The International Phonetic Alphabet

  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]

  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]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in White City, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in White 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! An effective teacher consider the teaching of pronunciation an integral part of the course. Students are very concerned about it. In this lesson we studied the stress, rhythm, and intonation,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Greenwood, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in Greenwood, 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! Phonetics is typically an overlooked area of study that poses problems among ESL students. Pronunciation, intonation, and stress all carry various implications in English that are not always...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in New York? Are you interested in teaching English in Galway, New York? Check out our opportunities in Galway, 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! Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. • We are able to segment a continuous stream of speech into distinct parts and recognize the parts in other words.It deals with the configurations of the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pennsylvania? Are you interested in teaching English in Kistler, Pennsylvania? Check out our opportunities in Kistler, 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! From this lesson, I've learned the phonology of English from three areas:stress, rhythm and intonation.Also, I've got a general idea of the International Phonetic Alphabet and its use in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Florida? Are you interested in teaching English in Haines City, Florida? Check out our opportunities in Haines 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! I enjoyed studying this unit about phonology and pronunciation. It will not just present you with definitions and examples but will also ask you to be inter-active and creative while...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in De Land, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in De Land, 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 covered intonation, stress, manner of articulation, place of articulation, phonetics, and interpreting international phonetic alphabet. It was insightful and clarified any confusions I had...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Graettinger, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Graettinger, 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! From this unit,I learnt pronunciation teaching is important ,but often neglected by teacher.Applied phonetics is rarely taught at school or even university and it seems an alien,abstract subject to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Illinois? Are you interested in teaching English in Coffeen, Illinois? Check out our opportunities in Coffeen, 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 focused on pronunciation and phonology (ie the study of the sounds of words). The section on pronunciation dealt with the three areas of stress, rhythm and intonation. It was interesting...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Indiana? Are you interested in teaching English in Enfield, Indiana? Check out our opportunities in Enfield, 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 the most complicated so far. It covers phonetics of English language, intonations, stresses, The International Phonetic Alphabet and production of sounds. Information about rises and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Gagetown, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Gagetown, 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 a thorough study of phonemic alphabet, the manner of articulating each consonant and their place of articulation, the importance of pronunciation and the role of intonation and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in South Carolina? Are you interested in teaching English in Sycamore, South Carolina? Check out our opportunities in Sycamore, 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! Teaching phonetics and pronunciation can be difficult for most teachers, as it is something that comes as a second nature for native English speakers. Pronunciation is made up of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in South Carolina? Are you interested in teaching English in Santee, South Carolina? Check out our opportunities in Santee, 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 depends on teaching pronunciation and phonology. In phonology, STRESS, RHYTHM, INTONATION AND INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABETS are considered. The various techniques for each...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Oregon? Are you interested in teaching English in New Princeton, Oregon? Check out our opportunities in New Princeton, 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 phonetics and phonology. A very large amount of material was introduced. Intonation, articulate, accent in words were all discussed. The international phonemic alphabet...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Goodell, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Goodell, 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 13 covers teaching pronunciation and phonology. Areas of stress, rhythm and intonation in speaking are dealt with as well as concentrating on the International Phonetic Alphabet. As a native English...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Missouri? Are you interested in teaching English in Powersville, Missouri? Check out our opportunities in Powersville, 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 13 focuses on how we can teach pronunciation and phonology, which are often neglected when teaching English. Pronunciation should be an integral part of any English course. This unit...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Alabama? Are you interested in teaching English in Normal, Alabama? Check out our opportunities in Normal, 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 learned patterns of intonation and rules of putting stress on syllables. We also learned International Phonetic Alphabet(IPA). The IPA aims to provide visually distinctive symbols...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Persia, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Persia, 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 13 teaches us about the most neglected aspect of the English language, pronunciation. According to the book, confidence and lack of training is why most people neglect to teach it, and teach it...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Omer, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Omer, 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 focuses the attention on the pronunciation and phonology of the English language. It examines the importance of intonation and word stress, areas of great importance for carrying a particular...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in New York? Are you interested in teaching English in Frankfort, New York? Check out our opportunities in Frankfort, 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 introduces rules of pronunciation and phonology, it starts by defining both pronunciation and phonology and showing the intonation with its different features (Rise/Fall). Then, the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Utah? Are you interested in teaching English in Fairview, Utah? Check out our opportunities in Fairview, 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! I found this unit especially fun because much of the material was already familiar to me. As a trained opera singer, I was required to learn the international phonetic alphabet and understand how we make...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Charleston, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Charleston, 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 neglected aspect of English language teaching. An effective teacher considers the teaching of pronunciation an integral part of the course. Phonology is the...  [Read more]

  In this ITTT TESOL review video Karen describes her experience during her TESOL/TEFL course in Hangzhou, China. ITTT has training centers in over thirty different international locations. To find training center that suits you just visit our web site or follow the above links. 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. Reported speech is often confusing for students because the grammar shifts between direct speech and reported speech can sometimes be...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Missouri? Are you interested in teaching English in Fair Grove, Missouri? Check out our opportunities in Fair Grove, 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 and Phonology is one of the most difficult units here. The normal pattern of sentence intonation in a statement is the rise/fall intonation. Each sentence has a stress word, it...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Tennessee? Are you interested in teaching English in Bradford, Tennessee? 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! Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Maryland? Are you interested in teaching English in Quantico, Maryland? Check out our opportunities in Quantico, 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 detailed systems of teaching pronunciation and phonology via use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. As a native English speaker, I found the alphabet itself to be a more sensible...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Nebraska? Are you interested in teaching English in Douglas, Nebraska? Check out our opportunities in Douglas, 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 taught me about the teaching of Pronunciation and Phonology. Phonology is the study, science, analysis and classification of the physical properties of sounds. The text dealt with the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Maryland? Are you interested in teaching English in Mount Lena, Maryland? Check out our opportunities in Mount Lena, 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 content of this unit is Teaching Pronunciation and Sounds. How to emphasize sentences and know where emphasis lies in a sentence. I learned about the Phonemic Alphabet and how to read...  [Read more]