AJB_INFO Intonation in Focus

Faculty of Education
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Aaron Marc Collier, B.A.
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
AJB_INFO/01: Fri 9. 3. 8:00–13:00 učebna 12, Mon 30. 4. 8:00–13:00 kancelář vyučujícího, I. Headlandová Kalischová
Prerequisites
A2BP_SOZK Complex Exam || A2BK_SOZK Complex Exam || AJ2BP_SOZK Complex Exam
Students will have attended the two-semester course Phonetics and Phonology.
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 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 0/16, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will learn to work with their voice, explore its possibilities, understand and imitate little nuances in meaning changed by intonation.
Syllabus
  • basic intonation patterns of wh-questions
  • basic intonation patterns of yes/no questions
  • expressing degrees of certainty
  • repeat questions
  • information highlights
Literature
    required literature
  • Hedlandová Kalischová, I. Sada pracovních listů. Nepublikováno
Teaching methods
Chorus repetition, drill, improvization, pair work.
Assessment methods
Student's own audio recording; research project, transcription of an assigned text
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: 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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