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Express Publishing is an independent UK based publishing house with its headquarters in
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The company was founded in 1988 and it specializes in
English language learning and teaching English-Language Learner (often abbreviated as ELL) is a term used in some English-speaking countries such as the US and Canada to describe a person who is learning the English language and has a native language that is not English. Some education ...
and ELT educational materials. Express Publishing has established a presence in more than 90 countries, in many of them holding ministerial approvals.


Key partnerships

* Prosveshcheniye Publishers, Russia * Aksorn Charoen Tat ACT Co. Ltd.,
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Products

Express Publishing has produced a wide variety of over 3,500 titles of teaching materials, including course books, grammar books, exam material, skills books,
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books, readers, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, offline interactive whiteboard software, an interactive
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, and cross-platform application programs. The interactive whiteboard software caters to instructors' needs for in-class teaching and the interactive e-book product students' learning process for after class practice and activities. In September 2014, Express Publishing introduced ''Zachary & the Bitterlings'' and ''Zachary & the Frostlings,'' two interactive
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that are designed for students of all ages. The purpose of these two interactive video games is to motivate and assist pupils in developing essential skills while learning English in a game-play environment.


Awards and nominations


Awards

Express Publishing won the Digita Award 2005 in Germany for the Story of
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Nominations

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lan ...
has nominated Express Publishing multiple times for the Elton awards: * Blockbuster Series (2007) nominated for Product Innovation and Effective Digital Learning. * Fairyland series (2008) nominated for Product Innovation and Effective Digital Learning. * Spark series (2011) nominated for Product Innovation and Effective Digital Learning. * Career Paths Beauty Salon (2012) an
English for specific purposes English for specific purposes (ESP) is a subset of English as a second or foreign language. It usually refers to teaching the English language to university students or people already in employment, with reference to the particular vocabulary and ...
book, nominated for Excellence in Course Innovation * Happy Rhymes (2013) nominated for Digital Innovation. * Discover our Amazing World - CLIL Readers (2014) nominated for Innovation in Learner Resources. * Pathways to Literature (2015) nominated for Excellence in Course Innovation."Eltons awards, nominated for product innovation and effective digital learning."
March 26, 2015.


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