1) introduction to phonetics and phonology; some basic terminology (phoneme, allophone, minimal pair, RP); pronunciation model; phonemic chart

2) speech and writing; speech organs; production of speech; IPA; types of transcription

3) English pure vowels (quality and quantity); diphthongs; triphthongs

5) classification of English consonants (manner and place of articulation; voicing; force of articulation)

6) plosives (aspiration; inaudible, nasal and lateral release)

7) fricatives, affricates

8) nasals, laterals, approximants

9) allophonic variation (labialization; nasalisation; pre-fortis shortening; aspiration; clear and dark l; fronted velars; dental alveolars; devoicing)

10) connected speech - assimilation (progressive assimilation of voice; regressive assimilation of place; assibilation)

11) connected speech - linking, elision

12) varieties of English pronunciation (British and American standards)