NJ_G100 Phonetics and Phonology of German

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Kovářová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_G100/01: Thu 11:10–11:55 učebna 28, A. Kovářová
NJ_G100/02: Fri 26. 9. 15:45–16:30 učebna 60, Fri 17. 10. 15:45–16:30 učebna 60, Fri 31. 10. 15:45–16:30 učebna 60, Fri 14. 11. 15:45–16:30 učebna 60, Fri 28. 11. 15:45–16:30 učebna 60, Fri 12. 12. 15:45–16:30 učebna 60, A. Kovářová
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
After completing the series of lectures the students should be able to gain basic knowledge of German phonetics and phonology and formulate differences between German and Czech pronunciation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Phonetics and phonology and their importance for learners 2. Voice formation 3. Classification of speech sounds 4. German vowels 5. German diphthongs 6. German consonants 7. Assimilation 8. Syllable, word, sentence 9. Quantity, stress, intonation 10. Typical pronunciation mistakes of Czech native speakers
Literature
    required literature
  • KOVÁŘOVÁ, Alena. Úvod do fonetiky a fonologie němčiny (Introduction into German Phonetics and Phonology). 1st ed. Brno: Tisk OL Print Šlapanice, 2003, 60 pp. ISBN 80-210-3263-4. info
    recommended literature
  • KRECH, Eva-Maria. Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch. Edited by Walter Haas - Ingrid Hove - Peter Weisinger. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2009, xi, 1076. ISBN 9783110182026. info
  • Phonetik lehren und lernen. Edited by Helga Dieling - Ursula Hirschfeld. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2000, 199 pp. ISBN 3-468-49654-0. info
Teaching methods
Lectures; We divide the fundamentals of phonetics and phonology into 10 topics. For each topic we provide examples of a correct German pronunciation.
Assessment methods
Oral exam (one of ten learned topics)
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kombinované studium má výuku v pátek, prezenční ve čtvrtek..
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin v kombinované formě.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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