▁Liter ature ▁in ▁Its ▁Place ▁( 1 9 9 3 ), ▁Brit ton ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁po ems ▁and ▁stories ▁in ▁people ' s ▁lives . ▁ ▁O wing ▁to ▁his ▁wide ▁international ▁reputation , ▁Brit ton ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁visit ing ▁scholar ▁in ▁numerous ▁institutions ▁around ▁the ▁English - spe aking ▁world . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁teachers ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁Australia ▁to ▁advise ▁and ▁consult . ▁In ▁Canada , ▁he ▁was ▁especially ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cal g ary , ▁and ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Institute ▁of ▁Education . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁spoke ▁at ▁numerous ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Te ach ers ▁of ▁English ▁( N CT E ) ▁con ferences ▁and ▁held ▁many ▁visit ing ▁professor ships , ▁not ably ▁at ▁B read ▁Lo af ▁Writ ers ' ▁Conference ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁awarded ▁him ▁an ▁honor ary ▁LL . D ., ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁N CT E ' s ▁David ▁H . ▁Russell ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁for ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Research ▁in ▁the ▁Te aching ▁of ▁English . ▁A ▁collection , ▁The ▁Word ▁for ▁Te aching ▁Is ▁Learning , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁honor ▁his ▁eight i eth ▁birth day . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Conference ▁on ▁English ▁Education ▁recogn ises ▁Brit ton ' s ▁important ▁influence ▁on ▁English ▁teachers ▁throughout ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁ann