Join us on Saturday February 28th for PronSIG’s first book club event of 2026 as we discuss the fascinating article Listener training for library staff: receptive accommodation at work by Alice Henderson & Nadi Ferchiche.
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Key takeaways from the three presentations in our PCE 2025
The thirtieth anniversary of Mark Hancock’s Pronunciation Games (1995, CUP) was the central theme of PronSIG’s Pre-Conference Event (PCE) on 07 April 2025…
PronSIG Online Conference 2024 (12 Oct 2024)
Register now for the PronSIG Online Conference 2024 (12 Oct 2024)!
Four PCE highlights: Pronunciation ‘Unplugged’
As mentioned in our March 2024 post, PronSIG’s Pre-Conference Event (PCE) Pronunciation ‘unplugged’: teachers as resources for low-tech classrooms, on Monday, 15 April 2024, aimed at…
How to teach pronunciation communicatively?
by Ana Paula Biazon Rocha As constantly reiterated in this blog ever since its beginning, lack of confidence, skills or adequate training and preparation lead a great number of teachers …
PronSIG Members’ Book Club #3
Third online PronSIG Members’ Book Club meeting – for PronSIG members only!
PronSIG Online Conference 2023 (14 Oct 2023)
Register for the PronSIG Online Conference 2023 (14 Oct 2023)!
Teaching the pronunciation of -ed endings in past regular verbs…and then what?
by Ana Paula Biazon Rocha In most course books, especially in lower levels, -ed endings in past regular verbs are a recurrent example of how to integrate pronunciation into lessons. …
Are we, non-native speakers of English, not proud of ourselves when communicating in the language?
On 08 June 2023, we (Ana and Viktor, PronSIG’s joint bloggers) had the chance to attend a Cambridge English webinar, ‘How to become a proud non-native speaker of English’, with Jiri Horak. It aimed to discuss what usually influences learners’ confidence when communicating in English, and provide teachers with examples of ready-made activities and ideas to be implemented in their lessons. It was divided into four main aspects.
Highlights from our 2023 Pre-Conference Event – Part 2: Michael Burri and Isabella Fritz bridge the gap between research and practice
by Ana Paula Biazon Rocha Following-up from our May post, where we reflected on the highlights of Catarina Pontes and Mark Hancock’s sessions in PronSIG’s Pre-Conference Event (PCE) (17 Apr …
Highlights from our 2023 Pre-Conference Event – Part 1: Catarina Pontes and Mark Hancock address the field
Read about our key takeaways from two of our PCE workshops, which took place on 17th April 2023.
Choose the theme of PronSIG’s October 2023 online conference!
Have a say in the theme of our 2023 online conference by participating in the poll below. Click on one of the themes to cast your vote!
Teacher development and pronunciation: Meet our PCE Speakers
Find out more about PronSIG’s PCE 2023 speakers!
‘I want to speak like a native speaker’: Do students really know what they mean?
by Ana Paula Biazon Rocha New year, new resolutions…old issues? At the end of 2022, I faced a challenging situation involving pronunciation teaching, and I think the best way to …
PronSIG Members’ Book Club #2
Second online PronSIG Members’ Book Club meeting – for PronSIG members only!
PronSIG Online Conference 2022 (1 Oct 2022)
Register for the PronSIG Online Conference 2022 (1 Oct 2022): Exploring effective pronunciation
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Diagnostic testing: the first step to assess learners’ pronunciation
By Ana Paula Biazon Rocha In the September and October blog posts, we discussed the relevance and the challenges of pronunciation assessment in reference to PronSIG’s annual conference, Exploring effective …
Key takeaways of PronSIG’s October Conference on Pronunciation Assessment
by Ana Paula Biazon Rocha PronSIG’s Conference, Exploring effective pronunciation assessment practices in the English language classroom, on 01 Oct 2022, was an extremely successful and enriching event which shed …
What pronunciation teachers can learn from international teaching assistants [Webinar by Vijay Ramjattan]
Date: 24th September 2022 (Saturday), 12:00 pm UK time
Getting ready for PronSIG’s October Conference ‘Exploring effective pronunciation assessment practices in the English language classroom’
by Ana Paula Biazon Rocha Among the “WH-issues of pronunciation instruction” (I’m coining the expression, what do you think?!), namely why, how and when to teach pronunciation and what to …
Teaching syllable structure as an effective learning tool
by Ivana Duckinoska-Mihajlovska Words with more than one syllable, polysyllabic words, can sometimes cause difficulties for learners, especially less proficient ones, when reading. They may focus on orthography, without considering …
Teaching pronunciation a little or a lot: is there a precise measurement?
by Ana Paula Biazon Rocha ‘Of all the aspects of language – vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, spelling, the four skills and so on – pronunciation is probably the one that needs …
PronSIG Members’ Book Club
First online PronSIG Members’ Book Club meeting – for PronSIG members only!
Takeaways from our PCE event: Part 2 – Speaking and Writing
by Ivana Duckinoska-Mihajlovska PronSIG’s Pre-Conference Event (16 May), Pronunciation and the four skills, offered us a myriad of ideas and tips on how to integrate pronunciation into our lessons. At …
Takeaways from our PCE event: Part 1 – Reading and Listening
by Ivana Duckinoska-Mihajlovska This year’s PronSIG pre-conference event (16 May) catered for all tastes. Titled Pronunciation and the four skills, our first hybrid event ensured that everyone wrapped up the …
Choose the theme of PronSIG’s October 2022 online conference!
Have a say in the theme of our online conference being held on October 1st 2022 by participating in the poll below. Click on one of the four themes to cast your vote!