AJ2RC_FF1A Phonetics & Phonology A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaroslav Ondráček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites
The students are expected to have a basic understanding of English sounds system.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to raise the student's awareness of problems a Czech student (and future teacher) of English can have in the area of individual sounds. Potential problems are identified and intesively dealt with in the form of school and home drills based on the worksheets as well as the audio version which has been placed on the internet for the student's reference. An integral part of the course is the individual work with the student during specialised consultation and individual home practice. The notion of phoneme is introduced and the phonetic alphabet presented and further practised on a regular basis in phonemic transcriptions which are checked and commented on thoroughly at the beginning of each lesson with special regard to the acoustic differences of sounds existing in both languages. A final recording is made at the end of the course, it is analysed with the student suggesting further progress.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, phonetic alphabet, sound schwa
  • 2. English sounds in words like "cat" and "bird"
  • 3. English long and short vowels
  • 4. English diphthongs
  • 5. Classification of English consonants, pronunciation of endings (past tense, plurals and 3rd. person sg. verbs), voiced consonants at the end of words
  • 6. English voiced and voiceless "th", velar "ng", "v" x "w", "r"
  • 7. Aspiration, silent consonants, sound "h", dark "l" x clear "l"
  • 8. Final recording
Literature
  • O'CONNOR,J.D. Sounds English.Longman,1991.ISBN 0-582-01439-5
  • Internet course containing the audio versions of the worksheets
  • ROACH,P.English Phonetics and Phonology.Cambridge:Cambridge university Press,2000.ISBN 0-521-78613-14
  • ROGERSON,P. Speaking Clearly.Cambridge:Cambridge university Press,1990.ISBN 0-521-31287-6
  • OTAVOVA,H. Nepublikovane katedrove vyslovnostni pracovni listy [Unpublished pronunciation worksheets]
Assessment methods
Requirements: The course finishes with a credit obtained by students who actively participate in the lessons (home practice and home assignments, mainly transcriptions, are required) and who achieve satisfactory results at the credit interview. Students will be asked to present an authentic English spoken text and read a worksheet containing material covered in the seminar. The students will be given feedback on their performance at the interview including suggestions on the student's further progress. Students are also required to work in groups on a poster. The topics for posters are the following ones: (1) pronunciation v. spelling of the first six vowel sounds, (2) pronunciation v. spelling of the other six vowel sounds, (3) pronunciation v. spelling of English diphthongs, (4) fortis/lenis and -s and -ed endings, (5) aspirated sounds, silent consonants, clear/dark 'l', (6) place and manner of articulation of the first half of consonants, (7) place and manner of articulation of the rest of consonants
Methods: group projects, homework, drills.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=444
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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