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 and one practical class per day, this In-Person Module has one lecture and two practical classes per day. As in the Online Module, there will also be daily ear training sessions. So, this In-Personal 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.