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ELTons 2013 winnersThe British Council has announced the winners of the ELTons 2013. Celebrating its eleventh year, the awards, run by the British Council and sponsored by Cambridge ESOL, are a celebration of innovation and excellence in English language teaching (ELT) from around the world. This year sees a diverse range of products winning a prestigious ELTon award. These include a professional development programme using low-cost mobiles phones for teachers in Bangladesh and DVD readers that bring British TV to the classroom. |
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British Council announces winner of new award: ELT Masters DissertationThe British Council is pleased to announce the winner of the new ELT Masters Dissertation Award for work with the best potential for impact on ELT practice. This award recognises and promotes the achievements of Masters students on UK universities Masters programmes. The scheme is an opportunity for institutions to promote their programmes and for recent graduates to establish themselves in the field. |
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ELTons awards ceremony livestreamed on Wednesday 22nd May 2013Watch the ELTons ceremony live on the British Council website http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org on Wednesday 22nd May and discover this year's winners. |
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KaleidescopeKaleidescope is an exciting new series of teaching materials that mixes video and original pieces of writing from well-known authors in three capital cities – Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh. The series consists of a piece of poetry or prose, which looks at the city from an insider’s point of view, and a complete set of teaching materials. |
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IATEFL blog award for best coverageThis year the British Council invited ELT bloggers interested in reporting on the annual IATEFL conference to become a 'Liverpool Online Registered Blogger'. As many of you know, TeachingEnglish has a featured blog of the month award. For April, we also have an award for the best blog coverage of IATEFL Liverpool online 2013. |
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Claireann
Italy
Sylvia has given me lots of food for thought. Very informative, thanks.
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Sally Trowbridge
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Hi Fawgill,
The exercise generator is working fine in Firefox here. Could you try a...
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fawgill
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Hi, i have logged into British Council and Icant use theExerciseGenerator either. I get...
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