Macmillan wins at the British Council Innovation Awards 5th March 2004

Macmillan Education triumphed at last night’s award ceremony in London for the British Council Innovation Awards for English language teaching (ELT) products and services, or 'Eltons' - the Oscars of the ELT world. 

The Macmillan English Dictionary range of products and services was one of the three main award winners. In addition, another Macmillan Education product, the Macmillan English Campus, was singled out for a special commendation by the judges. The twelve shortlisted innovations also included Design Language Teaching Tasks from Palgrave Macmillan.

The British Council Innovation Awards are offered to outstanding new language learning resources which use innovative ideas to help learners of English to achieve their goals. The awards were the first in a series of events marking the 70th anniversary of the British Council.

Summed up by one judge as “a really impressive piece of work”, the Award is the latest addition to the Macmillan English Dictionary’s already overcrowded mantelpiece, and rewards the inspiration and ongoing commitment of the Macmillan Dictionaries team. The Macmillan English Dictionary, winner of the English-Speaking Union’s Duke of Edinburgh English Language Award, is now available in a wide range of accessible editions including book, CD-ROM, network CD-ROM and online – and is supported by a wide range of innovative website materials at www.macmillandictionaries.com. 

The panel of judges also highly commended the Macmillan English Campus for being “a genuinely innovative product". At the ceremony, Ian Johnstone, Director of Internet Publishing, thanked the judges for the special commendation in recognition that the quality of entries this year was particularly high.

Winners of the British Council Innovation Awards 2004
Macmillan English Dictionary (Macmillan Education)
Natural Grammar (Oxford University Press)
Streaming Speech Listening and Pronunciation for Advanced Learners of English (speechinaction)

Highly Commended
Macmillan English Campus (Macmillan Education)