{"id":2329,"date":"2021-07-09T22:16:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T21:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/?page_id=2329"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T05:57:07","slug":"join-esp-sig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/espsig.iatefl.org\/?page_id=2329","title":{"rendered":"Join ESP SIG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By joining IATEFL and our Special Interest Group we hope that you will become an&nbsp;<strong>active member<\/strong>&nbsp;of the SIG by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>writing articles for our journal,\u00a0<em>Professional and Academic English<\/em>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>attending and presenting at our Pre-Conference Events, SIG Showcase Days and ESP tracks at the annual IATEFL conference,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>joining in conversations on social media (on our Facebook page and on Twitter),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>suggesting and helping to organise an ESPSIG event in your local area,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>helping to recruit new ESPSIG members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iatefl.org\/create-an-account\/\" style=\"background-color:#e31c79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Become a Member<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Benefits of becoming an ESPSIG member include<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>receiving our journal,\u00a0<em>Professional and Academic English<\/em>, two times a year in addition to the IATEFL newsletter\u00a0<em>Voices<\/em>\u00a0six times a year,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>opportunity to have your article(s) published in our journal and conference proceedings,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>membership of a strong global network of ESP professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last few years, we have worked with publishers closely to publish books in the field of ESP. 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