Intro to the International Phonetic Alphabet

Intro to the International Phonetic Alphabet, available at $49.99, has an average rating of 4.75, with 19 lectures, 3 quizzes, based on 116 reviews, and has 652 subscribers.

You will learn about Use the symbols you have learned in this course for other accents, dialects and languages. You will be able to identify and write the symbols of IPA as they relate to Standard American English. You will be able to make and recognize the sounds and symbols of IPA as they relate to Standard American English. Write your own transcriptions of different passages of poetry and other pieces of literature. This course is ideal for individuals who are This course will be great for singers, actors, and any other kind of performer who is concerned with ability to pronounce things correctly. or This course will help a non-native English speaker to more easily grasp the pronunciation which is standard in the United States. or This course will give the student of singing a gateway to the world of IPA so that after this course the student could learn the IPA symbols for other languages like French, German, and Italian. or This course is great for the student of acting who would like to learn the basics of IPA so that they can learn different accents and dialects. or This course will give the student a way to develop a Standard American Accent. It is particularly useful for This course will be great for singers, actors, and any other kind of performer who is concerned with ability to pronounce things correctly. or This course will help a non-native English speaker to more easily grasp the pronunciation which is standard in the United States. or This course will give the student of singing a gateway to the world of IPA so that after this course the student could learn the IPA symbols for other languages like French, German, and Italian. or This course is great for the student of acting who would like to learn the basics of IPA so that they can learn different accents and dialects. or This course will give the student a way to develop a Standard American Accent.

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Title: Intro to the International Phonetic Alphabet

Price: $49.99

Average Rating: 4.75

Number of Lectures: 19

Number of Quizzes: 3

Number of Published Lectures: 19

Number of Published Quizzes: 3

Number of Curriculum Items: 22

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 22

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

Use the symbols you have learned in this course for other accents, dialects and languages.
You will be able to identify and write the symbols of IPA as they relate to Standard American English.
You will be able to make and recognize the sounds and symbols of IPA as they relate to Standard American English.
Write your own transcriptions of different passages of poetry and other pieces of literature.

Who Should Attend

This course will be great for singers, actors, and any other kind of performer who is concerned with ability to pronounce things correctly.
This course will help a non-native English speaker to more easily grasp the pronunciation which is standard in the United States.
This course will give the student of singing a gateway to the world of IPA so that after this course the student could learn the IPA symbols for other languages like French, German, and Italian.
This course is great for the student of acting who would like to learn the basics of IPA so that they can learn different accents and dialects.
This course will give the student a way to develop a Standard American Accent.

Target Audiences

This course will be great for singers, actors, and any other kind of performer who is concerned with ability to pronounce things correctly.
This course will help a non-native English speaker to more easily grasp the pronunciation which is standard in the United States.
This course will give the student of singing a gateway to the world of IPA so that after this course the student could learn the IPA symbols for other languages like French, German, and Italian.
This course is great for the student of acting who would like to learn the basics of IPA so that they can learn different accents and dialects.
This course will give the student a way to develop a Standard American Accent.

This course is an introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Alphabet or IPA is a collection of symbols that represent all of the sounds that human beings make in the use of language.�

This course will go over the symbols needed for American English. The symbols that are learned in this course, however, are applicable to all other languages. Every symbol represents one sound across all languages.

That being the case, this course serves as in introduction to some of the sounds on the IPA chart and after they have been learned they can be applied to the IPA of other languages and other and accents and dialects.�

Not only does this course go over the sounds and symbols that are needed for American English IPA, there are also four different transcription activities so that students can practice and apply what they have been learning.

This course is good for:

The non-native english speaker who wants to master American English Pronunciation.

The student who wants to learn the basics of American English IPA so they can use that as a jumping off point for IPA in other languages.

The student who wants to learn the basics of American English IPA so that they can use that as a jumping off point for IPA in studying accents and dialects.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: What is IPA?

Lecture 2: What This Course Is and What It Is Not

Lecture 3: What I Mean By Standard American English

Chapter 2: The Main Symbols and Their Sounds

Lecture 1: Vowels

Lecture 2: Diphthongs

Lecture 3: Consonants

Lecture 4: Other Sounds and Symbols

Lecture 5: Apply What You Have Learned So Far

Chapter 3: Pronunciation Aspects of Spoken Standard American English

Lecture 1: Blending, Coarticulation, Linkage

Lecture 2: Assimilation and Intrusions

Lecture 3: Elision and Geminates

Chapter 4: Details of IPA Symbols and Charts

Lecture 1: Primary and Secondary Stress Marks

Lecture 2: How to Read the Consonant Graph

Lecture 3: How to Read the Vowel Graph

Chapter 5: In Depth Transcription and Pronunciation Practice

Lecture 1: Sonnet 116 – Transcription Practice

Lecture 2: Paul Revere's Ride – Transcription Practice

Lecture 3: Invictus – Transcription Practice

Lecture 4: Declaration of Independence – Transcription Practice

Lecture 5: Where to Go From Here

Instructors

David Varney
Guitarist

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