Practical Phonetics

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Advanced

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Class hours

    70h

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

Certificate in Practical Phonetics ( A Level 5 Certificate)
This course is for new and practicing teachers of ESOL who want to brush up on their knowledge of phonetics and obtain the necessary background knowledge this programme provides

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Subjects

  • The sounds of English
  • Teaching Methodologies

Teachers and trainers (2)

Laura Walton

Laura Walton

Head of School

Terry Whitnell

Terry Whitnell

Head of Training

Course programme


  • Module 1. The function of the International Phonetic Alphabet, Received, SBS and BE Pronunciation and an introduction to transcription.
    • Module 2. Further transcription and ear training. The Schwa, stressed and unstressed syllables and syllabic consonants.

    • Module 3. Further transcription and linkage.

    • Module 4. Articulatory Phonetics.

    • Module 5. Word Stress, homographs, sentence stress, contrastive stress, vowel sounds and thearticulation of vowels.

    • Module 6. Intonation and the articulation of diphthongs.

    • Module 7. Presenting sounds, word and sentence stress, consonant clusters and contractions to the class.

  • Module 8. Teaching linkage and intonation.

Additional information

The course has been written as an easy introduction to phonetics, the study of pronunciation.

The programme aims to hold the teacher’s interest while leading him or her steadily onward. Plenty of practical examples and exercises are provided with regular tutor feedback. This course is accredited at ACTDEC Level 5

Certificate in Practical Phonetics Pronunciation is not an optional extra for the language learner, any more than grammar, vocabulary or any other aspect of language is. Teachers of ESOL need to give due attention to teaching the sounds of English along with everything else. The programme consists of a single unit divided into eight modules and worksheets.  Examination is by means of continuous assessment.

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Practical Phonetics

£ 192.70 VAT inc.

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225 €

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