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About the European Award for Languages | 2006 winners |
Special Prizes 2006
All Award winners receive prizes of books, vouchers or teaching materials
from a range of sponsors as well as
a certificate signed by the European Commissioner for Education and Culture
and a DfES Minister.
Seven of this year’s European Award for Languages winners have been identified for their outstanding work in particular areas of language learning.
Alamo Group Business Language Prize
For the best project developing language provision to match the needs
of business and employers. Prize of £1,000. Winner:
VIPS
Community
Languages prize
For the best project involving community languages. Winner: Enhancing
community languages
EuroTalk Primary Education Language Prize
For the best project involving early language learning. Winner:
A world of books
French Embassy Language Prize
For the best project involving French. Winner: Invade
Orford!
Spanish
Embassy Language Prize
For the best project involving Spanish. Winner: Junior
CULP
Routledge
Adult Education Language Prize
For the best project involving adult learners (including HE). Winner:
Multilingual debate
TDA
Initial Teacher Education Prize
For the best project involving initial teacher education. Prize of £1,000.
Winner: Able
linguist days
The Mary Glasgow Award
Each year one of the winning projects is selected by the Mary Glasgow Language Trust to receive its annual award of £1,000 – the winner of which is announced at the Award ceremony.
Winner: International
Business Week
Mary Glasgow founded the Mary Glasgow Language Trust after a lifetime
in languages, as a teacher, HM Inspector of Schools and later as a publisher,
and the work of the Trust continues in her memory. Trustees are represented
on the panel of judges and their criteria for choosing the winner are
the same as those for the European Award.








