Ipa Notation

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Vijayawada and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: T.P. - South Africa said: Learning the Phonetics of English has been very interesting. I learned that speakers of English are rarely taught phonetics in schools and so teachers lack the confidence and skill to teach pronunciation effectively. I believe that native English speakers should be taught phonetics in school as learning this concept would be very beneficial for the teachers and students alike. Phonology is concerned with the systematic organization of sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)...  [Read more]

Phonetics and TESOL Phonetics, the study of the sounds of human speech, and in particular “Articulatory Phonetics”, are not commonly taught to native speakers of English, let alone learners of English as a second language. However if the learner is serious with their English and wish to progress to an advanced level, learning phonetics, in particular the International Phonetic Alphabet, would be of immense benefit. English spelling is often contradictory, devoid of relation to the pronunciation of a word, and lacking in clear patterns. Patterns that do exist are numerous, with a large number of exceptions, and all of this makes it very difficult for the learner of English as a second language to master pronunciation. The International Phonetic Alphabet puts all of the individual...  [Read more]