Sounds in English

Teaching English Learners requires the teacher to pay special attention to the order in which the new language is introduced. The passsionate English teacher plays an essential role in making sure that new grammar is introduced slowly and successfully. Louisamez program provides a syllabus to take students from speaking no English at all, to being able to fulfill basic communication skills including; giving personal information, and describing their daily routines and the world around them.

Obviously, there is a lot more to speaking English confidently than mere movements of the lips.

Reference Guide to Phonetic Symbols-

As you probably know, phonetic symbols are a great help when it comes to learning to pronounce English words correctly. Any time you open a dictionary, you can find the correct pronunciation of words you don't know by looking at the phonetic pronunciation that follows the word. Unfortunately, learning the phonetic alphabets is not always the easiest thing to do.

In English, as you certainly know, many words can have the same pronunciation but be written differently with different meanings. For example "to, two, and too" which all have the phonetic transcription /tu/. Sometimes, words can be written similarly but have different pronunciations as in the "ough" combinations thought, though, bough, and through. Another factor in pronunciation is the how the word is stressed.

Understanding the phonetic alphabets can greatly simplify the learning process, especially for students who do not have the opportunity to work with a teacher.