A2BK_SFFB Phonetics and Phonology Seminar B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, 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
A2BK_SFFB/OS01: Fri 28. 2. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 21. 3. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 4. 4. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 18. 4. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 2. 5. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 23. 5. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, I. Headlandová Kalischová
A2BK_SFFB/OS02: Fri 21. 2. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 14. 3. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 28. 3. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 11. 4. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 25. 4. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, Fri 16. 5. 8:25–10:05 učebna 10, I. Headlandová Kalischová
A2BK_SFFB/01: Mon 24. 2. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 10. 3. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 24. 3. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 7. 4. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 28. 4. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 19. 5. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, I. Headlandová Kalischová
A2BK_SFFB/02: Mon 17. 2. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 3. 3. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 17. 3. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 31. 3. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 14. 4. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, Mon 12. 5. 7:30–9:10 učebna 57, I. Headlandová Kalischová
Prerequisites
A2BK_FF1A Phonetics and Phonology A
Successful pass of the subject A2BK_FF1A. The student should be aware of basic problems he/she has on the segmental level and be working on reducing the frequency of errors as well as on improving the acoustic quality of individual sounds in order to effectively move towards the suprasegmental level.
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 raise the student's awareness of potential problems a Czech student (and teacher) of English can have on the suprasegmental level in the pronunciation of English focusing mainly on the issues of stress, rhythm and intonation.The student will be acquainted with the changes of individual sounds within the context of connected speech (assimilation, elision, linking), the basic rules applying to word stress in English and the role of context (given and new information)in the area of the sentence stress. Further transcription training will be offered. An integral part of the course is the student's guided individual home practice (transcriptions, reading handouts, reading transcribed texts) with the possibility for the student to be given feedback not only corporately in the classroom but also during special consultations on request.
Syllabus
  • Face-to-face sessions:
  • 1. Weak forms
  • 2. Word stress
  • 3. Word stress in compounds; contrastive stress
  • 4. Linking and sound changes in connected speech
  • 5. Sentence stress
  • 6. Intonation
  • These are accompanied by students' own "effort hours" spent on practising the given phenomena by means of handouts, recordings, homework assignments, and by keeping their own Progress Sheets.
Literature
  • O'Connor,J.D. Sounds English.Longman,1991.ISBN 0-582-01439-5
  • BAKER, Ann. Ship or sheep? : an intermediate pronunciation course. Illustrated by Leslie Marshall. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981, v, 168. ISBN 052128354X. info
  • ROACH,P.English Phonetics and Phonology.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,2000.ISBN 0-521-78613-4
  • Headlandová Kalischová, I. Sada pracovních listů. Nepublikováno
Teaching methods
practical application of theoretical input, i.e. controlled practice, drills, transcription practice
Assessment methods
Requirements: The course finishes with an exam consisting of a written and oral parts.
The students are expected to participate actively in the lessons, do the required home assignments, keep their Progress Sheets on a weekly basis and provide a mid-term recording of a given text.
If this recording does not meet the required standard and is graded "Unsatisfactory", the student will have to submit another one at the end of term.
When the recording (recordings) are graded "Satisfactory" or "In need of improvement", the student will obtain the credit.
Methods: class discussions, individual projects, drills, homework.
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: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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