AN ONLINE English language course that focuses on real-life situations and vocabulary, and quizzes that can be downloaded as a podcast are two of the resources shortlisted for this year's British Council Innovation Awards.
The annual awards for ELT products and services, known as the Eltons, are claimed to be the Oscars of the ELT world. They are offered to outstanding new language learning resources which use innovative ideas to help learners of English achieve their goals.
The awards celebrate the significant advances being made in the business of teaching of English as a foreign language.
Other nominations include an online course that gives teachers practical advice on using ICT (Information and Communications Technology) in the classroom, a dictionary specifically designed for advanced students, and an interactive "language garden" that teaches grammar and syntax using "mind map" diagrams.
The awards ceremony will take place in London on 1 March 2007. The three winners will each receive a cash prize of ￡1,000.
2007 Shortlisted Entries
1."The Longmans Exams Dictionary" CD-Rom and book
2."ICT in the Classroom" online course
3."Gapfillers"website for advanced learners
4."English Language Teaching for Primary Sector" teacher training pack
5."Lippy&Messy TV Programme Teaching for Primary Sector"teacher training pack
6."Seminar Skills 2: Discussions"CD-ROM
7."Language Gardening" CD-ROM
8."Splendid Speaking" online self-study course
9."Intelligent Business" 3 level business English course
10. "Blockbuster" course
11."The Cambridge Grammar of English" CD-ROM and book
12."Footprints For Early Years"CD-ROM for interactive whiteboards
