Subject: Phonetics & Phonology A

Credit requirements:

 

1. Active participation & home study

         you will be expected to come prepared, to practise at home, and to complete tasks assigned for home study

2. Contribution to an on-line forum

         there will be one on-line forum, please, make sure you meet the deadline, it will open for 3 weeks

3. Progress tests (min. 15 points)

         there will be 5 interactive on-line tests covering different areas of study available throughout the semester, you will be required to choose at least 3 of them

4. Final recording (graded "S" = satisfactory, "I" = in need of improvement, "U" = unsatisfactory)

        the recording session will be held at the department in January

5. Final test (phonemic transcription + multiple-choice questions, passmark 70%)

        this will take place in the exam period

 

Some basic information about what the two terms "Phonetics" and "Phonology" actually stand for; you'll also find there the complete IPA chart.

Attached below is a brief list of useful websites: sources you can use to work on your pronunciation.

If you have your favourite one, please let us know!
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OK, it's November now and you've started sharing more links, here are some of them:

For US English:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5LO0hHGfQg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv84Gu2hH-4

 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvn_XCl_mgQmt3sD753zdJA

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKXieT70wByfvZwP1CxdPQ

http://www.manythings.org/o/ (you can read with the audio here)
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http://youglish.com/

To read FROM transcription:
http://www.agendaweb.org/phonetic.html