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What is a Special Interest Group?

Watch this video to find out what a Special Interest Group (SIG) is and how joining one can help you grow your teaching practice.

Last updated 8 September 2026

This video helps you understand better what a Special Interest Group (SIG) is and what you can expect if you want to set up an SIG. It highlights an SIG’s passion to learn how to apply Marzano’s 6 Steps to Vocabulary Instruction to help students. Questions for you to think about while viewing the video:

  1. Which particular area of language teaching and learning would you like to work on in order to develop your teaching practice?

  2. How can an SIG help you to improve your teaching practice?

What is a Special Interest Group (SIG)?

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