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Professor's translation book wins £2,000 prize

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The latest book by Open University Professor Guy Cook (pictured) has won the Ben Warren Prize for the most outstanding work in the field of language teacher education in 2010.

Professor Cook is a member of the team responsible for the OU course U214 Worlds of English. He is Professor of Education in the Centre for Language and Communication in the OU's faculty of Education and Language Studies.

Translation in Language Teaching (Oxford University Press 2010) is a comprehensive reconsideration of the use of translation in English language teaching.

The Ben Warren Prize, worth £2000, is awarded annually by language teaching organisation International House.

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