Film and Video in Language Teaching (Online)

May–June 2026 Cohort

A six-week online professional development programme for language teachers who want to integrate film and video with pedagogical depth, creativity and confidence.

This structured cohort combines live webinars, guided coursework and personalised feedback to help you design visually rich, communicative and intellectually engaging lessons grounded in principled methodology.

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Who This Course Is For

This course is designed for:

• Language teachers at primary, secondary and tertiary level
• Teacher trainers and academic coordinators
• Materials writers and curriculum designers
• Educators interested in multimodal literacy
• Professionals seeking structured certification and expert feedback

If you already use video occasionally but want to move beyond “press play and discuss”, this programme will transform how you work with visual narratives.

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What You Will Gain

By the end of the programme, you will be able to:

• Apply principled frameworks for exploiting film and video
• Design structured, communicative lesson sequences
• Develop listening, speaking, writing and critical thinking through visual texts
• Integrate multimodal literacy into your teaching practice
• Create collaborative, reflective and cognitively demanding tasks
• Evaluate and refine your own materials with pedagogical confidence

This is not a collection of activities. It is a coherent methodology.

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Course Structure

The course runs over six weeks and includes:

• Three live interactive webinars
• Guided coursework between sessions
• Structured practical assignments
• Individualised professional feedback
• Certificate of completion

Live sessions are recorded for registered participants.

Between webinars, you will complete applied coursework designed to translate theory into classroom-ready practice.

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Course Schedule – May–June 2026

Key Dates

Monday 4 May 2026
Opening live webinar and release of course materials

Monday 11 May 2026
Second live webinar

Monday 18 May 2026
Third live webinar and final coursework assigned

Monday 1 June 2026
Final coursework submission deadline

Monday 8 June 2026
Individual feedback sent and certification awarded

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What’s Included

• 3 live professional webinars
• Lifetime access to course materials
• Downloadable teaching resources
• Structured practical assignments
• Personalised expert feedback
• Official certificate of completion

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About Kieran Donaghy

Kieran Donaghy is an award-winning writer, international conference speaker and trainer. He is the author of books for students and teachers of English as a foreign language. His publications include Film in Action (Delta Publishing), Writing Activities for Film and Video (ELT Teacher2Writer), The Image in ELT (ELT Council), Films in Health Sciences Education (Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona), Language Hub (Macmillan) and Multimodal Literacy In ELT (Oxford University Press). His independent publishing company Film English http://film-english.com/ has won a British Council ELTons Award, an English Speaking Union Award and the MEDEA Award.

This programme distils years of research, classroom experimentation and teacher training into a structured professional development experience.

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Cohort-Based Learning

This programme runs as a live cohort rather than as a self-study course. Participants move through the material together, attend live sessions and receive direct feedback.

This ensures:

• Higher engagement
• Greater accountability
• Stronger professional dialogue
• Deeper learning outcomes

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Limited Places – Personalised Feedback

To ensure meaningful interaction and individual feedback, places on each cohort are limited.

Once the cohort is full, registration closes.

If you are considering joining the May–June 2026 edition, we recommend securing your place early.

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Investment

€390
Includes all live sessions, materials, feedback and certification.

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Secure Your Place on the May–June 2026 Cohort

Professional growth requires structured commitment. Join a focused group of educators ready to rethink how film and video can transform language teaching.