International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices

EPIP June 3-5, 2009 Department of Foreign Languages & Civilizations (LCE), University of Savoie, Chambry, France

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce our international conference English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices. The conference will bring together researchers and teachers of English, phonetics, phonology and EFL/ESL/EAP interested in the issues surrounding English pronunciation, both native and non-native. Discussions will cover a wide variety of issues, including (but not limited to) the following: * norms & reference accents * variability in native & non-native accents of English * methodology of accent studies * pedagogical implications * implications of phonological change * sociolinguistic aspects and issues of identity * analyses of national or regional language policy.

Conference Web site: http://www.lls.univ-savoie.fr/index.php?dossier_nav=739

Organizers: The conference is organized by a team of teachers and students coordinated by Alice Henderson of the University of Savoie (lecturer in English in the Department of Foreign Languages & Civilizations and coordinator of English for Academic Purposes in the Social Sciences faculty).