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Pronunciation SIG

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Contact us: pronunciationsig@braztesol.org.br

SIG Mission: 

We are the Pronunciation Special Interest Group of BRAZ-TESOL. Our SIG aims to increase awareness of pronunciation as an integral part of the teaching of English as a foreign/second language, encourage and support the teaching of pronunciation improvement, disseminate theoretical and practical information as it develops in the field of pronunciation, cooperate with colleagues in related areas such as listening, work towards the development of improved pronunciation materials, and integrate the use of educational technology in the teaching and learning of pronunciation.

SIG Team

Elcio Souza

Elcio Souza

Elcio Souza, B.A. in TEFL, M.A. in Applied Linguistics (thesis on pronunciation/suprasegments), overarching DELTA (Cambridge University), certified Teacher Educator (ACTE British Council/City & Guilds), online certified teacher (COLT International House). 32 years teaching pronunciation courses to English teachers at language institutes, university undergrad & graduate programs, and his own pronunciation training programs. Presented pronunciation courses, workshops, and lectures at several events for teachers in Brazil and abroad. Elcio is the founder of LCO - Language Coaching Opportunities - a consulting office for teacher development and pronunciation teaching.

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Elcio SouzaLeader

Jamile Antonio

Jamile Antonio

Jamile Antonio has over 20 years of teaching experience with students of all ages and levels at language institutes and regular schools. She also has experience as a coordinator and teacher educator. She currently teaches at CEFET-MG and Cultura Inglesa MG. She holds the CELTA, Cambridge C2 Proficiency, a BA, and a postgraduate degree in Languages, and is pursuing an MA in Linguistics at UFMG.

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Jamile AntonioVice Chair

Joacyr Oliveira

Joacyr Oliveira

Joacyr Oliveira has over 30 years of experience teaching English at language centers, schools, and universities. He is currently an English Language professor at UNICAMP. He holds a B.A. in Letras, an M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Minnesota, and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in Letras from USP. His research interests include corpus linguistics, data-driven learning, pronunciation, and multiliteracies in foreign language education, with a focus on innovative teaching practices.

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Joacyr OliveiraFinance Coordinator

Victor Carreão

Victor Carreão

Victor has worked in varied educational contexts for almost 20 years. He is currently an English language arts teacher in a bilingual school. He holds a PhD in linguistics, focusing on sociolinguistic research, and has also worked as a speaking examiner for international exams. Lately, he has been trying to bring science communication and classroom practices together in order to help teachers and students to better understand linguistic variation within English language teaching.

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Victor CarreãoCommunications Coordinator

Monica Magri

Monica Magri

A graduate of PUC-SP, I bring a 44-year ELT career, including 35 as co-founder of a language school. My passion for professional development led me to establish "Summit for Teachers" in 1991. This initiative, which continues to promote lifelong learning, has provided me with extensive experience in community building, administrative support, and member engagement, all of which are directly applicable to the Coordination role.

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Monica MagriEvents Coordinator