John McDowell Awards

PREMI APAC – JOHN MCDOWELL 2010

As most of you may know by now, 2011 is going to be a special year for APAC, as our association will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Many of you have contributed to the development of what we are today, a group of energetic and enthusiastic teachers with a common aim: keep on working towards a better world for English teaching. One of the events organised by APAC is the APAC-John McDowell Award Ceremony, which takes place every year during the Opening Session of the APAC ELT Convention.

But why does the APAC-John McDowell Award still exist after 25 years? Because APAC promotes 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.

Let us remind you of the different categories and their corresponding prizes:

Category A. Projects by teachers or future teachers. These projects can be anything ranging from units developed for the classroom to research on different aspects of the English language teaching. The first prize consists of a two-week course in the UK sponsored by the British Council, with transportation to be paid for by the winner. The second prize consists of a voucher worth €100 and a CASIO translator.

Category B. Research projects by students. These are usually treballs de recerca that students write in Batxillerat or 4^th ESO and which are linked to any aspect of the English language. There are also two prizes: the first one consisting of a netbook and the second one a voucher worth 100€.

Category C. Projects developed in class. Teachers present ideas and activities in which students take an active part. The first prize is a voucher worth €300 and three CASIO translators and the second one is a voucher worth €100.

We are looking forward to receiving your contributions to the 2010 APAC-John McDowell Award.

Send them:

by post: to APAC, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 606, 4t 2a, despatx F-G, 08007 Barcelona

or               

by e-mail: to info@apac.es

before 31^st December, 2010.

If you need further information, please visit: http://www.apac.es/john-mcdowell-award/bases-premi.html