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Syllabus
PRONUNCIATION
Introduction
– IPA Chart
– Spelling to Sound
– Articulators
– /ə/
– Spelling to Sound
– Function vs Content
– American R colouring
– /ɪ,ʊ,ɛ,ʌ,ɒ,a/
– Spelling to Sound
– Unusual Spellings
– Northern /ʌ/
– /iː,uː,əː,ɔː,ɛː,ɑː/
– Spelling to Sound
– Reduced Vowels
– TRAP/BATH Split
– /ɪə, eɪ, aʊ, əʊ, ʌɪ, ɔɪ/
– Spelling to Sound
– Word Construction
– /ʊə/ (new vs old)
– IPA Chart
– Articulators
– Voicing
– Place of Articulation
– /f,v,θ,ð,s,z,ʃ,ʒ,h/
– /θ/ vs /ð/
– Homophones
– S Endings
– TH Fronting
– /p,b,t,d,k,g,tʃ,dʒ/
– /t/ vs [ʔ]– ED Endings
– Silent Letters
– /w,r,j,l/
– Clear vs Dark /l/
– Silent R
– Linking R
– Rhoticity
– /m,n,ŋ/
– Clusters
– Syllabic Consonants
– G Droppin’
INTONATION
– What is Stress
– Dictionary Stress
– Words, Syllables, Sentences
– Function & Content
– Tonic Syllable (TS)
– Choosing a TS
– Information
– Function Words
– Onset
– Head
– Pre-head
– Tail
– What’s Stressed?
– Names
– Negatives
– Compounds
– Abbreviations
– Phrasal Verbs
– -teen Numbers
– Syllable-final Stress
– 4 Patterns
– Pitch Diagrams
– Steps & Bends
– Tone & Meaning
– Falling
– Rising
– Fall-rising
– Rise-falling
– Wh-
– Yes/No
– Tags I
– Tags II
– Definitive Fall
– Implication
– Friendly Rise
– High Fall
– Sequences
– Subordinates
– Adverbials
– Lists
PHONETICS
– The grid
– Monophthongs
– Diphthongs
– Diacritics
– [ə,ɪ,i,u]– Different Schwas
– Phonemic vs Phonetic
– Weak vowel joining
– /ɪ,iː/ /ʊ,uː/ /ʌ,a,ɑː/
– Position & Length
– Identifying focus sounds
– Phonemic vs Phonetic
– Pre-fortis clipping
– Vowel length and stress
– Length diacritic [ˑ]
– Centring “Diphthongs” /ɔə,ʊə,eə,ɪə/
– “Monophthongs” /iː,uː/
– Mapping diphthongs
– Place, Manner, Voicing
– GB English Chart
– Full IPA Chart
– Diacritics
– Elision
– Dental joining
– H Dropping
– 10 Pronunciations of /t/
– 3 Uses of the Glottal Stop [ʔ]– Aspiration [ʰ]– Devoicing
– 5 Pronunciations of /r/
– Vowel/vowel joining
– Vowel assimilations before [ɬ]– Yod dropping
– /n/ assimilations
– NG coalescence
– Nasal diacritic
ACCENT
– ‘Standard’ British vs American
– Rhoticity
– General American features
– Estuary vs Cockney vs MLE
– Vowel sounds
– Consonant sounds
– History
– What is “Standard Northern”
– Vowel sounds
– Consonant sounds
– Yorkshire vs Lancashire
– Vowel sounds
– Consonant sounds
– History
– Vowel sounds
– Consonant sounds
– Rhoticity
– Stereotypes
– Vowel Sounds
– Intonation
– Stereotypes
– vs Black Country
– Vowel Sounds
– Consonant Sounds
– Vowel Sounds
– Consonant Sounds
– Vowel Sounds
– Consonant Sounds
– Vowel Sounds
– Consonant Sounds
– History
– vs RP
FAQ
You will know exactly which areas to practice and which ones you don’t need to focus on.
Our teachers will speak at normal native speed in class, so it is essential that learners can follow this without getting lost. The courses are suitable on this basis, for high intermediate to proficient level speakers. If you’re not sure your level is right, contact us or take an assessment.
All classes are taught by Pronunciation Studio’s IPA certified teaching team Joseph, Tom, David and Zainab. Every member of the team has over 10 years’ classroom experience.
Currently Joseph is teaching most of the online groups.
Yes, you can take the course anywhere – just make sure you alter the times to match the local time where you are.
