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The C Group member Fernando Guarany presented Alan Maley's poem Teacher in the following animated video at the recent Braz-TESOL event Congresso Bilingue para Professores de Ingles do Triangulo Mineiro:
Click on the image below to see the poem in the British Council publication
Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom 
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Applications are now open for the 17th British Council ELTons Awards for Innovation in English language teaching!  The British Council is, once again, looking for the latest and most innovative resources to learn and teach English, across the full breadth of media (non-digital or digital) and from a wide variety of contexts worldwide. The ELTons’ call for applications is now open for entries across five award categories, including for courses, teacher and learner resources, for digital innovation and for local innovation. The deadline for submission is Friday 2 November, 23:59 (UK time) Full information about the ELTons and how to submit an application is available on the ELTons website.
 I have some sad news for C group members: Simon Greenall passed away on 11 September after a long illness. For those members who knew Simon, I hardly need say anything more for they will grieve a well-loved colleague and will recall his many achievements and human qualities. For those who did not know him well, it is worth citing some of his achievements. He was a past-President of IATEFL and a Trustee of International House. He also sat on several British Council committees, including the ELTons committee. In recent years he also led the team which produced a highly influential course-book for China, which has sold millions of copies. Simon was not one to thrust himself into the limelight, preferring to work quietly and effectively behind the scenes. He often told me that people regarded him as ‘a safe pair of hands’ – and I would heartily concur. He will be remembered for his humanity and warmth, his essential kindness and generosity, for his conviviality and good humour, and for his deep sense of professional responsibility. He was a valued member of the C Group from the outset - and generously funded one of the C Group scholarships to IATEFL. He will be greatly missed. (For further tributes, please see the information below shared by IATEFL and the next issue of HLT Mag, which will carry a special article on his life and work.) Alan Maley Memorial Event
There will be a memorial event in London on Saturday 6 April, 2019 (the day after IATEFL ends) to celebrate Simon's life. This will be hosted by Macmillan Education. Further details will be shared in due course. Remembrance Book on WeRemember A remembrance book has been set up on WeRemember where people may leave tributes to Simon. This will later be turned into an e-book of remembrance. If you would like to contribute, please follow this link. JustGiving Campaign We are also collecting donations for the Sobell House Hospice Charity who provided such excellent end of life care. If you wish to make a personal donation you may do so here Jill and family would like to thank all those who have sent tributes and messages of support. These have been warmly received at this difficult time.  outside my window the old vine rustles its leaves – grapes hollowed by wasps after the day’s heat, this feather dust of night rain – leaves put out their tongues What the Eye Sees is a beautifully-illustrated collection of haikus on the subject of nature, birds and the seasons. These ‘haiku moments’ offer us ways of seeing the world freshly minted. Available from the author direct: yelamoo@yahoo.co.uk The C Group members' price £7 plus postage and packing.  This is the IATEFL Global Issues Special Interest Group new publication: 
The C Group member Vicky Saumell has published a new book called Beliefs, Principles & Practices: A Collection of ELT Articles. It is a collection of ELT articles meant as a starting point for discussion and reflection about the author’s favourite ELT topics organised in 3 blocks: Being a teacher, Teaching and Learning, and Integrating Technology. Some ideas appear over and over in different articles, because they reflect the author’s teaching and learning beliefs, principles and practices. It is available from the link below: www.smashwords.com/books/view/790076  The C Group member Joris Van den Bosch contributed a chapter to the book 'Translanguaging in Secondary School'. His chapter number 9 is called Innovative use of home languages in the multilingual classroom. The book was written by Patricia Merting with contributions by Peter Daignault (chapter 10) and Professor Jim Cummins (foreword). It is available on Amazon or via the publisher: www.johncattbookshop.com/translanguaging-in-the-secondary-school  Most of us are familiar with the publications of the major publishers. But there are also some small creative publishers producing original materials which may be of interest to our members. This is just one of them. If you know of similar small publishers in our field, please share the information in the comments below. 
Philip’s Prowse’s new book, Hellyer’s Trip, has just been published on Amazon Kindle. In order to raise awareness and encourage reviews, Philip’s been able to make Hellyer's Trip available for free download for 5 days from today, Wednesday 7 February, for five days on Amazon here: amzn.eu/5vbvVgj After this it will be available at £2.99 for the e-book and £4.99 for the paperback. To give you a flavour of the book: ‘Nick Hellyer is an accidental spy. Expelled in disgrace from Cambridge, he’s hurled into the contradictory and vibrant city of Alexandria as Egypt heads towards the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. His double life as a secret agent mirrors the duplicities of his relationships. But when he stumbles on a war-changing secret, who can he trust not to betray or abandon him?’  call for chapters on |
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