AJ2202 Phonetics and Phonology B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Irena Hůlková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Mon 15:00–15:50 učebna 50
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
AJ2202/01: Tue 11:00–12:50 učebna 64, I. Hůlková
AJ2202/02: Wed 10:00–11:50 učebna 64, I. Hůlková
AJ2202/03: Tue 14:00–15:50 učebna 64, I. Hůlková
AJ2202/04: Thu 13:00–14:50 učebna 6, I. Hůlková
AJ2202/05: Thu 16:00–17:50 učebna 64, I. Hůlková
AJ2202/06: Thu 8:00–9:50 učebna 64, I. Hůlková
AJ2202/07: Wed 8:00–9:50 učebna 64, I. Hůlková
Prerequisites
AJ2201 Phonetics and Phonology A
The student is supposed to have attended the first semester of the foundational pronunciation course (Phonetics and Phonology A).
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 course has 2 parts, theoretical (a lecture) and practical (a seminar). The aim of the lecture is to lay a sufficient theoretical foundation for an insightful, focused practical training in the seminar accompanying it. The student will get an overview of the English phonological system in comparison with Czech, will be acquainted with the structure of the English syllable as well as the basics of suprasegmental phenomena (word stress, sentence stress, aspects of connected speech such as assimilation, elision, linking and intonation) as these apply to English and especially to the problems of teaching English to future Czech teachers of English. As this is the first systematic linguistics course in the students' program of study, attention will be paid to the building of proper terminology and assistance in the gradual development of the students' linguistic thinking in the process of grasping the linguistic reality, in this case on the spoken level. The seminar is designed as a practical follow-up of the lecture.
Learning outcomes
Students will be acquainted with the classification of English phonemes, they will be able to produce suprasegmental features of connected speech, that is, linking, rhythm and intonation. They will be able to identify phonological changes occurring in rapid casual speech such as elision or assimilation. Students - as future English teachers - will be aware of the set of phonemes difficult for Czech users of English as well as of various teaching strategies to help these learners.
Syllabus
  • 1. English phonological system-introduction 2. An overview of English consonants 3. An overview of English vowels 4. The stucture of the English syllable 5. Word stress in English-basic rules 6. Aspects of connected speech - linking and rhythm 7. Aspects of connected speech-assimilation 8. Aspects of connected speech-elision 9. Sentence stress 10.English intonation - basic intonation patterns and their use
Literature
  • ROACH, Peter. English phonetics and phonology : a practical course. Fourth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, xi, 231. ISBN 9780521888820. info
  • interaktivní osnova v Informační systému MU
  • set of handouts (unpublished)
  • URBANOVÁ, Ludmila. A Handbook of English Phonetics and Phonology. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta, 1998, 67 pp. textbook publication. ISBN 80-210-1728-7. info
  • GIMSON, Alfred Charles. Gimson's pronunciation of English. Edited by Alan Cruttenden. 5th ed. London: Arnold, 1994, xv, 304 s. ISBN 0-340-70021-1. info
Teaching methods
přednášky, skupinové diskuse, drily, domácí úkoly, praktická cvičení v jazykové laboratoři
Assessment methods
The course finishes with a written test containing both theoretical and practical aspects of the subject matter. The oral part takes place during an interview for the Practical Language class (the passmark is 70% for both). The final grade is the average of the scores from the written and oral parts.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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