Introduction of Phonetics

Introduction of Phonetics

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#

About the Phonetics Flash Animation Project:
This site contains animated libraries of the phonetic sounds of English. Available for each consonant and vowel is an animated articulatory diagram, a step-by-step description, and video-audio of the sound spoken in context. It is intended for students of phonetics, linguistics, and foreign language.
The project was a collaborative effort of the Departments of Spanish and Portuguese, German, Speech Pathology and Audiology, and Academic Technologies at the University of Iowa.

My using experience


http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

I think the website is really good for the English-majored students, especially when we are studying linguistics. I am confused by the phonetics for a long time and I cannot pronounce every vowel and consonant in a correct way sometimes. I feel a little bit frustrated sometimes, and I believe that most of the students might have the same experience just like mine. But don’t be upset! Here is a good website for you to learn to pronounce vowel and consonant which is the basic stone of approaching good English speaking! The website provides the pronunciation of the vowels and consonants by animation and also by real person. I think it’s really clear and could help ESL and EFL learners a lot.