ually ▁selecting ▁a ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁James ▁N . ▁Brit ton ▁Award ▁for ▁In qu iry ▁in ▁English ▁Language ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Brit ton ▁also ▁worked ▁hard ▁at ▁establish ing ▁professional ▁networks ▁for ▁teachers ▁of ▁English . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁he ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁London ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Te aching ▁of ▁English ▁( L ATE ), ▁which ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Te aching ▁of ▁English ▁( N ATE ) ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁His ▁commit ment ▁to ▁helping ▁initi ate ▁and ▁sust ain ▁an ▁international ▁conversation ▁among ▁teachers ▁of ▁English ▁began ▁with ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁D art mouth ▁Conference ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁York , ▁Brit ton ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁grass ro ots ▁International ▁Conference ▁with ▁its ▁call ▁for ▁language ▁and ▁writing ▁across ▁the ▁curr icul um . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁edited ▁English ▁Te aching : ▁An ▁International ▁Exchange ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁for ▁the ▁Te aching ▁of ▁English ▁( IF TE ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Cla re ▁Brit ton ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Brit ton , ▁J . ▁( 1 9 6 3 ). ▁Liter ature . ▁In ▁Brit ton , ▁J . ▁( Ed .), ▁The ▁arts ▁and ▁current ▁tr ends ▁in ▁education . ▁London : ▁Evans . ▁ ▁Brit