FF:AJ22066 English Pronunciation Var. - Course Information
AJ22066 Pronunciation Varieties of English
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek - Timetable
- Tue 18:20–19:55 G31
- Prerequisites
- Familiarity with fundamental terms in phonetics/phonology as taught in the first year of BA studies.
- 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
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- Course objectives
- This seminar is designed for students who would like to become more familiar with the differences in accents used by native speakers of English. A wide variety of audio materials will be used and a number of native speakers with different accents will be invited to the seminar. The aim is to make the students more aware of the variations found in spoken English and help them to improve their own comprehension skills and pronunciation.
- Syllabus
- Introduction: What pronunciation implies in the English-speaking world. Standard and international English. Accents from the historical point of view. English-English accents. AmE accents. Global English, Pidgins and Creoles.
- Literature
- J.C.Wells - Accents of English
- Teaching methods
- Ample listening material with tapescripts is made available to students for home study (JC Wells, Accents of English; Collins and Mees, Practical Phonetics and Phonology). Useful websites are recommended. In class, further recordings are used and shared. The Sociolinguistics of accents is discussed on the basis of students' contributions.
- Assessment methods
- Assessment: attendance (3pts a session), theoretical and practical test max. 50pts, each presentation/contribution up to 10pts. 60 points are necessary for successful completion of the course.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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