Level One Certificate in Accents and Phonetics with Joseph Griffiths-Bloor and Louisa Morgan
This course is best suited to spoken voice coaches, acting coaches, singing teachers, and other health professionals who work with voice within a professional context, who are new to phonetics and accent/dialect work. This beginner's course is aimed at those who need a foundation knowledge of articulatory, acoustic and auditory phonetics as well as methods of approaching accent/dialect coaching in order to be able to start adding these tools to their teaching.
Winter/Spring Immersive
8 week course
Every Wednesday from 29th January - 19th March 2025
2 pm - 4 pm (London Time)
All sessions will be recorded for catch-up at a later date if you cannot attend live.
- Fully online
- Live classes led by Joseph Griffiths-Bloor and Louisa Morgan
- Classes will be recorded and available to watch on catch-up
- Accredited by The Institute of Training and Occupational Learning
- Upon completion of the course, you will receive an official ITOL-accredited certificate, a badge for your website/social media and a profile on our student page
Overview
Welcome to Voice Study Centre’s Voice Professional Certificate programme. We offer a series of micro-credentials to develop learning, teaching and boost your CV. This is one of them!
Course Tutors: Joseph Griffiths-Bloor and Louisa Morgan
This course is fully accredited by The Institute of Training and Occupational Learning (ITOL).
Upon completion of the course, you will receive an official ITOL-accredited certificate, a badge for your website/social media and a profile on our student page.
Wednesdays from 29th January - 19th March 2025 (see full schedule below)
Class Times: 2 pm - 4 pm (London Time)
All sessions are recorded for catch-up at a later date.
Course outline
This course is best suited to spoken voice coaches, acting coaches, or singing teachers, who are new to phonetics and accent/dialect work. This beginner's course is aimed at those who need a foundation knowledge of articulatory, acoustic and auditory phonetics as well as methods of approaching accent/dialect coaching in order to be able to start adding these tools to their teaching. A separate level two course will be available to those wishing to take a more advanced course or for those who have already taken the level one course.
Syllabus
| Date | Session | Content |
|---|---|---|
29/01/25 |
Articulatory Phonetics (Louisa Morgan) |
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05/02/25 |
Acoustic Phonetics (Louisa Morgan) |
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12/02/25 |
Auditory Phonetics (Louisa Morgan) |
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19/02/25 |
Approaches to Teaching Accent & dialects I (Louisa Morgan) |
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26/02/25 |
Linguistics & Phonology (Joseph Griffiths-Bloor) |
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05/03/25 |
Approaches to Teaching Accent & dialects II (Joseph Griffiths-Bloor) |
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12/03/25 |
Decolonised Listening & Intelligibility (Joseph Griffiths-Bloor) |
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19/03/25 |
Accent/dialects & Audience (Joseph Griffiths-Bloor) |
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Assessment
The course will culminate in an accent assessment that must be completed to receive the ITOL Certification.
For the assessment you will complete a multiple-choice quiz on phonetics, as well as create a devised lesson plan demonstrating your understanding of the course content.
Course Details
Where will the course take place?
Online
Course duration:
This 16 hour course will run over eight dates, and you can attend it in real time or watch it on catch-up.
Course Dates
Wednesday's: 29th January, 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th February, 5th, 12th & 19th March 2025
Class Times: 2 pm - 4 pm (London Time)
Cost: £250
Course Tutors: Joseph Griffiths-Bloor and Louisa Morgan