The shortlist for the ELTons, a celebration of excellence in English language teaching from around the world has been announced in the following categories: The UK Award for Innovation, The Cambridge ESOL International Award for Innovation and The Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing.
New for 2010, the Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing is open to aspiring ELT authors who have not yet been published. The winner receives £1,000 and the opportunity to publish their work.
The UK Award for Innovation and The Cambridge ESOL International Award for Innovation International categories continue to thrive with an increase in submissions from around the world. Entries from the UK doubled from 2009.
Michael Carrier, Head English Language Innovation for English and Exams at the British Council says: “The ELTons are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate innovative ELT resources from around the world, and the new Innovative Writing Award category will also provide the opportunity for aspiring creative writers to make their first break into the English language publishing industry. It is an exciting time for anyone at the forefront of developing and teaching English around the world”.
There are twelve entries short listed for an award in the UK category, seven in the International category and six in the Innovative Writing category. There will be three winners in the UK category, one winner in the International category and one winner in the Innovative Writing category. The winners will be announced at a prestigious ceremony in London on 3 March 2010. Each of the winners receives £1,000 cash prize along with the much sought after ELTon statuette.
ELTons 2010 UK Nominated Entries
• Nik’s Daily English Activities – Blog – Nik Peachey
• Vocabulary Matrix – Book Heinle ELT, Cengage Learning
• Teaching Unplugged – Book Delta Publishing
• www.teachertrainingvideos.com – Russell Stannard
• Fast Track to Reading: Accelerated Learning for EFL & ESOL Students – Book Garnett Education
• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5th edition Pearson Education
• Teaching with Bear: Using puppets in the language classroom with young learners – Book, DVD, Bear Puppet Oxford University Press
• IH Online Teacher Training Institute International House World Organisation Ltd (IHWO)
• The Bell Online Delta – online training – The Bell Educational Trust
• Primary i-Box – classroom presentation software Cambridge University Press
ELTons 2010 International Nominated Entries
• Small Stars – comprehensive ELT course English First – Signum International S.A.R.L Zug Branch (Switzerland)
• Welcome to English 3! – primary learner handbook Tic Tac Toe – Didactic Material (Argentina)
• English for Very Young Learners – online course Net Languages (Spain)
• Ways with Words – website Lexitronics (Cyprus)
• Hoola Hoop – course Porto Editora (Portugal)
• Global Issues in the ELT Classroom – book Spolecnost pro Fair Trade (Czech Republic)
• Activities for Interactive Whiteboards – book and CD-Rom Helbling Languages GmbH (Austria)
ELTons 2010 The Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing
• Ekaterina Belozerova (Russia)
• Richard Brittain (UK)
• Stuart Wiffin and Helen Gibbons (UK)
• Chris Lima (Brazil) and Maria Manuela De La Fuente (Peru)
• Carla Cruz D’Elia (Brazil)
• Helen Broady (UK)