Welcome to the English Phonetic Alphabet Wiki.
Two special features make The English Phonetic Alphabet (EPA) a favorite pronunciation tool of ESL/EFL teachers and suitable for every level of English learner:
1) EPA uses ABC and standard keyboard symbols to represent the 40+ sounds of spoken English
2) The Thompson Vowel Chart pairs vowel sounds with color names to provide a simple, accurate pronunciation system for every word in English. By attaching new information - vowel sounds, to information students already know - ABC and Colors, this simple system is suitable for every level of English language learner.
Here is a short document outlining EPA including the Thompson Vowel Chart (Open the link and click on Download for the full-size version)
EPA Wiki Contents
1) Literacy includes a folder for Pre-Literacy Lessons as well as a series of pages called Basic Pronunciation on how to teach Vowel Sounds to beginners
2) Consonants on how to teach Consonant Sounds including a folder for Consonant Exercises
3) Vowels on how to teach Vowel Sounds using the Thompson Color Vowel association chart including a folder for Vowel Exercises
4) Miscellaneous Exercises for Transcriptions and whole alphabet exercises
Always click Download for full-size versions
This is a free, collaborative website. Teachers are invited and encouraged to contribute EPA exercises and ideas they have created and enjoy using in their classrooms.
To submit a page
1) go to the appropriate folder
2) click on the option to - Upload in the left hand margin
3) highlight the doc you want to contribute
4) click - Open
You are free to use any of the pages on this site. However, please make the appropriate reference. If you have any doubts about electronic citing, I suggest that you pay a visit to the site Internet Public Library:Citing Electronic Resources here you will find several files on the subject as well as specific bibliography.
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Enjoy the wiki. Ask judy@thompsonlanguagecenter.com if you have any questions or would like more folders added.
Please remember to have fun with the wiki and sharing EPA with your students!
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