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A global forum for ESP professionals

The ESP Special Interest Group is one of the 16 SIGs at IATEFL, and its main focus is on English for Specific Purposes, English for Academic Purposes and English for Occupational / professional Purposes. The main objective of IATEFL's SIG in EAP is to disseminate good practice in ESP (as well as EAP and EO/PP ) through its membership and to promote models of excellence in ESP to ELT professionals

in UK and abroad through workshops, seminars and conferences and through publishing the output in our newsletter / journal and leading ELT journals and periodicals.

16/06/2026

⏰ Final reminder!

Applications for the IATEFL ESPSIG Mark Krzanowski Scholarship 2027 close tomorrow:
17 June 2026, 16:00 UK time

This scholarship supports ESPSIG members working in ESP/EAP to attend the 60th IATEFL Conference in Birmingham in 2027.

It includes:
✅ Conference registration
✅ Travel and accommodation support
✅ One year’s IATEFL membership including ESPSIG

📌 Don’t let this opportunity slip by — apply now!

👉 More details: https://www.iatefl.org/get-involved/scholarships

10/06/2026

✨ One week left to apply!

The IATEFL ESPSIG Mark Krzanowski Scholarship 2027 is a fantastic opportunity for ESP/EAP professionals to share their work with the international IATEFL community in Birmingham.

If you are an ESPSIG member and would like support to attend the 60th IATEFL Conference, don’t miss this chance.

⏰ Deadline: 17 June 2026, 16:00 (UK time)
📌 Don’t let this opportunity slip by — apply now!
👉 More details here: https://www.iatefl.org/get-involved/scholarships

02/06/2026

📅 Save the date: Let’s ESP!

Join us on 24 November 2026 at 12:30 UK time for our next Let’s ESP session.

To facilitate casual, informal interactions between professionals working in ESP and allied fields, ESPSIG is organizing virtual sessions where members of the community can get to know each other, exchange ideas, and talk about their work.

Contexts vary — and so do needs and challenges. Solutions applied in one context may or may not be applicable to another, but it’s always interesting to hear what’s happening in different parts of the world. Even more enriching is getting to know the people behind that work.

More details coming soon — for now, mark your calendar!

28/05/2026

📣Last reminder — join us tomorrow!

The IATEFL ESP SIG webinar Developing Larger Identities and Roles as an EOP Professional takes place tomorrow.

We’ll be looking at how English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) professionals can develop broader roles and identities through needs assessment at different levels — national, organisational and individual.

📅 29 May 2026
⏰ 14.00 UK time
💻 Online
💸 Free for all to attend

Register here 👇
👉 https://www.iatefl.org/event-details/ #/?id=803

🔎 Please note: Certificates of attendance will be sent to IATEFL members only.

26/05/2026

📢 Applications are open for the IATEFL ESPSIG Mark Krzanowski Scholarship 2027!

Are you an ESPSIG member working in ESP or EAP? This scholarship supports one member to attend the 60th IATEFL Conference in Birmingham in 2027.

The scholarship includes conference registration, travel and accommodation support, and one year’s IATEFL membership including ESPSIG.

🗓 Deadline: 17 June 2026, 16:00 UK time
👉 More details here: https://www.iatefl.org/get-involved/scholarships

21/05/2026

📣Episode 2 of ESP Unplugged is out!
In English for Intercultural Competence, Rudi Camerer, an intercultural competence expert, explores how English functions as a global working language today, why intercultural competence is no longer optional in language education, and how English is actually used when people from different cultures work together.

👉 Listen here: https://espsig.iatefl.org/?p=5438

20/05/2026

One week to go!

Join the IATEFL ESP SIG for our upcoming webinar:

Developing Larger Identities and Roles as an EOP Professional

This session will explore how English for Occupational Purposes (EOP) professionals can expand their roles and impact through different levels of needs assessment — from national economic priorities to organisational priorities and individual workplace needs.

📅 29 May 2026
⏰ 14.00 UK time
💻 Online
💸 Free for all to attend

More details and registration 👇
👉 https://www.iatefl.org/event-details/ #/?id=803

🔎 Please note: Certificates of attendance will be sent to IATEFL members only.

18/05/2026

We are delighted to welcome Dr Jason Chan to the IATEFL ESPSIG Committee as Editor-in-Chief, Professional and Academic English! 🎉

Jason is an Assistant Professor of English Language and Business Communication at Management Center Innsbruck, Austria. He brings extensive experience in English language teaching, intercultural studies, and language assessment, including his work as an oral examiner for IELTS and Cambridge Exams.

With a doctorate in education from the University of Glasgow and a master’s in English language assessment from the University of Cambridge, Jason also serves on the editorial panel of the Cambridge Journal of Education and is a Fellow of the English Association, UK.

Please join us in giving Jason a very warm welcome!

👉 Read Jason’s profile here: https://espsig.iatefl.org/?page_id=2094

15/05/2026

Applications for the IATEFL ESPSIG Mark Krzanowski Scholarship 2027 are now open! 🎉

This is a wonderful opportunity for ESPSIG members working in ESP/EAP to apply for support to attend the 60th IATEFL Conference in Birmingham in 2027.

The scholarship includes conference registration, travel and accommodation support, and one year’s IATEFL membership including ESPSIG.

⏰ Deadline: 17 June 2026, 16:00 (UK time)

📌 Don’t let this opportunity slip by — apply now!

👉 More details here: https://www.iatefl.org/get-involved/scholarships

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