Pronunciation ‘unplugged’: teachers as resources for low-tech classrooms, PronSIG Pre-Conference Event (PCE) at IATEFL 2024, the 57th International Conference & Exhibition in Brighton, UK
Date: 15 April 2024
Join IATEFL Pronunciation Special Interest Group (PronSIG) for
our Pre-Conference Event on 15 April 2024!
This PCE will be an event taking place online and face to face in Brighton!
About the 2024 PCE:
Today, many teachers of English language are fortunate to have a variety of resources at their disposal to aid their instruction: from a teacher’s library full of books and a photocopier to make class copies, interactive mobile phone apps, reliable internet access and smart boards onto which we can project audio and video from any genre that fits the lesson’s objectives.
However, while access to these resources is increasingly common, particularly for pronunciation instruction, there will always be locations or scenarios when it is impossible or impractical to rely upon them. This could be a remote school with little funding or provisions; a classroom with unreliable technology or electricity supply; a lockdown with students who have little-to-no technological experience; or even a low-level or low-literacy class for whom colourful textbooks and innovative printed materials are of limited help.
For our 2024 PCE IATEFL PronSIG wants to take you back to basics, and focus on the techniques, methods, and strategies that allow us to teach pronunciation ‘unplugged’. Turning away from ever-advancing technology for a day, we’ll share with you how you can teach pronunciation anywhere, to anyone, with nothing but yourself as a resource.
We invite you to take part in our four sessions and unplug your pronunciation!
Registration:
The tickets for the PronSIG PCE (Pre-Conference Event) are available via the IATEFL website. Please note there are two separate links. You can find them in the buttons below:
Please note:
- You are required to register for this event. Please check your inbox and any junk mail boxes for the registration confirmation email.
- Spaces are limited so be sure to register early. Please note that online booking closes on 8 April 2024 at 16.00 UK time.
PCE Programme:
Download the PronSIG PCE programme by clicking the button below:
PCE Workshop Speakers:
- Michael Burri – Let’s talk about it! Pronunciation teaching unplugged
- Emily Bryson & Gemma Archer – Visualising pronunciation: Creative graphic strategies that stick
- Andrea Echelberger – The hidden population: Teaching pronunciation to literacy level adult language learners
- Marisol Hernández – Pronunciation takes centre stage
