N2BP_1FOP Phonetics and Phonology (lecture)

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Kovářová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Timetable
Thu 13:25–14:10 učebna 1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this subject is to get the basic knowledge of German phonetics and phonology. The difference between Czech and German pronunciation is stressed, as well as the methodology of avoiding the typical pronunciation mistakes of Czech native speakers.
Syllabus
  • 1. Phonetics and phonology and their importance for learners 2. Voice formation 3. Classification of phones 4. German vowels 5. German diphthongs 6. German consonants 7. Assimilation 8. Phone, word, sentence 9. Quantity, stress, intonation 10. Typical pronunciation mistakes of Czech native speakers Lecture, compulsory subject, credit: Theory of basic topics of this subject. Credit: short oral exam one of ten topics.
Literature
  • KOVÁŘOVÁ, Alena. Úvod do fonetiky a fonologie němčiny (Introduction into German Phonetics and Phonology). 1st ed. Brno: Tisk OL Print Šlapanice, 2003, 60 pp. ISBN 80-210-3263-4. info
  • Duden :Aussprachewörterbuch : Wörterbuch der deutschen Standardaussprache. Edited by Max Mangold. 4. neu bearb. und aktualis. Mannheim: Dudenverlag, 2000, 894 s. ISBN 3-411-04064-5. info
Assessment methods
Lecture, credit; The students are supposed to master the theoretical basics of this subject; Credit: short oral exam (one of ten learnt topics) The students show their own phonetic wordbook.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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