Patent ID: 7292971

Claim:
A method of providing a phonetic system for first-language-speaking second language learners, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of vowel phonetic symbols, wherein each of said vowel phonetic symbols represents a predetermined vowel sound; (b) providing a plurality of consonant phonetic symbols, wherein each of said consonant phonetic symbols represents a predetermined consonant sound; and (c) systematically arranging said plurality of vowel phonetic symbols and said plurality of consonant phonetic symbols into a phonetic diagram, for allowing the learner to have a systematic understanding of said vowel phonetic symbols and said consonant phonetic symbols; wherein said step (b) further comprises the sub-steps of: (b.1) choosing a plurality of equivalent consonant symbols from said first-language, wherein each of said equivalent consonant symbols represent an equivalent consonant sound in said second language; (b.2) choosing a plurality of new consonant symbols; and (b.3) defining each of said plurality of new consonant symbols to represent a second language consonant sound appearing only in said second-language; wherein said step (c) further comprises the sub-steps of: (c.1) systematically arranging said plurality of vowel phonetic symbols into a vowel symbol diagram; and (c.2) systematically arranging said plurality of consonant phonetic symbols into a consonant symbol diagram; (c.3) grouping said equivalent sound symbols to a first group, and grouping said new sound symbols to a second group; and (c.4) grouping said equivalent consonant symbols to a third group, and grouping said new consonant symbols to a fourth group.