Phoenetic Symbols

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuzhoudi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chifeng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a set of symbols that is used to represent sounds that are used in spoken language. Each symbol or set of symbols in IPA represents a singular sound. This means that anything written with IPA symbols will have the correct pronunciation provided the writer both hears the spoken language correctly and writes the right...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liuyehulǚyoudujiaqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Changde Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. What is phonology? Most students have not even heard about it. Whenever I ask my students whether they know or have ever learnt about phonetic, the same answers come out, “No, we don’t know about it at all”. It is no wonder they reply like this because there is no phonetic teaching lesson in English classes from KG to high school here in my country. As...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in OujiAngcha Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yiyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Phonology involves studying how sounds are organised in a language to create meaning. It differs in every language as sounds are organised to create words, which are then organised in sentences. Phonetics involves understanding how sounds are physically made, what part of the vocal tract is used and how air is used to produce sounds. Understanding both phonology...  [Read more]

Phonetics and its Uses in Foreign Language Instruction Phonetics is the study of the physical aspects of speech. It is broken down into three categories: articulatory phonetics deals with the way in which speech sounds are produced, concerning itself with the actual organs involved in speech (vocal tract, tongue, lips, etc.); acoustic phonetics studies the physical properties of speech sounds, such as the properties of sound waves and the acoustics of speech; and auditory phonetics analyses the way in which humans perceive sounds, and involves the anatomy and physiology of the human ear and brain (Nicole Dehe, ?Phonology and Phonetics,? 1-2). Phonetics looks only at sounds themselves, rather their meanings or the context in which they are used, while the study of sound systems or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tieling Shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| This unit was about "prononciation", apparently the most neglected aspect of English langage I will have to say this one was the most challenging lessons for me yet A very interesting and somewhat tricky unit, which challenged some of my thinking A very interestig and somewhat tricky...  [Read more]

Phonetics and its Uses in Foreign Language InstructionPhonetics is the study of the physical aspects of speech. It is broken down into three categories: articulatory phonetics deals with the way in which speech sounds are produced, concerning itself with the actual organs involved in speech (vocal tract, tongue, lips, etc.); acoustic phonetics studies the physical properties of speech sounds, such as the properties of sound waves and the acoustics of speech; and auditory phonetics analyses the way in which humans perceive sounds, and involves the anatomy and physiology of the human ear and brain (Nicole Dehe, 'Phonology and Phonetics,' 1-2). Phonetics looks only at sounds themselves, rather their meanings or the context in which they are used, while the study of sound systems or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhiqingsongduo Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Guoluo Zangzu Zizhizhou — Golog? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I particularly find this lesson as the most difficult for me as I have never learnt the phonetic symbols and, to be honest, I consider it´s very confusing. I like the fact that the lesson shows us many different ways we can use to teach our students the good pronunciation and not just trying to learn the phonetic symbols (as some my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jianquan Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Shizuishan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The chapter 13 was focused towards teaching pronunciation and phonology. It includes definitions, intonations, stress usage and phonetic alphabet including the phonetic symbols used in the standardized system. Additionally, it includes mouth diagrams and explanation of how different sounds are generated. The chapter ends with a text written in phonetic...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingkou Shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Yingkou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| Unit 13 provided information on teaching pronunciation and phonology Pronunciation is tricky I had to spend lots of time on this unit When teaching students the importance of pronunciation in English, it is a good idea to make use of different techniques such as mouth diagrams, tongue...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dingtang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wuzhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Unit thirteen is a challenging section on teaching phonetic concepts. Although I am a fluent English speaker, many of the symbols in the phonetic alphabet were new to me. The chapter showed how different parts of the mouth and vocal cords are used to create certain sounds. Additionally, it was interesting to learn in a formal manner how native speakers naturally...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shikong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhongwei Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Unit 13 of this course by far is the most linguistically professional unit that I have studied so far, I found difficult and packed with highly complicated and new information that I have acquired naturally rather than through textbooks and scientific study. However, since it tackles the area of pronunciation scientifically, it gives deep and in detail explanations...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tangjie Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Pingdingshan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Unit 13 discussed Pronunciation and Phonology of the English Language, delving into the areas of: stress, rhythm and intonation as well as the phonetic alphabet. Before this class, I had never heard of the Phonetic Alphabet and was surprised because I had seen it several times in dictionaries or on google, when I searched a word, but I never knew what those...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuangjingzi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Phonology is the study, science, and analysis and classifications of the physical properties of sounds. Intonation is one very important part of speaking and expression as it carries the message in a sentence. This unit provided in depth techniques for indicating and teaching intonation. As far as stress ins concerned, one words can have one stress and we can...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bazhou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Haidong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Unit 13 is covering a very difficult topic for me which is the pronunciation and phonology. It covers the intonation, stress within the word, the syllable, sound joining, the phonemic alphabet, the phonemic symbols for consonants, vowels, diphthongs, the articulation, and the phonetic scripts. I enjoyed this lesson very much because it teaches lots of new things for...  [Read more]

