October blog post : What does Pronunciation for Specific Purposes mean?
Click to read our latest blog post, by Ana P. Biazon Rocha, on an ESP angle for pronunciation.
https://pronsig.iatefl.org/what-does-psp-mean/
October Podcast: Mike Budden interviews Catarina Pontes
Check out the latest podcast on YouTube. In Episode 8, Catarina Pontes offers insights from Brazil about pronunciation and teacher development. Click to watch and listen: https://youtu.be/tNZYkUFgQDc
Upcoming October online conference: Global Perspectives on Pronunciation for Specific Purposes
Join us on Saturday, 24th October 2026, 9.30 -17.00 (UK time) for our 2026 online conference.
Globalization has transformed English into the dominant medium for international workplace communication. Consequently, Pronunciation for Specific Purposes (PSP), or teaching pronunciation that is tailored to a particular need, situation or profession, has emerged as a critical subfield within English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Traditional pronunciation instruction often prioritizes native-speaker norms. However, globalized professional contexts demand a paradigm shift toward intelligibility, comprehensibility, and identity negotiation.
This conference will explore contemporary global perspectives on PSP across diverse, high- pressure professional domains. It aims to examine how different industries navigate the tension between standardized accents and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) realities.
For more information and to register, go to https://pronsig.iatefl.org/conference2026/.
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