AJ0424 Methods of teaching English pronunciation

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Irena Hůlková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Irena Hůlková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Only students currently enrolled in the Master's Degree Programmes - either "Lower Secondary School English Language Teacher Training (major and minor)" or "Lower Secondary School English Language Teacher Training (single-subject)" - can sign up for this course.
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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course provides an overview of various techniques for teaching English pronunciation to non-native speakers, in particular Czech and Slovak users of English as a foreign language.
Students will learn about the different approaches and methods used to teach English pronunciation, and will practise implementing these techniques through various classroom activities and exercises.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- understand the main approaches and methods for teaching English pronunciation
- identify and analyze common pronunciation errors made by non-native speakers of English (Czech and Slovak EFL users in particular)
- develop lesson plans and teaching materials that incorporate effective pronunciation teaching techniques
- evaluate the effectiveness of various techniques for teaching pronunciation
- demonstrate proficiency in applying these pronunciation techniques in different settings such as schools, companies and one-to-one lessons as well as in a variety of different teaching contexts ranging from beginner to advanced levels.
Syllabus
  • Course outline:
  • - introduction to English pronunciation teaching / overview of the course and its goals
  • - teaching segments / phonemes / vowels and consonants by means of various techniques = explicit pronunciation teaching (e.g. minimal pairs, phonemic chart, articulation exercises, mirror practice)
  • - detection and analysis of common pronunciation errors related to segments / error correction / dealing with errors
  • - use of general English textbooks for explicit pronunciation teaching
  • - use of phonemic transcription and its place in general English courses
  • - introduction to teaching suprasegmentals such as word stress, weak forms, linking and sentence stress / intonation / rhythm
  • - techniques for teaching suprasegmentals, e.g. drills, sentence stress patterns, chunking exercises, self-recordings, imitation technique / shadowing
  • - connected speech and pronunciation in context; use of listening exercises, authentic materials and pronunciation websites / YT channels / Instagram accounts
  • - course wrap-up and final microteaching presentations
Teaching methods
- class discussions
- explicit pronunciation teaching
- pronunciation drills (e.g. minimal pairs)
- audio and video materials
- pronunciation games and activities
- mimicking / shadowing
- error correction
- peer feedback
Assessment methods
- active participation in class discussions and activities
- weekly reading of assigned papers related to English pronunciation teaching
- development of one lesson plan that incorporates explicit pronunciation teaching by means of effective pronunciation methods and techniques
- presenting the lesson plan through microteaching, receiving feedback from peers and the teacher
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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