Deep analysis of the sounds and phonetic symbols through virtual interactive classes or pre-recorded lessons.

The course aims at providing advanced knowledge about the English sounds.

There will be thorough discussion for each of the phonemic symbols. We will explore together their place of articulation and the role of the air flow to achieve a correct pronunciation.

You will be able to recognise all the phonetic symbols and to improve your pronunciation applying the new knowledge of phonology as we will be practising in class how the sounds are articulated. We will see how the sounds and words are pronounced isolated and their different behaviour in connected speech.

Then you will be able to use this knowledge when teaching your own classes, helping your students to recognise the sounds and pronounce them correctly.

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Course Characteristics

This course offers two different modalities: you can either be part of the live virtual classes or watch the pre-recorded lessons, which reproduce the real class, anytime you want to.

The virtual lessons are at a pre-arranged time and last approximately 60 minutes each. You will meet the teacher and classmates in a virtual room which integrates audio, interactive board and the use of webcam for those who want to use it.

Starting Date and Duration

Starting date:

• Pre-recorded lessons: start any moment
• Virtual Meetings:
  • March (March-July)
  • July (July-November) 

The course consists of virtual lessons of approximately 1 hour each and the idea is to complete it in 14 classes.

We suggest 1-2 hours a week of additional self-study (30-40 hours along the course)

Further information

This course is one of the modules required to become a qualified teacher -230-Hour TTC Course: Teacher's Certificate in TEFL

After finishing this course, you will have learnt a great deal about the English language with regard phonology. To be a qualified English teacher, you should complement it with knowledge about teaching methodologies 80-Hour Teacher's Certificate TEFL + TKT Cambridge, deep knowledge of grammar Grammar for Teachers (Language Awareness) , and practical teaching techniques __curso_30__, which are the other modules of the TTC.

A TEFL Certificate will provide you with a valuable teaching qualification and with everything that is needed to teach an effective lesson.

Tutor of the course

This course has been created and developed by:

Yanina Robaina

Certificate TESOL - Trinity College London

Diploma Mod.1 Cambridge English - University of Cambridge

Director

Greenwich Institute & GI Online Language Studies

Courses Format

There are different types of courses. 

Short courses: Essential, Essential Plus, which deal with specific topics and Complete Courses: In Depth, Mastering English, which deal with wider areas of knowledge.

The length and duration are different for each type of course. You can do the short courses one by one and get credits for a complete course certificate, or you can do the complete course at once (In-Depth, Mastering English) which will include all the topics offered in the Essential courses.

It is the ideal course for in-service teachers or teacher trainees who want to improve their own pronunciation and want to apply this knowledge to teacher their students to pronounce better.

What is needed to do the course?

You just need to have the right level of English

Level of English required

B2 - Upper-Intermediate Advanced

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What can I do after this course?

You can do an advanced grammar course to get a more complete knowledge of the English language. Advanced Grammar (Language Awareness)

You can do the other Modules of the TTC (Teacher Training Course) to become a qualified English teacher by getting a TEFL Certificate, done completely online, a valuable qualification for your professional development. 230-Hour TTC Course: Teacher's Certificate in TEFL

You can prepare an international English exam (Cambridge English)

You can do other specific courses according to your needs (Writing, Speaking)

Content

Phonology:

• Study of the English phonetic symbols, working on the correct production of each of them: their place and manner of articulation and the air flow required for a correct pronunciation
• Recognition and production of phonemic scripts
• Grammatical and spelling patterns related to each of the phonemes (past participle and plurals’ pronunciation)
• Analysis of isolated sounds and words and their different behaviour when in Connected Speech

Course Development

The pre-recorded lessons consist of 18 Input Sessions of 15/20-minute each that can be done at anytime, anywhere. They reproduce a real class and you can watch them as many times as you want.

The virtual classes are 14 live lessons of approximately 60 minutes each, held in a virtual room which integrates audio, interactive board and the use of webcam for those who want to use it. You will be interacting with your classmates and tutor, being able to ask any questions along the course. The time is set. You choose the one convenient to you.

You will have access to our Virtual Campus where you will do some practice online and check the assignments after each class. You will also find study notes for each lesson.

All the material needed for the course will be provided.

Assessment

Upon completion of the first term you will do a quiz with a similar format to the final test.

At the end of the course, you will have a final exam which evaluates what has been learnt along the course (passing mark 60%).

The tests are done completely online in our Virtual Campus.

Certificates awarded

You will receive a Statement of Completion for you to save and print.

This will show that you have successfully completed this course.

It will also state that this is one of the modules leading to a TEFL Certificate.

Credits obtained

30 credits for 230-Hour TTC Course: Teacher's Certificate in TEFL

How to enrol in a course?

In order to enrol in one of our courses, just follow these steps:

1. Register

Complete all your details in our Registration Form (click ENROL NOW at the bottom of this page).

2. Confirmation of Application

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4. Login details and instructions

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