2010

BRAZIL

15 – 17  July
ABCI Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Barra de Tijuca (Windsor Hotel)

19 – 22 July

BRAZ-TESOL Conference, Sâo Paulo, Escola Beit Yaacov

Sponsored by Richmond Publishing

I’m pleased to say that my book Working With Images has been nominated for the 2008 Ben Warren Prize which is run every year by International House.

The winner will be announced in London on June 5th. Fingers crossed!

Here is a review from the May 2009 issue of ETP Magazine:  ETP review 1 ETP review 2 and another one from the TESL-EJ.

Today, my book Working with Images is published!

It comes with a CD-ROM with over 500 images for classroom use, compatible for PC and MAC. You can check out some of these images here: http://www.cambridge.org/elt/workingwithimages/images.htm

And an interview with me from It’s for Teachers Magazine: http://www.cambridge.org/elt/workingwithimages/interview.htm

I was on tour with Richmond Publishing in Mexico. I visited Mexico City, Puebla, Veracruz and Monterrey. It was great being there for the Day of the Dead celebrations. Here are some photos of the ‘ofrendas’ (offerings) that were on display on the night of November 1^st at the UNAM. This year, the ‘ofrendas’ were dedicated to the writer Octavio Paz.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdebaca/3004356242/

The bookshops in Mexico City are amazing, almost as good as those in Buenos Aires. Here’s a picture of me at one of the most impressive.

I visited Argentina for a two-week tour with Richmond. My tour took in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Santiago, Tandil and Rosario. Here are some photos from the FAAPI conference which was held in Santiago del Estero and of a welcome break on our journey in the wonderfully Sierra de las Quijadas.

Jane Cadwallader and I had a great time together on the road. Here are some photos of the tour we did to a bodega in Mendoza.