Gemma Archer

Gemma is an EAP teacher and programme coordinator in the ELT unit at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. She is also a pronunciation specialist, teacher trainer and is joint coordinator of IATEFL Pronunciation special interest group (PronSIG). She edited the SIG’s biannual journal, Speak Out! 2017– 2023 and is co-author of the recently published text Teaching English Pronunciation for a Global World (Walker & Archer, 2024). [email protected]

Increasing tolerance of diverse Englishes in the classroom

The author describes activities and discussion topics which will help learners become more aware of a variety of accents and how intelligible they are.