Past Events
PAST EVENTS
The participation of the PronSIG in events include those organised by the SIG itself or by other associations with the participation of the PronSIG.
September 2019 - BRAZ-TESOL Webinar
Falling in Love with Pronunciation - Part II Carol Gonçalves and Thelma Marques, hosted by Vinícius Tavares.
August 2019 - Braz-Tesol SP Chapter, Campinas, SP
Discovering Pronunciation within Language Skills. Betty Pow
July 2019 - Braz-Tesol Southern Cone Conference "Confluence for Influence" - Curitiba, PR
PCE: Sounds like PCE: Practical, Challenging and Effective
Partners in sound: the significant influence of L1 when learning a foreign language. Carol Gonçalves
..(title?).... Vinícius Tavares
Pronunciation Practices for Multiple-Intelligence Classes. Special guests: Melody Pablos and Wilson Onishi
June 2019 - BRAZ-TESOL Webinar
Falling in Love with Pronunciation - Part I Carol Gonçalves and Thelma Marques, hosted by Vinícius Tavares
May 2019 - BRAZ-TESOL Webinar
Seven Steps for a Perfect Lesson Plan Sue R Cons, hosted by Vinícius Tavares
March 2019 - MBE& PronSig joint event CNA-Oscar Porto, São Paulo, SP
4 Ms and eMOtions in teachers' speech improvement. Elizabeth Pow
Pronunciation anxiety: how it might affect students´listening and speaking. Jussara Uehara:
”Pay attention”, and other pointless phrases we can tell our students. Vinícius Tavares
July 2018 -16th Braz-Tesol International Conference: "Through the Kaleidoscope: Multiple Perspectives in ELT"- Caxias do Sul, RS
PCE: The Role of Pronunciation Teaching-Learning as a Lingua Franca
The Pronunciation of English as Lingua Franca. Special guest: Robin Walker.
Pronunciation Teaching: past, present... and future? Betty Pow.
Making the most of IPA in the classroom. Thelma Marques.
Listening: the Uh-Oh syndrome. Jussara Uehara.
Reading Sounds (or Listening to Text). Vinícius Tavares.
August 2017 - Braz-Tesol SP Chapter
Discovering Pronunciation within Language Skills. Betty Pow
July 2017 - Braz-Tesol SIG Symposium Instituto Singularidades, São Paulo, SP
Pronunciation Teaching: past, present, future? Betty Pow
Working Memory and Phonology. How pronunciation instruction can aid reading. Vinícius Tavares
July 2014 - 14th Braz-Tesol International Conference: "Emerging Identities in ELT" - João Pessoa, PB
PCE: Where are you from? How accents and identity go hand in hand. Eliane Zamboni and Thelma Marques.
Making Pronunciation Visual. Thelma Marques.
2012 - BT Pre-convention: Scoring High With Clear Pronunciation.
March/April 2011 - – A 12-hour-course: The Building Blocks of Pronunciation,held at CNA Liberdade, SP.
2009 - Jean-Piaget - BT in São Bernardo do Campo
14th July 2008 11th Braz-Tesol National Convention: "Winds of Change: Teaching for Tomorrow", Fortaleza, CE.
PCE: Tune in, Speak Out: Approximating Pronunciation Teaching to Students´ Needs.
October 2007 SIGs Get Together, SENAC Consolação
Guest Speaker: Robin Walker
July 2006 10th Braz-Tesol National Convention: "Teaching Learning, Leading" - Centro de Convenções Ulisses Guimarães- Brasília
PCE n 6. Getting your head and tongue round these /saIts/
Listening: pronunciation tools for a challenging skill
Integrating Pronunciation into our Regular Classes
September, 2005 Braz-TESOL SIG Symposium UNIBERO, São Paulo, SP. "Translation, Children and Pronunciation together".
Teaching/Learning Pronunciation: What are Teachers' Main Concerns? Sonia M. Baccari de Godoy, Betty Pow, Eliane Zamboni, Marcelo Marcelino, Silvia Corrêa, Zaina Abdalla Nunes
April, 2005 - 39th International Annual IATEFL Conference Cardiff, Wales. “Pronunciation in different settings”.
