AJPV_VYSB Pronunciation Practice B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 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: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Thu 7:40–8:25 učebna 12, Thu 10:15–11:00 učebna 12
Prerequisites
Student is supposed to have passed successfully the foundational course in phonetics and phonology in the first year of study or needs to practise concrete pronunciation items that have proved to be unsatisfactory.Preferably,the students have taken AJPV_VYSA in the autumn semester.However,it is not recommended that students take AJPV_VYSA or AJPV_ VYSB before taking phonetics seminars in the 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.
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Course objectives
The course offers further practice of selected pronunciation problems,such as stress,rhythm and intonation using advanced authentic spoken texts which are analysed and practised in various forms (BBC news,Streaming Speech CD-ROM etc.)
Syllabus
  • 1.Intonational patterns in context 2.Greetings.Giving information 3.Yes-no questions.Wh-questions 4.Incomplete utterances 5.The use of fall 6.The use of rise 7.The use of fall-rise 8.The use of rise-fall and level 9.Reading conversational transcripts and applying the principles learned 10.Work with the Straming speech CD-ROM -focus on fast speech 11.Work with the straming Speech CD-ROM -focus on different accents of English 12.Work with the Dramatic Monolugues for Listening Comprehension" textbook
Literature
  • Cauldwell,R.Streaming Speech.Birmingham:Speechinaction,2003.ISBN 0-9543447-1-5
  • ALLEN,W.S.Living English Speech.Longman,1965
  • Graham,C.Jazz chants.Oxford:Oxford University Press,1978.ISBN 0-19502407-9
  • Mortimer,C.dramatic Monolugues 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
  • HANCOCK,M.English pronunciation in Use.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,2003.ISBN 0-521-00185-4
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Attendance 80%,for credit each student has to memorise a spoken text using the correct rhythmical and intonational patterns and defend the strategies used.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017.
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