Improve your English pronunciation skills in small groups (2-5 learners) with individual attention, expert tuition, and practical learning resources. 

Level 1

PRONUNCIATION

£199


Level 2

INTONATION

£199


Level 3

PHONETICS

£199


Level 4

ACCENTS

£199


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

Yes. Small groups are designed so that every participant receives individual feedback and guidance from the teacher.

You will know exactly which areas to practice and which ones you don’t need to focus on.

Small groups take place at different times and on various days. Use this page to see the course dates, or if you have specific requirements, contact us and we will do our best to put a course on at a suitable time.
We don’t allow recording of group courses for privacy reasons. You can catch summaries of all courses on the course page. 
You can cancel or change your booking up to 5 days before the course is due to begin (a fee of 5% is chargeable). No changes or refunds can be given within 5 days of the course start.
You have access to The Sound of English ebook, video summaries of the class, quizzes for each class and full access to the library of online materials.

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.