PdF:NJ_G100 Phonetics and Phonology - Course Information

NJ_G100 Phonetics and Phonology of German

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., 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

Wed 18:00–19:50 učebna 10; and Fri 17. 2. 8:00–9:50 učebna 63, Fri 3. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 63, Fri 17. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 63, Fri 31. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 63, Fri 21. 4. 8:00–9:50 učebna 63, Fri 5. 5. 8:00–9:50 učebna 63

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

• DAP German Language and Literature Teacher Education for Lower Secondary Schools (programme PdF, C-CV)
• Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - German Language (programme PdF, B-SPE) (2)
• German Language for Education (programme PdF, B-NJ3S) (6)
• German Language for Education (programme PdF, B-SPE) (4)
• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme PdF, B-SPE) (2)
• Extension of Teaching Qualification for another subject (programme PdF, C-CV, specialization Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature)

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.

Learning outcomes

The student gains an overview of contemporary standard German pronunciation. He know how to apply this knowledge in spoken German. He knows how to avoid typical mistakes in pronunciation made by native Czech speakers.

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
• KOVÁŘOVÁ, Alena. Německá gramatika a základy německé výslovnosti (German grammar and basis of German pronunciation). 1st ed. Brno: Nová škola, s.r.o., 2013, 64 pp. ISBN 978-80-7289-497-0. 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

Follow-Up Courses

• NJ_G110 Common Mistakes in German Pronunciation
• NJ_G111 Exercises in German Phonetics 1
• NJ_G120 Phonetics and Phonology: Suprasegmental Phenomena of German
• NJ_G121 Exercises in German Phonetics 2

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin v kombinované formě.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
  
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