ZS1BK_AV3A Pronunciation Practice 3A - AJ

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Sýkorová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
ZS1BK_AV3A/01: Fri 25. 9. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 2. 10. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 16. 10. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 23. 10. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 30. 10. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 6. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 13. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 20. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 27. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 4. 12. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 11. 12. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, Fri 18. 12. 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, K. Sýkorová
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 link the theory of phonetics with the practice of pronunciation. The course is meant as a follow up to Phonetics and phonology 1A and 2B. It aims to practise the suprasegmental area of English pronunciation mainly. Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice at schools via practical tasks.
Syllabus
  • 1. Consonants
  • 2. Vowels
  • 3. Dipthongs
  • 4. Linking
  • 5. Aspiration
  • 6. Lenis vs. fortis
  • 7. Weak forms
  • 8. Word stress
  • 9. Sentence stress
  • 10. Reading books and focusing on suprasegmental area of English pronunciation.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DALTON-PUFFER, Christiane and Barbara SEIDLHOFER. Pronunciation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994, vi, 191. ISBN 0194371972. info
  • UNDERHILL, Adrian. Sound foundations :living phonology. Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle. 1st ed. Oxford: Heinemann, 1994, xii, 210 s. ISBN 0-435-24091-9. info
  • ALLEN, W. S. Living English speech : stress and intonation practice for the foreign student. New ed. London: Longmans, 1965, xiv, 193. info
Teaching methods
Methods: moodlinka discussions, homework, drills, one-to-on consultations, observations.
Assessment methods
Requirements: oral test(pass mark 70%), homework throughout the semester, active participation in the moodlinka conversations.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014.
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