Premi APAC-John McDowell started as two separate awards: Premi APAC on the one hand and Premi John McDowell on the other hand. The former was annual and sponsored by the association and the latter was biennial and sponsored by different institutions and organisations such as Direcció General de Política Lingüística, British Council, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística, as well as APAC, in honour of John McDowell. John McDowell was a teacher, head of studies at the Barcelona British Council and an excellent teacher trainer who encouraged a lot of teachers into new ways of presenting materials to their pupils. However, the new board, which was elected in June 2001, decided to unify both awards into what is now the annual Premi APAC-John McDowell, since both of them pursued similar objectives.
So, why is there a reason for Premi APAC-John McDowell to exist nowadays? Because APAC is an association which advances and stimulates research and innovation in ELT. It also provides professionals in this field with the opportunity to get together at the convention and share ideas, which is further promoted by means of the web, the quarterly magazine and, of course, this award.
We are sure you identify with the principles of our association and you are willing to tell the world about the research you are carrying out, your treball de recerca, or projects developed in class. There is no excuse preventing you from sending us your piece of work, as there are three categories and you have the chance of winning the prize for one of them. For more information visit the 2008 Awards page.
You know what they say: ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained’.
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