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North East Technology Nominated For Prestigious 'ELTON' Award

An interactive language learning solution by a North East company has been nominated for a British Council ELT Innovation Award 2006.

County Durham-based L2 has received the ‘ELTON’ nomination for its flagship product, WORDREADY®. The software, which is aimed at 7-12 year olds, covers more than 1,000 words based on the Cambridge ESOL Young Learner Exam syllabus.

The nomination marks a good start to 2006 for L2 after its recent successful debut at BETT 2006 as part of the six-strong Codeworks Connect-hosted Teaching with Technology delegation of companies from the North East. Mark Osborne, a Director of L2, said: “We are delighted at being nominated for a British Council ‘ELTON’ Award as we believe that WORDREADY® is a best-of-breed supplementary vocabulary learning resource that raises the bar in English Language Teaching materials design.

We think it has the appeal to become a firm favourite with learners and teachers alike.“ L2 is a member of Codeworks Connect, the North East’s trade association for digital industries, which hosted the Teaching with Technology delegation. Herbert Kim, CEO of Codeworks, says: “The ‘Eltons’ are the most prestigious awards in the TEFL industry, so it’s a fantastic achievement for L2 to have been nominated so soon after launching the company.

L2 are one of a number of educational technology companies in the North East that are excelling in this sector. The region is developing a cluster of market leaders in the educational technology field, so it’s no surprise to find that they are performing so well.“

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .