AJc201 Phonetics and Phonology A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJc201/01: Fri 5. 10. 12:00–13:50 učebna 64, Fri 19. 10. 12:00–13:50 učebna 64, Fri 2. 11. 12:00–13:50 učebna 64, Fri 16. 11. 12:00–13:50 učebna 64, Fri 30. 11. 12:00–13:50 učebna 64, Fri 14. 12. 12:00–13:50 učebna 64, I. Headlandová Kalischová
Prerequisites
The students are expected to have a basic understanding of the 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. 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.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to: - articulate most of the English sounds appropriately - transcribe speech by means of phonetic symbols - read transcribed text - recognize basic problems with articulation typical of Czech users of English
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
    required literature
  • Nepublikovaná sada pracovních listů. HEADLANDOVÁ KALISCHOVÁ, I.
    recommended literature
  • BAKER, Ann. Ship or sheep? : an intermediate pronunciation course. 3rd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006, xii, 224. ISBN 9780521606738. info
  • O'CONNOR,J.D. Sounds English.Longman,1991.ISBN 0-582-01439-5
  • ROGERSON,P. Speaking Clearly.Cambridge:Cambridge university Press,1990.ISBN 0-521-31287-6
    not specified
  • ROACH,P.English Phonetics and Phonology.Cambridge:Cambridge university Press,2000.ISBN 0-521-78613-14
Teaching methods
drill, repetition, discussion, transcription
Assessment methods
The students will be awarded credits at the end of the course based on:
regular home practice and active participation
online tests
contribution to an on-line forum
pass in a final test
final recording assessed as Satisfactory or In need of improvement
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: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=444
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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