Phonemic Alphabet

  There are two issues that need to be stressed when working with the international phonemic alphabet. First is the fact that we are no longer concerned with how a word is traditionally spelled. Additionally we need to stress that we are only concerned with the sounds needed to correctly produce a word. So rather than numerous spellings, which can often be pronounced in different ways, we have one symbol representing one sound. Once we can isolate a sound, rather than juggling various spellings, we can work with our students on how to say that sound. Doing that successfully is related to manner and place of articulation, which will be covered shortly. To get a better understanding of the phonemic alphabet, let's take a look at our chart. In the bottom half of our chart we have our...  [Read more]

  A better way to go about imparting how to make sounds or what sounds are utilized in a word, is this international phonemic alphabet. Now we have as mentioned one symbol being used in all the words which share that same sound. Now once we get a little bit more familiar with our phonemic alphabet we can also show how different our different sounds can be as in this symbol for ?ooh?, this symbol for ?ow? and this symbol for ?uh?. 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...  [Read more]

  In this video we'll be looking at the international phonemic alphabet and how it's used in the classroom. There are other phonemic alphabets but this is the most popular and the system, which is most widely used. You may have seen some of these symbols before as any good dictionary will supplement standard English spellings with the phonemic spellings to aid in pronunciation practice. Here we have a situation where we have what are called phonemes and each phoneme represents a sound within the English language. How is this helpful? Well, what it does is help students understand how to say words rather than simply relying on the often archaic English spellings. To illustrate this point let's for a moment put ourselves in the shoes of our students when trying to understand how to...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Russia? Are you interested in teaching English in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia? Check out our opportunities in Nizhny Novgorod, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This Unit mentioned a lot about techniques of teaching pronunciation and phonology. The phonemic alphabet is also introduced vividly. Once we are familiar with the IPA, we should be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pakistan? Are you interested in teaching English in Pakpattan, Pakistan? Check out our opportunities in Pakpattan, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit went over the different parts of pronunciation, that is intonation, stress, rhythm and articulation. It also explained different manners and places of articulation in detail....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in United Kingdom? Are you interested in teaching English in Bradford, United Kingdom? Check out our opportunities in Bradford, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In this Unit, we learn about pronunciation, probably the most overlooked aspect of English teaching. The unit exposed subjects concerning phonology in a broad and rich perspective:...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Ukraine? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhytomyr, Ukraine? Check out our opportunities in Zhytomyr, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The phonetic alphabet was a very difficult concept to grasp, and though it may be beneficial from an understanding point I don't quite see the practicality of including phonetic learning in the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Shenyang, China? Check out our opportunities in Shenyang, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit is amazing! I am one of those people who have never been properly trained to speak with the correct intonations, stresses and pronunciations. Coming from Singapore, we usually read without...  [Read more]

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  Here's an idea for teaching the present perfect continuous tense. However in this activity what the students will be doing, is comparing and contrasting this tense with the present perfect tense. This is something that a teacher will want to do after they've explored both tenses and because both tenses are quite confusing, we'll ask the students to compare and contrast the two, making sure that they can tell the difference. In this activity, the teacher will have cut out each individual card. The teacher will distribute the cards to the students and after a minute has gone by, the teacher will then ask the students to fold their cards over and get into a pair. One student in the pair will then present a certain result and ask the student to form the question. Here, with the...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Huozhou, China? Check out our opportunities in Huozhou, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This was a big unit which was filled with important information concerning teaching pronunciation and phonology. There are many aspects and techniques that a teacher should take in as valuable...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Ecuador? Are you interested in teaching English in Portoviejo, Ecuador? Check out our opportunities in Portoviejo, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Pronunciation is the probably the most neglected aspect of english language teaching and this unit covers this aspect. For phonology, definition, intonation and stress are covered. There are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Philippines? Are you interested in teaching English in Santa Cruz Laguna, Philippines? Check out our opportunities in Santa Cruz Laguna, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The unit was about Teaching Pronunciation and Phonology. The topics of intonation and stress were discussed as well as the techniques for indicating and teaching them. The...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Russia? Are you interested in teaching English in Saint Petersburg, Russia? Check out our opportunities in Saint Petersburg, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The airflow, vibration, and movement of mouth is determined by the sounds and pronunciations of words. Teaching this lesson is basic to the ear but reading the phonemic alphabet may...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kuwait? Are you interested in teaching English in Kuwait City, Kuwait? Check out our opportunities in Kuwait City, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Unit thirteen broaches aspects of pronunciation and phonology in English language teaching, thereby addressing what for me has always been the greatest challenge in learning foreign languages...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in India? Are you interested in teaching English in Porbandar, India? Check out our opportunities in Porbandar, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In this unit , I learnt more about pronunciation and phonology.It taught me techniques on indicating and teaching intonation , as well as techniques on indicating and teaching stress for words.I...  [Read more]