Consonants or vowels first?

by | Jun 20, 2018 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 3. How to use the Sound Foundations Chart, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions

This post continues with questions raised by teachers on the online Trinity Diploma at Oxford TEFL. The themes here are 1) whether to deal with consonants or vowels first; and 2) the use of phonemic symbols. Consonants or vowels first? Q1: While learning the sounds...