News and stuff
THE BIG PICTURE
Posted by Ben in General, News and stuff on October 27th, 2011
OCTOBER 27. 2011
Today at MEXTESOL in Morelia is the launch of the new young adult / adult coursebook I’ve been working on called THE BIG PICTURE, published by Richmond.
As you can probably tell from the title it has a lot to do with images. But that’s just part of it. I will be giving talks in many places in late 2011 and 2012 to tell you more. Hopefully we’ll coincide somewhere!
Have a look at the Talks section where you can see an abridged version of two talks related to the question of images and visual literacy in THE BIG PICTURE: The Decentralized Classroom and The Digital Image.
English Unlimited Advanced published!
Posted by Ben in News and stuff on January 5th, 2011
Very pleased to say that our coursebook English Unlimited Advanced is now out. That completes the set!
Here are couple of sample pages from unit 2:
English Unlimited Advanced page 16
English Unlimited Advanced page 17
More to follow soon…
Working with Images shortlisted for Ben Warren Prize 2008
Posted by Ben in News and stuff on May 15th, 2009
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.
December 2008
Posted by Ben in News and stuff on December 15th, 2008
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
November 2008
Posted by Ben in News and stuff on November 30th, 2008
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 1st 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.
