Phonological 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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Mexico? Are you interested in teaching English in Tlaxcala, Mexico? Check out our opportunities in Tlaxcala, 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! Phonology is used to understand the meaning of what is being said using the physical properties of sound such as stress, rhythm, intonation and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Intonation is the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Netherlands? Are you interested in teaching English in Zwolle, Netherlands? Check out our opportunities in Zwolle, 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 has focused on the teaching of pronunciation and phonology and it's importance in language learning. It dealt specially with the subject of intonation, stress, the international...  [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]

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 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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in India? Are you interested in teaching English in Basirhat, India? Check out our opportunities in Basirhat, 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 probably the most difficulty portion of learning English. This portion is needed many trainings more than studying. I think, influency of English came from good pronunciation not only...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Philippines? Are you interested in teaching English in Batangas City, Philippines? Check out our opportunities in Batangas 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! Pronunciation is often not taught in the classroom because teachers are not confident in their ability to teach it, but pronunciation is very important for students to learn. If a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in China? Are you interested in teaching English in Dandong, China? Check out our opportunities in Dandong, 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 the English classroom, pronunciation is often forgotten about in favor of other topics. However, language learners are just as concerned about pronunciation as they are about other crucial topics,...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our video series on "Evaluation and Testing of Students". In this video, we look at some of the most common business English exams people take around the world. Many EFL teachers around the world need to prepare their students for these international proficiency tests. 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 unit overviews the different methodologies that have been used when teaching foreign languages to student....  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word sprightly. This word is used to describe a person, usually a little bit older, who is full of energy. 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. I'm sorry to say but for me this was one of the most tedious units of the cours. It's not the fault of the designers- it's just that I've been teaching TEFL for over 25 years! So the reading, from my perspective was very long, redundant, remedia.. I'm...  [Read more]

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]

  The two words "lay" and "lie" are often confused for each other, which is why we decided to break down the differences in this video. "Lay" is what is called a transitive verb. That means, it needs to be followed by one or more objects. A good example sentence would be "I lay the book on the table". As you can see, lay is followed by ""on the table"". We couldn't only say "I lay the book." as it would be incomplete. This means it is transitive. "Lie" on the other hand is an intransitive verb. That means it doesn't take an object, for example "I lie down". Most errors have to do with the past tenses of the two verbs, as the past tense of "lie" is "lay" while the past tense of "lay" is "laid". Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online...  [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 Argentina? Are you interested in teaching English in Parana, Argentina? Check out our opportunities in Parana, 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 has brought the clarify the knowledge about Pronunciation and Phonology. Phonology has included stress, rhythm, and intonation on utterances as well as concentrating on the international...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Malaysia? Are you interested in teaching English in Malaysia? Check out our opportunities in this beautiful US state, 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. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| This unit analyses the different types of English classes. These include beginners, false beginners, adults, children, and beginners without Roman alphabet. Each group has special needs and challenges The unit covered the basics of managing a class. When teaching a class...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Japan? Are you interested in teaching English in Ibaraki, Japan? Check out our opportunities in Ibaraki, 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 discussed how to teach writing and speaking, with more focus on writing. It also wedged in the differences between fluency and accuracy, as well as using games in the classroom. I didn't learn...  [Read more]