Part 1: Introduction In February 2012, I proudly handed in my university dissertation – 20% of my final Graphic Design degree. It was entitled “How an increase in world transport and tourism has created a greater demand for concise cross-cultural signage”. (Quite a mouthful, I know.) In this dissertation I explored the relationship between language, [...]
Next week 1,000's of ELT professionals, from all over the world, will be making their way to Harrogate for the 48th IATEFL (International Association of Teaching English as a Foreign Language) conference. And joining them is us! Sophie will be at IATEFL all week, kicking off by helping to organise the first Materials Writing Special [...]
On Tuesday 1st April IATEFL's Materials Writing Special Interest Group (MaWSIG) will hold its first ever Pre-Conference Event at IATEFL's yearly international conference. It's going to be a really hands-on and interesting day discussing the latest thinking on Writing for Digital. Guest speakers are: Lucy Norris, Jeremy Day, Kath Bilsborough and Laurie Harrison. As ELT publishing continues its [...]
2013 was a very busy and challenging year for emc design. With a large volume of work throughout, we really had to continuously provide the level of commitment and skill that our clients expect and that we strive to provide. The year saw many changes, both for us as a company and the industry as [...]
With little over a month until the first IATEFL MaWSIG event takes place, two-thirds of the tickets have already been sold! So get your tickets before they all disappear. The conference is looking to be a really great day, with many excellent speakers and key industry experts participating in panel discussions. Here is an overview [...]
We are pleased to announce that Sophie, our Business Development Manager here at emc design, will be co-ordinating three upcoming events for IATEFL. IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) is an organisation for English Language Teachers to develop and support each other throughout the world. They regularly post their online [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
When we visited IATEFL and London Book Fair in April it was brilliant seeing some of the projects we’ve been involved in over the past few years being displayed proudly on the Publishers stands. اربح المال What was even more rewarding, at IATEFL especially, was seeing teachers flicking through the pages and seeing how they [...]