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Glory beckons ELT elite

The most exciting night of the year five UK publishers dominate the ELTons finalists:
for the ELT industry is coming up fast. excellence in course innovation Excellence in course Innovation
shortlist, which is completed
Cambridge English Empower -
by Spanish-owned and Brit- Cambridge University Press with
By: Claudia Civinini innovation and local innovation. ish-based Richmond. Cambridge English Language
Assessment
The sixth category, the Lifetime As usual, finalists come
The British Council has released Achievement Award, celebrates from all over the world – this Dex - Macmillan Education
Focus Global, featuring the Word
the list of finalists for its flagship ELT professionals who have is particularly evident in the Store - Pearson English
awards, the ELTons. These made a substantial contribution Innovation in Learner Resources Impact - National Geographic
prestigious awards, also known to the ELT sector throughout shortlist, featuring partici- Learning
by the insiders as the ‘Oscars of their career. In the past two pants from Germany and New Navigate - Oxford University Press
ELT’, celebrate innovation in years, Henry Widdowson and Zealand. This year, we also see Students for Peace – Richmond
English language teaching. Catherine Walter received this more UK language schools than Innovation in learner resources
The winners will be an- award. usual: Embassy, Mackenzie and Absolutely English! - Wiener
nounced in London on 14 June This year’s finalists (see list NILE have made it to the finals. Spielkartenfabrik Ferd. Piatnik &
Söhne GmbH
from the heights of a brand new on the side) showcase the usual We wish all finalists good luck Develop EAP: A Sustainable
location for the ceremony: the carousel of big names, plus some and look forward to meeting Academic English Skills Course -
Altitude 360, a venue in the 387 promising newcomers. The big them at the ceremony in June. Averil Bolster & Peter Levrai
ft-high Millbank Tower. Lexi- IELTS Speaking band score videos
cographer and etymologist Susie - Pete Jones with New Zealand
Dent, from Channel 4’s game Language Centres Limited
show Countdown, will be this MATT SALUSBURY My English Voice - My English Voice
year’s celebrity host. ‘Becoming Shakespeare Speaks - BBC Learning
English with The Open University
a finalist of the British Council TrashedWorld – TrashedWorld with
ELTons Awards is no small feat’, Blenheim Films
explained British Council’s Innovation in teacher resources
Director of English Language ETpedia series - Pavilion Publishing
Anna Searle. and Media Ltd
She said: ‘A panel of ex- Learning Technologies in EAP: A
perts began work in January to Practical Online Course for Teachers
independently assess each of - Technology-Enhanced Learning
Team, English Language Teaching
the products, publications, apps Centre, University of Sheffield
and projects against different Power-Up: Flipping Your Classes -
criteria. ‘This process picked Norwich Institute of Language
26 finalists out of a total of 115 Education (NILE) and Teacher
international submissions. The Training Videos
awards recognise excellence in The Fluency MC Song and Video
six areas: excellence in course Activity Book - Jason R. Levine
Tigtag CLIL - Twig World
innovation, innovation in Videotelling - Jamie Keddie
learner resources, innovation Digital innovation
in teacher resources, digital A coveted ELTons trophy Embassy onTrack - Embassy English
Mackenzie Apptivities - Mackenzie
Breaking barriers School of English with Wildgoose
Scotland
News Review - BBC Learning English
By: Claudia Civinini number of EAL students in state connect disadvantaged children Practical Writing - ClarityEnglish
Tube Quizard - Olga Sergeeva and
schools in England. The project in Palestine, Jordan and Pakistan
The Gazette spoke to two aims to provide teachers with to teachers and other students Kirill Sukhomlin
www.textinspector.com - Stephen
finalists for the ELTons about effective material to support from around the world via Bax with Versantus IT Services and
two projects that share best students’ learning of both the video conferencing. Teachers Web design
practice and connect learners language and science. Piloted working in those challenging Local innovation
and teachers all around the in four primary schools, all contexts can also develop new Digital Literacy for EFL Students -
world: Oksana Afitska of the materials are now released skills by collaborating with the Pegasus ELS – Tetovo
team behind the EAL Science online and are being adapted remote teacher. Hands On is a EAL-Science Booklets© -
Booklets, and Nick Bilbrough and used in over twenty cities charity and at present relies on University of Sheffield with Sheffield
City Council
for the Hands On Project. and regions in the UK, and also donations. Hausa-to-English Talking Book 1-
EAL Science Booklets, in Spain, Belgium, Malaysia and Both projects are thrilled by MAVIS COMPUTEL LIMITED
produced through a China. The team is fundraising their nominations. ‘This should The Hands Up Project - The Hands
collaboration between the to produce material targeted at help enormously to promote out Up Project with Tamer Institute for
University of Sheffield and the secondary school students. The not-for-profit materials to help Community Education, Gaza
Sheffield City Council’s support Hands On Project, meanwhile, EAL learners nationwide and Working in Japan: Video Interviews
team, respond to the increasing ‘enlists simple technology’ to internationally’, said Oksana. with 14 Professionals - Cengage
Learning (Japan)W

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