July 2004 - 9th Braz-Tesol National Convention: Belo Horizonte, MG
Pronunciation is Everywhere:
Exploring Pronunciation in Films, Elizabeth M. Pow
The Past Tense -ed Revisited, Marcelo Marcelino
Exploring Pronunciation in Regular Textbook Activities, Silvia Corrêa
Shadow Reading, Sonia M. Baccari de Godoy
Pronouncing Songs, Zaina Abdalla Nunes
March 12-13, 2004 - “Perception and Production in the Context of International
English” - Georgia TESOL Conference.
October 2003 Braz-Tesol 10th Pronunciation SIG Conference – Associação Alumni, São Paulo, SP.
round table: “American or British English?Neither. International English”- to celebrate the SIG´s tenth anniversary. Guest speakers: Dr. John Robert Schmitz, Dr.Angela Lessa, GloriaDelbim and Marcelo Barros. Moderator: Betty Pow
Plenary Session: It's all about Bananas!, Marcello Marcelino
mini-presentation: Improving Pronunciation through Listening, Eliane Zamboni
mini-presentation: Intelligibility and the Business Executive, Elizabeth Pow
mini-presentation: International English and the Brazilian Learner, Zaina Abdalla Nunes and Roberta Bata Alves Costa
2002 – Braz-Tesol Convention –“Feedback in Pronunciation Instruction”.
12-15th July 2001 –Braz-Tesol Southern Cone Convention – Curitiba, Paraná.
Various presentations: "Reflections of a Pronunciation Learner”, “Pronunciation and the Four Skills”, Short Pronunciation activities followed by discussions.
17-20th July, 2000 - 7th Braz-Tesol National Convention– Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie – São Paulo, SP.
Pre-Convention n.4 – “From Discovery to Enrichment”
March 2000 – 34th TESOL Annual Convention, Vancouver, Canada.
Navigating the New Millenium. Academic Session: “Transferring accurate pronunciation into spontaneous speech”.
September 1999 – The Pronunciation SIG In Action – SENAC - São Paulo
Guest Speakers – Kevin Keys UFMG and Ana Scatena – ELT Consultant
Workshops by SIG coordinator and Central Committee Members.
August 1999 – 3rd Regional TESOL Southern Cone Convention. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“Taking the stress out of pronunciation instruction”.
March 1999 – 33rd TESOL Annual Convention New York, NY.
Colloquium: “Integrating Pronunciation within Task-based Curricula”.
November 1998 Braz-Tesol ABC Chapter
“Highlighting Pronunciation Work”.
October 1998 União Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos – São Paulo
Guest Speaker: Joan Morley , University of Michigan, USA.
March 1998 32nd TESOL Annual Convention “Connecting our Global Community – Seattle, USA.
Paper presented by the Pron-SIG: “Progressive Pronunciation Cycles"
October 1997 Associação Alumni -São Paulo
Guest Speaker - Linda Grant , Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
Question and Answer session with Linda Grant, SIG coordinator and Central Committee Members.
July 1996 BRAZ-TESOL 5th National Convention Goiânia.
PCE: Guest Speakers : Marianne Celce-Murcia - UCLA, USA
Adrian Underhill - IHH, UK
August 1995 Joint Mini-Conference of BRAZ-TESOL Pronunciation and Translation SIGs, Faculdade Ibero Americana - São Paulo.
Workshops by SIG Central Committee Members
October 1994 - Associação Alumni - São Paulo
“Highlighting One’s Potential”
Guest Speaker : Adrian Underhill - International House Hastings, UK
Workshops by SIG Coordinator and Central Committee Members.
July 1994 - BRAZ-TESOL 4th National Convention - Ribeirão Preto.
PCE: Pronunciation Forum, Pronunciation Workshops by SIG Coordinator and Central Committee Members.
November 1993 - Inglês Vera Cruz - São Paulo
“How to Exploit and Enjoy the Pronunciation Potential of Your Coursebook”, Camilla Dixo Lieff and Zaina A. Abdalla Nunes