Welcome to the IATEFL PronSIG Conference 2022!
Exploring effective pronunciation
assessment practices in the English language classroom
(1st October 2022)
PronSIG Online Conference in association with IATEFL TEASIG
Whether formative or summative, assessment is a routine part of almost every English language teacher’s repertoire. However, when it comes to assessing oral communication, and in particular, pronunciation, for many years there has been an absence of specialist publications, research, and training. This has meant that teachers have often gone without guidance on best practice in the fundamentals, i.e. how to evaluate pronunciation, what features to assess, and for what purpose. Thankfully, in the last decade the visibility of pronunciation assessment has started to improve as studies and publications focusing on it increase. But until these changes trickle down into the mainstream, there may be teachers who still feel unprepared to tackle pronunciation assessment.
This online conference aims to highlight the process of pronunciation assessment, the challenges it can bring, and offer practical suggestions to support its implementation.
Registration
The event tickets for the PronSIG Online Conference are available via the IATEFL website. Click the yellow button below to go to the registration page:
Schedule and Programme
The online conference will take place on Zoom and to view the programme, please click below.
Please note sessions are subject to change.
Plenary speakers
Talia Isaacs, Letting go of baggage? Reconceptualising pronunciation and assessment for pedagogical practice
Tanja Angelovska, Pronunciation assessment for the foreign language classroom: some challenges and practical solutions
All speakers
Here are our speakers on the day:
