AJ22093 Pronunciation Varieties of American English

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Thursday 12:30–14:05 G31
Prerequisites
Ideally, this course is taken after, or simultaneously with Pronunciation Varieties of English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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Course objectives
Apart from being able to discern where in the U.S. a particular speaker is from, the students should also increase their awareness of all the social implications a particular way of speaking has, as well as of the historical reasons for today´s pronunciations. Other aspects of speaking behaviour will also be dealt with.
Syllabus
  • Week 1 - Delimitation of subject. Phonetic tools for sociolinguistic investigations. - Week 2 - General American. History. - Week 3 - GA emulations. - Week 4 - The East Coast. - Week 5 - The South. - Week 6 - Final Test, Visitor(s).
Teaching methods
This course is a pool of knowledge and empirical listening experience with a vast proportion of students´ contributions.
Assessment methods
Points are given for active attendance (3pts a session), contributions (up to 20pts) and final test (max. 50pts).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
http://www.is.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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