Humans speak with each other by creating sounds. That is how we communicate with each other. Over the centuries the different languages have created systems of grammar to explain how the words in their languages work. Sometime after that, they began to create systems to explain how the sounds, or phonemes, of the different words work. Two disciplines arose out of this: phonetics and phonology. Phonetics is the study of the sounds themselves. In the world there are a limited number of possible sounds which the human vocal tract can produce. Of these sounds, the distinctive pronunciations of the different languages are produced. But how are theses sounds produced and represented? The answer to this question is the area of study of Phonetics. Generally, Phonetics is subdivided into three...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bayan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Haidong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I am quite certain that I will definitely fail on phonology. I am not certain of my answers and it's really not impressive to note as I write my unit reflection. However, I think I've learned a little on this unit and I am certain that I'll be able to use it on my daily teaching/lesson. The phonetic script is the hardest and the symbols that are very new to me. I...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xuanhe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhongwei Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In this unit we looked through the rules of sentence stressing and word stressing.. Also we reviewed logic of intonation. But the hardest parts here is the phonetic alphabet because we need to remember all those symbols that are not so obvious. Articulation was an interesting topic.And this unit also included advices that can be useful during pronunciation lessons. ...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zilushu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit teaches us how to teach pronunciation and phonology. Starting by providing the definition of those concepts. While phonology is the study, science and classification of physical properties of sounds, intonation refers to the variation in volume and pitch in a whole sentence. The unit teaches about the different messages an intonation can carry. From...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huagong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jiaozuo Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Pronunciation skills, as important it is in communication, is apparently the most overlooked feature when teaching the English language. One reason that makes it difficult to teach is that it varies extensively based on the mood of the speaker, the situation and context, and it essentially seems impossible to standardize. However, there exists general guidelines and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dawa Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Pronunciation is very important for English speakers. A couple aspects on this subject to keep in mind are intonation and stress. These will articulate what the speaker is trying to say more efficiently by emphasizing certain words. This can be taught by using gestures, tongue twisters, and articulation diagrams that show the inner workings of the mouth and throat....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuxin Linchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Wuzhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I never realized that all of the phonetic symbols had a purpose of pronunciation. This will help me understand certain words better and be able to teach them to students efficiently. I believe that this lesson has been the most beneficial since now I feel that I have an extra tool to rely on while teaching the students. I wish I had learned all of these things...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Laosiping Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit focuses on pronunciation and phonology. The first part focuses particularly on phonology, intonation, and when to stress words and syllables in a sentence. It also gives examples on how to teach these. I was taught as a child that English is a phonetic language, but this unit clarified that it truly isn't. Phonemic symbols show how words are pronounced,...  [Read more]

Humans speak with each other by creating sounds. That is how we communicate with each other. Over the centuries the different languages have created systems of grammar to explain how the words in their languages work. Sometime after that, they began to create systems to explain how the sounds, or phonemes, of the different words work. Two disciplines arose out of this: phonetics and phonology.Phonetics is the study of the sounds themselves. In the world there are a limited number of possible sounds which the human vocal tract can produce. Of these sounds, the distinctive pronunciations of the different languages are produced. But how are theses sounds produced and represented' The answer to this question is the area of study of Phonetics. Generally, Phonetics is subdivided into three...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ShAji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xuzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. It is necessary to take into account many cultural factors for effective teaching: in order to arouse interest in the students each time and to not offend anyone or cause any other negative emotion. If there are people from warring countries or nations in a group, we need to make sure that they get along well or at least are neutral to each other. When the atmosphere...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingshuiqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhongwei Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. One of the most challenging aspects of teaching English to foreign students is correct pronunciation. Learning the phonetic symbols for different sounds can be difficult but helpful, once mastered.Practicing making different sounds using visual diagrams can also be helpful.Intonation relates to a whole sentence, whereas articulation relates to the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in LianzhuAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luoyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I learned the importance of how the breakdown the sounds work in learning the English language. For instance, even the rhythm and where you put the emphasis in a sentence can entire change its meaning. Also, the order of letters and sounds can make for some tricky instances where sounds are joined together or simply removed completely. The phonetic alphabet is a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liangjiazi Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit explains the definition of phonology: the science and classification of the physical properties of sound. This unit also explains how to use the International Phonetic Alphabet to help students learn the correct pronunciation of English. This unit further explains the difference between intonation and stress. For example, I learned that intonation...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in LianhuNongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Wuzhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit brings interesting overview how approach pronunciation and phonology. Whole unit has provided many new and useful information. As a non-native English speaker I have never given it the priority. I have learnt how phonology and intonation works. How to stress words. I did not know about phonetic alphabet and I have to keep working on phonetic symbol. I...  [Read more]

  Shem is from the USA and is currently living in Japan having previously taught English in Africa. In this TEFL review Shem tells how he really enjoyed taking the online TEFL course with ITTT and recommends the course with tutor support and videos as he found the videos to be really helpful in preparing him for what to expect in the English teaching world. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This lesson on phonology and pronunciation discusses the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tuqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huaihua Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Linguistics is the scientific study of the human language and its structure, and as any other science, it is divided into different branches or areas of analysis. One of these divisions examines the articulation of sounds and has a name that corresponds to its function: phonetics. In spite of the crucial character it plays in its scientific field, the one it performs...  [Read more]