The 17th Introductory Course in Phonetics: IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) Intensive Training

July 13th, 2014
Registration has been closed.(2014.07.27)
Date Sunday, September 14th (10:30am-4:50pm),
Monday (Holiday), September 15th (10:30am-4:50pm), 2014
*The training sessions are held at 10:30am-12:00pm, 1:30pm-3:00pm, and 3:20pm-4:50pm on both days.
Lecturer Professor Zendo UWANO (National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics)
Venue University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Building 3, Room 332
Address: 4-3-1 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8938
Access: http://www.u-sacred-heart.ac.jp/access/index.html
Organizer The Phonetic Society of Japan, Phonetics Promotion Committee
Facilitator Professor Junko SUGIMOTO (University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo)
Participation fee 2000 yen (students, members), 5000 yen (non-members)
Limitation 30 (pre-registration necessary)
Please register in advance. Registration will be closed when the number reaches 30, and will be announced on the PSJ website. If you wish to register for the lecture, please see the PSJ website and check that registration is still open.
How to register Please send an e-mail to: psj_f@yahoo.co.jp
Please write “Registration for the 17th Introductory Course in Phonetics” in the e-mail subject. One e-mail should include information for only one applicant. If you do not receive a reply from the office within one week, please send an email again.

Information to include in e-mail:
  • Name
  • Affiliation (company/university, faculty, department, major, year, etc.)
  • Member or Non-member of the Phonetic Society of Japan
  • Contact information (please indicate home or workplace, address, phone/fax number, email address, etc.)
  • E-mail address for emergency on June 1st, 2014
  • Requests for the course, if any.
Abstract This lecture is for people who have participated in Introductory IPA classes and wish to receive intensive training. It is not suitable for beginners who have never taken IPA classes. The number of participants is limited, so please register only if you are able to participate for two full days. The two-day course is mainly hands-on training and pronunciation practice. Speech perception will also be included if time allows.