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		<title>Upcoming talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010
26 February (15.30-16.30)

Spain, Barcelona, APAC ELT Convention
Workshop: The Power of Image, Developing Visual Literacy in the English Classroom

13 March (TBA) 
Spain, Lleida, TESOL Spain Convention

Keynote: Go with the (transcultural) flow 
(sponsored by Cambridge University Press)
19 March (14.30-16.30)

Spain, Barcelona, Universitat Autonoma 
Workshop: The Power of Image, Developing Visual Literacy in the English Classroom
8 April (TBA)
UK, Harrogate, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An image a week</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Each week in this space I&#8217;ll post an image or a video that has caught my eye over the last few days. I&#8217;ll suggest some ideas about how to analyse it and exploit it in class. From time to time, I&#8217;ll post a task from my book Working with Images:
(I hope you enjoy it)

3 Squircles
Outline: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Image: Developing a visual literacy in the language classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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Thanks to digital technology, never have we been able to access, create and manipulate such a great variety of images in so little time. This workshop analyses ways images have been traditionally used in the language classroom – as visual aids or as prompts to language production &#8211; and seeks out some alternative which place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent book reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.bengoldstein.es/blog/2009/09/09/recent-book-reviews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some reviews of my books that have appeared in the EL Gazette recently.
New Framework Pre-Intermediate was Book of the Month in August, and Working with Images was featured in September.
Two in a row can&#8217;t be bad!
new framework 2 review
working with images review
Here are some other reviews of Working with Images (Cambridge).
1. TESL &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some reviews of my books that have appeared in the EL Gazette recently.
New Framework Pre-Intermediate was Book of the Month in August, and Working with Images was featured in September.
Two in a row can&#8217;t be bad!
new framework 2 review
working with images review
Here are some other reviews of Working with Images (Cambridge).
1. TESL &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working with Images shortlisted for Ben Warren Prize 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.bengoldstein.es/blog/2009/05/15/working-with-images-shortlisted-for-ben-warren-prize-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bengoldstein.es/blog/2009/05/15/working-with-images-shortlisted-for-ben-warren-prize-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 08:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;English for Sale&#8217; &#8211; Pecha Kucha version at IATEFL 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 08:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can check out my Pecha Kucha presentation at the 2009 IATEFL conference in April here
I&#8217;m second on after Nicky Hockly.  It&#8217;s a very abbreviated (6m40s) version of my talk &#8216;English for Sale&#8217;.
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		<title>Fashioning an Intercultural Voice</title>
		<link>http://www.bengoldstein.es/blog/2009/04/01/fashioning-an-intercultural-voice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bengoldstein.es/blog/2009/04/01/fashioning-an-intercultural-voice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intercultural awareness and plurilingualism are central concerns of the  Common European Framework, challenging the way &#8216;target culture&#8217; is  traditionally treated in ELT materials. This practical talk looks at research into learner autobiographies and the conclusions that can be drawn from students’ observations about their own language learning. It promotes the use of global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>English for Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.bengoldstein.es/blog/2009/04/01/english-for-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite English’s status as a lingua franca, language courses, schools and materials are still marketed using anachronistic images of ‘Englishness’ and targeted at purely aspirational audiences. This talk analyses those contradictions, using examples from different sources: the cultural content of course books, advertising and news media, in which the native speaker model retains real power [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Taboos</title>
		<link>http://www.bengoldstein.es/blog/2009/04/01/breaking-taboos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This workshop analyses the nature of teaching materials, focusing on the sanitised and safe approach taken by many course book writers. Why are topics of great social importance, such as Aids, consistently avoided? Why do many teachers have to supplement their courses with materials that truly engage their students and reflect popular culture? Why is [...]]]></description>
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