The Key to English Pronunciation: British Pronunciation
What you'll learn
- recognise and use the symbols of the IPA, the International Phonetic Alphabet
- become more aware of pronunciation mistakes
- teach or self-teach pronunciation and therefore new vocabulary
- gain overall confidence when speaking in English
- correct some bad habits in English by re-learning certain sounds
- be able to open a dictionary and pronounce any word correctly
Requirements
- This is a foundation course: No prior knowledge is therefore required. I do however recommend that you sign up if you have a B2 to C2 level of English (upper intermediate to native)
- You should be able to follow a conversation in English.
Description
Ever wondered how to read the phonetic transcription of words or how to pronounce a word that you have never seen or heard before?
When you mispronounce words it can impede understanding and affect your confidence to speak English. Knowing the correct or received pronunciation of words will boost your confidence and help you learn words correctly once and for all.
Take this comprehensive course on the ins and outs of English pronunciation. This course can be used it in the context of accent reduction, vocabulary building towards more fluency, or of language teaching. It is ideal for intermediate to proficient speakers of English.
My clear videos, video tutorials, quizzes, downloadable infographics, and downloadable memo sheets will make these symbols and concepts easy for you to put into practice! In as little as 10 hours you will fully understand the phonetic transcription of words and feel more confident pronouncing new words.
Don't be intimidated or put off by past experiences with pronunciation classes. Believe that you can master pronunciation, and that it can be interesting and fun!
Who this course is for:
- non-native speakers of English wishing to perfect their pronunciation
- teachers of English as a Foreign language who want to use phonetics in class, to teach pronunciation
- speakers of English who want to learn more vocabulary with its correct pronunciation
Course content
- Preview09:53
- 01:10Brief Review of the Alphabet
Instructor
![Julia Mattey](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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I am Julia, a TEFL Trainer and Language Teacher with over 12 years of experience teaching English as a Foreign Language, in France, Spain, online, and the UK.
I am a passionate linguist and language teacher of English, French, German, and Spanish. I am also an e-learning developer/content writer for a handful of language schools and specialist course providers.
Do take a look at my courses which are designed for intermediate to proficient learners of English looking to perfect their English, but also teachers of English interested in learning the terminology used in the classroom!
I look forward to helping you learn more English!