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Top Award for Grammar Book

The prestigious English-Speaking Union Duke of Edinburgh's English Language Award 2000 has been awarded to a grammar book for teachers, Grammar for English Language Teachers, by Martin Parrott and published by Cambridge University Press. The book was chosen from over 30 entries by a panel chaired by Lord Randolph Quirk. The award is made annually for the best and most innovative work in the field of teaching or learning the English language.

The panel said "The book fills a gap in the market. Mostly grammar books approach the language from a student's perspective. This approaches it from a teacher's point of view and gains much insight for doing so."

The prize was presented by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at a special ceremony held in Buckingham Palace, and attended by author, Martin Parrott and the Senior Commissioning Editor, Alison Sharpe.

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Alison Sharpe and Martin Parrott