ZS1BK_AV3A Pronunciation Practice 3A - AJ

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/8. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tatiana Tkačuková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
ZS1BK_AV3A/01: Fri 11:00–12:20 učebna 37, A. Dobrovolná
ZS1BK_AV3A/02: Fri 11:00–12:20 učebna 38, T. Tkačuková
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 link the theory of phonetics with the practice of pronunciation. The course is meant as a support for the Phonetics and phonology 3A course. It aims to practise the suprasegmental area of English pronunciation mainly.
Syllabus
  • 1. Consonants
  • 2. Vowels
  • 3. Dipthongs
  • 4. Linking
  • 5. Aspiration
  • 6. Lenis vs. fortis
  • 7. Weak forms
  • 8. Word stress
  • 9. Sentence stress
  • 10. Intonation
Literature
  • DALTON-PUFFER, Christiane and Barbara SEIDLHOFER. Pronunciation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994, vi, 191. ISBN 0194371972. info
  • UNDERHILL, Adrian. Sound foundations :living phonology. Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle. 1st ed. Oxford: Heinemann, 1994, xii, 210 s. ISBN 0-435-24091-9. info
  • ALLEN, W. S. Living English speech : stress and intonation practice for the foreign student. New ed. London: Longmans, 1965, xiv, 193. info
Teaching methods
Methods: class discussions, homework, drills.
Assessment methods
Requirements: oral credit, homework throughout the semester, active participation in the lessons.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
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