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The Great Contenders Local Innovation, Excellence in Course BOOK OF THE MONTH
Innovation, Innovation in Learner
Resources and Innovation in Teacher
Resources. Traditional British publishing- Absolutely english! gAme I agree on both counts. This correctly, you keep the card. appropriate for language
The British Council has announced its shortlist for the house giants advanced to the final as FAy mAcsween And Kelly boxed game is essentially Players must collect one students. One outstanding
ELTons 2018. Federica Tedeschi looks at who is in with a usual: Cambridge University Press and the JAmes, PiAtniK; a quiz for two to sixteen card from each category feature is that all language
Oxford University Press emerge in two
players, aged twelve and
levels can play – each card
(grammar, vocabulary,
shot at winning and three different categories respectively. 900-1-8906-2004-1 above. phrases, so-called ‘This has five levels of questions
Also shortlisted are Macmillan Education, The rules are simple. and That’ and general from (approximately) A2
he prestigious British Council English language teaching. The shortlist Pearson with the BBC and National Absolutely English! Players throw a multi- knowledge), then answer to C2, so everyone has a
ELTons Innovation Awards was published this month (see below), and Geographic Learning. Finalists come from is described as a ‘fun coloured die to ascertain a grand finale question to chance of winning.
recognise the achievements of the 2018 winners will be announced in all over the world and, perhaps surprisingly, and effective game’ for the category of their win. Beware the occasional typo.
Torganisations, teams and individuals London on 18 June, celebrating innovation three out of seven international final improving English. question; if you answer Questions are relevant and Enjoyable.
who have made a significant impact in in five categories: Digital Innovation, contestants are from Brazil.
reviews in brief
DIGITAL ELTC, The University of Sheffield; ISLI, Morley College London.
INNOVATION The University of Reading; and Centre for n Learning English: English for Health and ARMAN’S JOURNEY, Cambridge English Readers, BUSINESS RESULT 2ND EDITION, Upper Intermediate
Open Learning, Edinburgh University. Social Care Workers, Pavilion Publishing Starter Level Philip Prowse, CUP; 978-0-5211-8493-9 Student’s Book Michael Duckworth, John Hughes and
n Family Skills Toolkit, Learning Unlimited Ltd. and Media Ltd. Rebecca Turner, OUP; 978-0-1947-3896-5
n Essential English, Oxford University Press.
n Imagine!, Silva Education Ltd. n LearnMatch, VE Vision Education GmbH. The genre of this 32-page graded reader is Romance, but the One strength of the second edition of this well-known
n Learn languages with Ruby Rei, Wibbu. story is about more than love. This piece of original fiction coursebook is the input from business experts at the innovative
n Tim’s Pronunciation Workshop, BBC
n RoyalABCm, Prosper Education Pty Ltd. EXCELLENCE Learning English. contains drama and danger, travel and adventure. The young Saïd Business School. These five new ‘Viewpoint’ videos include
authentic interviews with academics and business experts
hero, Arman, is forced to flee his homeland to the UK. Several
n Study Legal English, Study Legal English. IN COURSE n Wordable, Playlingo Ltd with Cambridge controversial areas are addressed including the plight of covering relevant topics like consumer behaviour and social
n Tri Pro B1 App, Tri Pro B2 App and Tri INNOVATION University Press. refugees and working illegally. The plentiful black-and-white media marketing. I especially like the new ‘Talking Point’ sections,
devised to get students discussing business ideas including
illustrations and the energetic delivery of the online audio
Pro Website, Tri Pro English. recording help make the story vivid. The total word count outsourcing to robots and ‘fun theory’. The modular structure is
is 2,454. The great skill in the storytelling is in making this particularly appropriate for a business English course, allowing
n Doodle Town, Macmillan Education. INNOVATION IN engaging tale accessible for lower-level learners, using simple users to select lessons or follow the fifteen units in sequence.
LOCAL n Fast Track 5 (Third Edition), EF and appropriate language. Impressive; may prove even more popular than the first edition.
INNOVATION TEACHER
Education First Limited. RESOURCES
n Get Set, Go! Phonics, Oxford University Press. Reviews by Pete Sharma for Bournemouth English Book Centre: www.bebc.co.uk
n Combined pre-sessional programme
n Orbit, Richmond.
(15-week), The English Language Centre, n Digital Tools for Teachers, Trainers’
n Perspectives, National Geographic
King’s College, London. Edition – PeacheyPublications.com.
Learning.
n Brick by Brick, StandFor/FTD Educação. n Interaction Online, Cambridge
n Wider World, Pearson with The British
n EAL Assessment Framework for University Press.
Broadcasting Corporation.
Schools, The Bell Foundation with Prof n PronPack 1-4, Mark Hancock.
Constant Leung, King’s College London, INNOVATION IN n Supporting Learners with Dyslexia in the
Dr Michael Evans and Dr Yongcan Liu, LEARNER ELT Classroom, Oxford University Press.
Cambridge University (Cambridge
University Technical Services Limited). RESOURCES n Teaching Grammar: from Rules to
Reasons, Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd.
n EAP for Syrian Academics project,
n Interactive Phonemic Chart, The Service n Teaching Lexically, Delta Publishing.
Cara (Council for at-risk academics) with
Communications Cooperative Ltd with

THE BEST students are at. It also shows clear progression sounds. Learners can use it both in the
and the path every EAL learner needs to take at
classroom and the privacy of their own homes.
THINGS IN ELT each assessment point,’ said Julia Shervington, THE FAMILY SKILLS TOOLKIT
This resource supports both migrant parents
communications manager for the Bell
ARE FREE Foundation. and carers who are not native English speakers
and their children who are attending primary
INTERACTIVE PHONEMIC CHART
school reception classes in England. It is
Joanna Duchesne, who teaches pronunciation
The EL Gazette looked at three at Morley College in London, said the idea produced by Learning Unlimited Ltd. The kit
for this resource came from using other online
contains detailed guidance, session plans and
ELTons Innovation Awards phonemic charts which she found did not resources for a 30 hour course.
finalists whose projects are free always meet the needs of her learners. It is designed to help parents
She stressed how difficult pronunciation
develop their own literacy
education technology tools: can be for some students, and teachers can and language skills and feel
also avoid it through lack of confidence or confident enough to support
EAL ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR knowledge. The tool, funded by The Service their children and liaise with
SCHOOLS Communications Cooperative Ltd and Morley their teachers. The project was
‘This is a tool that will enable schools to College, is based on a visual approach, with funded by EEF, Bell Foundation
easily and effectively identify the level that explanations of how people make certain and Unbound Philanthropy.
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