Major Company Update

You may or may not have noticed the increase in activity from us lately (twitter, facebook, linked in) and there is a very good reason for that... In the run up to Christmas we have a packed schedule: lots of ELT & Educational Design Projects, a very exciting secret project, planning MaWSIG Events, more growth plans and [...]

Materials Writing (MaW) SIG: Invitation for publication submissions

MaWSIG the newest IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) Special Interest Group are planning their first publication and invite submissions for this and future publications. They would like to invite people to submit articles on a wide range of topics related to writing and publishing ELT materials. The publications are likely [...]

What a busy summer we've had

The UK has seen some of its hottest temperatures for a few years this summer but whilst the rest of the country may have been donning their sun hats and relaxing by the sea emc design has been hard at work having had some of our busiest months on record. We’ve invested in a whole [...]

Magic Time 2nd edition from Oxford University Press

One of the projects we worked on last year for Oxford University Press Magic Time second edition is now available to buy from OUP. We loved re-editioning this popular Primary ELT series and think young learners will find it magical! escabiose ivermectina Multi-component projects, like Magic Time, require design and visual consistency throughout, as well [...]

Global by Macmillan – a case study

For the last few years emc design has been working with the Macmillan ELT team on the acclaimed Global ELT series. To get an understanding of the enormity of the project and the many processes involved in creating such an extensive course we've created a case study on the design & production process. See it [...]

ELT Jam interview emc's Sophie

Our very own Sophie gave ELT Jam a micro-interview last week. She gave her thoughts in 140 characters to questions such as "What's the most interesting thing happening in ELT right now?" and "Gamification: a fad or the future?". So go on, have a read of the full interview, it won't take you very long!

By |2013-06-24T16:42:41+01:00June 24th, 2013|Categories: ELT, eMC folk|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

IATEFL SIG's have a busy weekend of live online events

This weekend sees two IATEFL online events. The first on Saturday 15th June is BESIG’s (Business English Special Interest Group) Online Conference, the first for the SIG. Featuring plenty of online workshops, talks and seminars as well as the plenaries from Evan Frendo and Vicki Hollett.  So if you are part of the Business English Speaking/Learning [...]

We're at IATEFL all week – find out why leading ELT publishers choose to work with us

Sophie from emc design is going to be at IATEFL all week soaking up the latest thinking in ELT and finding out current trends in teaching English as a foreign language. Find out why leading ELT publishers choose to work with emc design by getting in touch with Sophie to arrange a quick chat during [...]

By |2017-01-11T15:57:43+01:00April 8th, 2013|Categories: Design, ELT|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

emc design celebrates involvement with 2 shortlisted British Council ELTons

It's that time of year again when the British Council release nominations for the prestigious ELTon awards. emc design were delighted to hear that Life by National Geographic Learning and Brainwave by Macmillan English have both been nominated for Excellence in course innovation, projects on which emc design have worked. We would like to wish [...]