An Online Pronunciation Course Worth Checking out

Dear learners,

I’ve found an interesting and easy to follow pronunciation course online you may want to try.  This one in particular works on British RP (Received Pronunciation or BBC English).

Hope you find it useful.

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Cheers,

Sonia

The basics about sounds and phonetic symbols

Being strategic has also to do with learning how to recognize sounds. Hearing a sound and seeing its representation (symbol) will help you improve your pronunciation and build your vocabulary efficiently.

This link gives you basic information about the International Phonetic System, which is another tool to consider when learning English.  http://www.oupchina.com.hk/dict/phonetic/home.html

> Some words are phonetically very similar; whereas their meaning bears no connection at all, their pronunciation differs at only one segment, for example: ‘sheep’ and ‘ship’.  Think about the importance of correct pronunciation in order to avoid missunderstandings…  The following link gives you good examples for practice: http://www.shiporsheep.com/

DIALECTS AND ACCENTS IN THE UK

Would you like to learn something more about different British English dialects and accents?

This link belongs to the website of the British Library, here you’ll find a great variety of recordings and information if you’d like to browse  (articles, books, journals, etc.)

http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/

PRONUNCIATION, UPPER-INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED

Recommended self-study books on Pronunciation:

NEW HEADWAY UPPER-INTERMEDIATE PRONUNCIATION. (with CDs and answer key). O. U. P., 1999.

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION IN USE ADVANCED. Cambridge University Press. Bowler, B. & Cunningham, S.

For additonal information and practical materials, take a look to a post tiled “Learning English through Audiovisuals”  https://soniaeoi.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/learning-engli…h-audiovisuals/