ZS1BK_AF3A Phonetics and Phonology 3A - AJ

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Šárka Dohnalová (seminar tutor)
Bc. Mgr. Sonia Homolka (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ivana Hrozková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ZS1BK_AF2B Phonetics and Phonology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course focuses on deepening what students already know in the area of English pronunciation. It also aims to prepare students for their complex exam - mainly in the area of listening and speaking.
Syllabus
  • 1. IPA and phonemes revision
  • 2. Transcription practice - transcription, reading from transcription
  • 3. "Problem" sounds practice: /th/, /v/ versus /w/, /ae/, /ng/, aspiration
  • 4. Weak forms
  • 5. Word stress: simple word stress, complex word stress, stress in compounds and phrases, noun stress versus verb stress
  • 6. Pronunciation activities prepared by Ss
  • 7. Sentence stress
  • 8. Linking
  • 9. Elision
  • 10. Assimilation - progressive, regressive
  • 11. Intonation
  • 12. Intonation continued
  • 13. Written credit test
Literature
  • OAKLANDOVÁ, Gabriela. A Workbook of English Pronunciation for Teachers II. Brno: MU, 2006, 44 pp. info
  • HANCOCK, Mark. English pronunciation in use : self-study and classroom use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, 4 zvukové. ISBN 9780521687508. info
  • HANCOCK, Mark. English pronunciation in use : self-study and classroom use. [Intermediate]. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, 200 s. ISBN 0521001854. info
  • HANCOCK, Mark. Pronunciation games. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, 108 s. ISBN 0521467357. info
Assessment methods
Requirements: Oral and written credit. Homework throughout the semester. Active participation in the lessons. Self-study.
Methods: lectures, homework, drills.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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