This valuable resource from the University of British Columbia's Linguistics Dept. provides a very viewer-friendly overview of the IPA. It includes three introductory videos on articulatory phonetics; an explanation of the IPA; an introduction to the sounds of the world's languages; as well as a "Pronunciation Station". The use of ultrasound technology allows you to view what is happening with throat, lips, tongue etc. while specific phonemes are being produced by native speakers of various target languages.
eNunciate is a project created by Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia. The site will be useful for teachers interested in a review of the International Phonetic Alphabet. The Pronunciation Station will allow allow them to see videos using ultrasound to demonstrate both consonant and vowel production. The site also consists of self-directed modules for learning articulatory phonetics of Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, German, French and Spanish; as well as a collection of research and case studies on ultrasound based pronunciation instruction.
