AJ2BP_FF1A Phonetics and Phonology A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaroslav Ondráček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2BP_FF1A/01: Wed 11:35–13:15 učebna 12
AJ2BP_FF1A/02: Wed 15:15–16:55 učebna 12
AJ2BP_FF1A/03: Thu 8:50–10:30 učebna 12
AJ2BP_FF1A/04: Thu 10:40–12:20 učebna 12
AJ2BP_FF1A/05: Thu 13:25–15:05 učebna 12
Prerequisites
The student must fill in an introductory questionnaire to ask about his/her awareness of potential pronunciation problems as well as forms of previous schooling,stays in English speaking countries and the like.Simultaneously,an initial diagnostic recording will be made to identify areas of need.This recording will be used in individual work with the student.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to raise the student's awareness of problems a Czech student (and future teacher) of English can have in the area of individual sounds.Potential problems are identified and intesively dealt with in the form of school and home drills based on the worksheets the printed as well as audio version of which has been placed on the internet for the student's reference.An integral part of the course is the individual work with the student during specialised consultation and individual home practice.The notion of phoneme is introduced and the phonetic alphabet presented and further practised on a regular basis in phonemic transcriptions which are checked and commented on thoroughly at the beginning of each lesson with special regard to the acoustic differences of sounds existing in both languages. A final recording is made at the endof the course which is analysed with the student suggesting further progress.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction .Initial questionnaire,initial recording 2.English "open e" in contrast with the English "close e" and with the Czech "e" 3.English voiced and voiceless "th" 4.Acoustic and pronunciation difference between the English "v" and "w" 5.English velar "n" (ng) 6.Voiced consonants at the end of words 7.Short and long "mixed vowel" 8.Aspiration 9.Dark "l" and clear "l" 10. English "r" 11.Further transcription practice 12.Final recording 13.Analysis of final recording
Literature
  • O'CONNOR,J.D. Sounds English.Longman,1991.ISBN 0-582-01439-5
  • ROGERSON,P. Speaking Clearly.Cambridge:Cambridge university Press,1990.ISBN 0-521-31287-6
  • OTAVOVA,H. Nepublikovane katedrove vyslovnostni pracovni listy [Unpublished pronunciation worksheets]
  • Internet course containing the audio versions of the worksheets
  • ROACH,P.English Phonetics and Phonology.Cambridge:Cambridge university Press,2000.ISBN 0-521-78613-14
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The course finishes with a credit obtained by students who actively participate in the lessons (80 % attendance ,home practice and home assignments,mainly transcriptions, are required ) and who achieve satisfactory results at the credit interview,which will be recorded.Students will be asked to present a memorised authentic English spoken text and read a worksheet containing material covered in the seminar.The recording will be analysed with the student and suggestions will be given concerning the student's further progress.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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