 2021
By Kieran
Kieran Donaghy, Director of the School for Training, writes about the benefits of Extensive Reading for English language students. What is extensive Reading? In simple terms Extensive Reading is reading as many easy books as possible for pleasure, and can be contrasted with intensive reading which is slow, careful reading of a short, […]