Syllabus

– Free Intro Class  | BOOK NOW
– Level 1 (Pronunciation) | BOOK NOW
– Level 2 (Intonation) | BOOK NOW
– Level 3 (Phonetics) | BOOK NOW
– Level 4 (Accents) | BOOK NOW

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

– What is an accent?
– How do accents differ?
– Accent tour of UK & Ireland.

– Estuary & Cockney
– Vowel sounds
– Consonant sounds
– History

– What is “Standard Northern”
– Vowel sounds
– Consonant sounds
– History

– Vowel sounds
– Consonant sounds
– History

– Vowel sounds
– Consonant sounds
– Rhoticity
– Stereotypes

– Vowel Sounds
– Intonation
– Stereotypes
– vs Black Country

– Vowel Sounds
– Consonant Sounds
– vs Yorkshire
– vs Lancashire

– Vowel Sounds
– Consonant Sounds
– History

– Vowel Sounds
– Consonant Sounds
– Origins

– Vowel Sounds
– Consonant Sounds
– History
– vs RP

Course Dates & Times

Each level is 10 classes. Group classes are at the following times every week:

Tuesdays 12:00-12:45
Tuesdays 18:00-18:45
Wednesdays 14:00-14:45
Wednesdays 19:00-19:45

At the end of each course it switches to the next level, so you can complete the full 4 level cycle at one time.

NEXT COURSE DATES

Level 1

23/10-8/1 | Wednesdays 19:00-19:45
(No classes 25/12, 1/1)
15/1-19/3 | Wednesdays 14:00-14:45
25/3 – 27/5 | Tuesdays 12:00-12:45
3/6 – 5/8 | Tuesdays 18:00-18:45

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Level 2

22/10-7/1 | Tuesdays 18:00-18:45
(No class 24 & 31/12)
15/1-19/3|10 Wednesdays 19:00-19:45
26/3 – 28/5 Wednesdays 14:00-14:45
3/6 – 5/8 | Tuesdays 12:00-12:45

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Level 3

22/10-7/1 | Tuesdays 12:00-12:45
(No class 24 & 31/12)
15/1-18/3|10 | Tuesdays 18:00-18:45
26/3 – 28/5 | Wednesdays 19:00-19:45
4/6 – 6/8 | Wednesdays 14:00-14:45

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Level 4

23/10-8/1 | Wednesdays 14:00-14:45
(No classes 25/12, 1/1)
15/1-18/3|10 | Tuesdays 12:00-14:45
25/3 – 27/5 | Tuesdays 18:00-18:45
4/6 – 6/8 | Wednesdays 19:00-19:45

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Booking

Join a fixed 10 lesson level here. Scroll down for all level passes.

Group Passes

Attend as many group classes as you like for the duration of your subscription.

FAQ

You can study these levels in weekly groups, intensive 121 or groups, and in a 121 course. All options are on the courses page. 

You can study levels 1 and 2 at the same time or in any order.

Levels 3 and 4 require knowledge of the sounds and intonation covered in the first 2 levels, so to benefit from these, you need to complete Levels 1 & 2.

If you’ve studied a similar course syllabus elsewhere, you can go straight to the more advanced levels. Feel free to check this when you book.

There are 2 significant benefits to studying regional accents after learning the basics:

  1. Ear training: you’ll be able to understand native speakers from different places more quickly.
  2. Pronunciation skills: playing around with sounds gives learners more flexibility and improves control over articulators.

Most learners don’t learn how to do the full range of English accents, but all learners benefit from trying the sound variations. And it’s a lot of fun!

Yes, if you have a specific accent in mind, we can prepare a course based on this on a 121 basis. 

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.

Yes, you can take the course anywhere – just make sure you alter the times to match the local time where you are.