AJ0207 Pronunciation Practice A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ0207/01: Thu 19:00–19:50 učebna 56, K. Tomková
Prerequisites
A course participant must have taken the foundational pronunciation courses in the first year of study and either passed them satisfactorily or needs further pronunciation practice in order to pass them in the second year of study.As constant reference is made to the subject matter of the foundational pronunciation course,it is not recommended that students take the course in their first year of study.
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
The aim of the course is to provide further practice of problems covered in the foundational pronunciation course (AJ2BP_FF1A,AJ3BP_FF1A), mainly in the areas of rhythm and stress , to students who are interested in improving an already good performance or provide further assistance to students repeating the foundational pronunciation course or the qualifying exam. After practising a variety of lexical items which prove challenging for most Czech students the focus moves to improving sentence stress and rhythm.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course students will be able to: -pronounce selected high-frequency nouns and verbs -pronounce selected high-frequency adjectives -pronounce selected high-frequency given names -pronounce a range of British and American place names with "counterintuitive pronunciations" -critically evaluate their own pronunciation (strengths and weaknesses) -speak with improved sentence stress -
Syllabus
  • 1.Phonemes revisited 2.Word class and stress patterns 3.Frequent mispronunciation examples. 4.High-frequency nouns and verbs. 5.Place names and ellision 6.Revision I 7.Given names 8.Word stress - principles 9.Word stress - further practice 10.Sentence stress, reading 11.Dramatic monologues, reading 12.Individual consultations
Literature
  • MORTIMER,C. Dramatic Monologues for Listening Comprehension.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,1989.ISBN 0-521-22923-5
  • THOMSON,I.Intonation Practice.Oxford: Oxford University Press,1990.ISBN 0-19-453090-6
  • ALLEN,W.S. Living English Speech.Longman,1965
  • GRAHAM,C. Jazz Chants.Oxford:Oxford University Press,1978.ISBN 0-19-502407-9
  • HANCOCK,M.English Pronunciation in Use.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,2003.ISBN 0-521-00185-4
Teaching methods
drill, repetion, discussion
Assessment methods
The course ends with a credit for which student must memorise one of the dramatic monologues done in class and present it during a short interview.The student must be able to defend his/her pronunciation strategies (choice of intonation patterns,choice of sentence stress position etc.) In addition ,questions will be asked concerning the situtional use of individual intonation patterns as demonstrated in the seminar.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hodina.
Teacher's information
For online semester: Please note that students are requested to secure good internet connection in order to participate in online lessons and they must attend these meetings with both the sound and camera on.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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