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1. LORENA SINCHE
RW5 INTERLINK
International Phonetic
Alphabet

2. OVERVIEW
 What is the international Phonetic Alphabet?
 Advantages of using IPA in the class
 Disadvantages of using IPA in the class

3. WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC
ALPHABET?
Symbols
 Slashes “//”
 Semicolon “ : “
 Stress “ ΄” and “ ”

4. 1. One Symbol Represents One Sound
Word Phonetic transcription Picture
Ch i ck e n /ˈtʃ ɪ . k ɪ n/
F a ce /f e ɪ s/
T o p /ˈt ɑː p /
T r ai n /ˈtreɪn/

5. 2. Localization of sounds
 http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/e
nglish/frameset.html

6. 3. Self-Study

7. 4. Many Resources Available
 Videos
 Programs
 Worksheets
 Books
 Dictionaries

8. DISADVANTAGES OF USING IPA IN
THE CLASS.

9. 1. Students get confuse with the
symbols

10. 2. Different accents
Word British American
Water /ˈwɔː.tər/ /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
Adult /ˈæd.ʌlt/ /əˈdʌlt/
Hard /hɑ:d/ /hɑrd/
Car /kɑːr/ /kɑːr/
Student /ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstuːdənt/

11. 3. Native Speakers Misunderstand the IPA
Word Native speakers
transcription
IPA
transcription
 Shoe shu /ʃuː/
 House jaus /haʊs/
 Bit b i t
b e t
/bɪt/

12. 4. It is not useful for non-academic language

13. INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET
Advantages
• One symbol represents one sound
• Self-study
• Localization of sounds
• Many resources available
Disadvantages
• Students get confuse with the symbols
• Different accents
• It is not useful for non-academic language
• Native Speakers misunderstand the IPA

14. THANK YOU!

15.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWbmOu
q4eVs
 http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/b
ritish/water_1?q=water