PronSIG 2026 Classroom Research Scholarship

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Action research proposal form

Thank you for your interest in exploring classroom practice and sharing your expertise. Please complete the proposal form with the details of your action research idea.

Please note, this submission will only be valid if received alongside the scholarship application on the IATEFL website. Please go to https://www.iatefl.org/get-involved/scholarships to complete the PronSIG scholarship application form by the deadline stated on the IATEFL website.

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Part 1. Your biodata

Name, teaching experience, qualifications, any research experience, other relevant background information or skills

Enter your biodata here (30-60 words) *

Part 2. Your teaching context

a) What ages and type of learners do you teach?
b) What group of learners will you do this research with?
c) Will this group be the same learners for the whole project?

Enter your teaching context details here (30-60 words) *

Part 3. Your action research project working title

Provide a working title that clearly summarises what you aim to research

Enter your action research project title here (max 20 words) *

Part 4. Your general aims and references to any theory

What is the general focus of your classroom research project into pronunciation and reading? Use bullet points and include a reference to any important ideas/theory

Enter your general aims here (150-300 words excluding references) *

Part 5. Practical reasons for being interested in this area

a) Why do you think your idea or activities will help learners (and teachers)?
b) What are your research questions?
c) Why are these important questions?

Enter the practical reasons for this interest here (100-200 words) *

Part 6. An outline of your research plan

a) How do you think you will do this research?
i) Bullet point the classroom activities that will be part of your research.
ii) For each bullet, provide a one or two sentence summary of the activity/what students will do.

b) What will you hope to find out?
i) Bullet key points/ideas/understandings that you think the action research project could generate.
ii) For each bullet, provide a one or two sentence summary of why each point is significant.

Enter your outline of your research plan here (150-300 words) *

Part 7. How do you think you'll measure the effectiveness of the idea

Data collection is important for any research. You could gather students' opinions and comments, or grades, scores or other measures, or use a mix of both.
a) What data can you collect to answer your research questions?
b) How would you collect this information?

Enter your data collection plans here (75-150 words) *

Part 8. Proposal summary

Write a proposal summarising your action research project idea which briefly covers the main points of its aims, procedures and value to any teacher or ELT researcher.

Enter your proposal summary here (max 100 words) *

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY

I confirm that I have also completed and submitted my IATEFL PronSIG 2026 Scholarship Application Form on the IATEFL website to accompany this proposal form.

I understand that my submission will only be considered after I have submitted both this Classroom Research Proposal Form and the IATEFL PronSIG 2026 Scholarship Application Form in line with IATEFL's guidelines.

***NB: Please go to https://www.iatefl.org/get-involved/scholarships to complete the IATEFL PronSIG 2026 Scholarship Application Form by the deadline stated on the IATEFL website.***

By completing this application form to an IATEFL Special Interest Group (SIG) you are agreeing to share your details with the relevant committee member(s) of that IATEFL SIG, rather than with IATEFL Head Office. The information included in your submission will be used only for the purpose defined in the application, and will not be disclosed to any third party or be used to send unsolicited emails. Any data that is no longer required by the IATEFL SIG for this specific purpose of the application will be deleted.

Yes, I have also submitted my 2026 Scholarship Application Form on the IATEFL website.

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