Phonetics Teaching and Learning: An Overview of Recent Trends and Directions.

This paper reviews trends and directions suggested by recent research in phonetic pedagogy. In the first place, it looks at the issue of aims and content across the different academic contexts where phonetics is taught; secondly, it describes recent trends in teaching/assessment methods; and finally, it reviews web-based resources that can be used in teaching/assessment. The paper concludes with a modest evaluation of the trends described and directions for future research.