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The ELTons

Last Wednesday night was the awards ceremony for the British Council Innovation Awards (the ELTons) and I’m really happy to say that one of the three prizes in the UK category went to TEFLclips.

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I would like to say a big thank you to the British Council, the organizers for doing such an excellent job, the judges, and also everyone who has been in touch since to say ‘congratulations’. I’d also like to say well done to all of the other winners and nominees who can be seen here.

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Also, thank you to Neil Kinnock whose energy greatly contributed to the atmosphere of the evening. In the photograph Neil looks on in admiration as I make an unplanned, yet concise and highly witty speech. That’s a lie by the way - the truth is that I just stood on the stage and let 20 seconds worth of jibberish fall out of my mouth. You can see the highly-edited version here.

Finally, thank you very much to all my students and to all of you for using TEFLclips and telling friends about it. It wouldn’t have been possible without you.

Jamie :-)

Posted by admin on Monday, March 9th, 2009 at 3:44 pm.

18 Responses to “The ELTons”

well done!! well deserved imo!

btw have you seen this video? Lost Generation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

loads of language here to exploit!

Left by mura on March 11th, 2009

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!!

Dearest our Professor,
finaly YOU are a REAL WINNER!

Best regards

Left by Coooooooooooncetta on March 11th, 2009

Thank you Mura and Concetta
Very kind of you to say so. Means a lot to me
Jamie

Left by admin on March 11th, 2009

Like that video a lot by the way Mura. It’s a really clever idea.

Left by admin on March 11th, 2009

Congratulations, you really deserved that:-)

Left by kitty on March 11th, 2009

Congratulations!
I’ve been reading your posts for some months now, and have tried three of your lessons so far, with good results.
You are an inspiration to me.
Daniela, EFL teacher in Romania.

Left by Daniela on March 12th, 2009

Thank you Kitty. Thank you Daniela. Thanks for the encouragement.
Jamie

Left by admin on March 14th, 2009

Clap clap clap, we’d voted you best on our online Favourite Website Poll so had no doubts!!

Thanks James for sharing and a pat on the back for all your great work.

Valentina

Left by Valentina Dodge on March 14th, 2009

Hello Valentina
Thank you very much. I didn’t know about this other pole. What an honour!
I hope to see you in Cardiff in two weeks
Jamie

Left by admin on March 16th, 2009

Hi Jamie

Many congratulations from East Linton - knew you could do it! By the way was that a joke about the pole? Or did you mean poll? Another confusing homophone! Anne and Jack

Left by Anne Keddie on March 17th, 2009

Hello mum. Nice to hear from you. No - the poll / pole thing was a silly mistake. And it’s not the first time that this particular homophone has confused me. Normally I would just go back and change it but I can’t now because you have pointed it out. Oh dear. Love Jamie x

Left by admin on March 18th, 2009

Hi Jamie,
Congratulations!!!
I haven’t tried any of the lessons yet but I will soon.The potential is great and I’m sure my students will love it.
Coming to Norwich this summer?
Małgosia

Left by Malgosia on March 18th, 2009

Hello Małgosia
Thank you very much. Nice to hear from you.
Yes - will be in Norwich this summer. Looking forward to seeing you again. Hope you’re having a good year.
See you in June
Jamie

Left by admin on March 19th, 2009

Congratulations, Jamie!
Wish you further success!
Zhivka

Left by Zhivka on March 23rd, 2009

From the bottom of my heart “Congratulations”.
I wish you further success!!!
Kisses from Barcelona

Left by GLÒRIA on March 30th, 2009

Jamie
I know how much work and dedication it takes to keeping a project like this up & running. Your work keeps me enthused and motivated to keep doing great things in class. Thanks so much, from a grateful teacher out in the wilderness of the Libyan desert.
Well done - you deserve it.
Andy.

Left by Andrew LETUP Libya on April 11th, 2009

Hi Jamie,

Me too! Like the previous post I just wanted to say how much I appreicate what you´ve done and to say how my lessons have changed since I found your website. It adds a great deal to the classes I teach - even if it´s just sharing a short video from YouTube. It keeps the students focused and it has become a ‘treat’ at the end of the class if not the main focus. Many, many thanks and keep up the good work. Helen in Barcelona

Left by Helen on April 16th, 2009

Andrew, Helen
What can I say? Winning an ELTon award was fun but comments like yours are worth even more. Thank you very much for saying such nice things. It really does make it all worth it.
Jamie

Left by admin on April 16th, 2009

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