This In-Person Module is primarily for those who have taken the Online Module, and builds on the work in the Online Module, with an emphasis on small-group practical work. Therefore, we strongly advise that applicants for this In-Person Module should either have taken the Online Module in the previous week, or have already taken SCEP or VSCEP in a previous year. We do not recommend that you apply for this In-Person Module alone if you are completely new to SCEP. 

Like the Online Module, this In-Person module contains lectures, small-group practical classes and ear training sessions, but whereas the Online Module has two lectures, one practical class and one ear traing session per day, this In-Person Module has one lecture, two practical classes and one ear training session each morning, and additional ear training sessions and lectures in the afternoons. So, this module will focus on developing your practical skills, with the opportunity to socialize and enjoy London!

Please note that anyone repeating or attending in a group of 2 or more should email scep@pals.ucl.ac.uk to receive validation code.

This Online Module may be taken as a self-contained introductory course, so no previous knowledge of English Phonetics is required, though more advanced applicants are welcome.

Whether you're a teacher, a student or a fan of English, whatever your native language (including English), here is a virtual opportunity to study English phonetics at University College London!

You can brush up your knowledge of the theoretical side of phonetics and bring yourself up-to-date on new developments. You may want to do ear-training and listening practice. Or you may just want to improve your own English pronunciation. It's all available in this one-week virtual course from the staff of UCL's famous Summer Course in English Phonetics, founded over a century ago by the great Daniel Jones.

Our course will cover all the main aspects of English phonetics:

• phonemic system (vowels and consonants)
• segmental analysis (allophonic processes)
• connected speech processes
• sentence stress (tonicity, accentuation)
• intonation (nuclear tones and prenuclear patterns)

Please note that anyone repeating or attending in a group of 2 or more should email scep@pals.ucl.ac.uk to receive validation code.