NJ_G110 Common Mistakes in German Pronunciation

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 for the colloquium). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Kovářová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_G110/01: Fri 17. 2. 10:00–10:50 učebna 63, Fri 3. 3. 10:00–10:50 učebna 63, Fri 17. 3. 10:00–10:50 učebna 63, Fri 31. 3. 10:00–10:50 učebna 63, Fri 21. 4. 10:00–10:50 učebna 63, Fri 5. 5. 10:00–10:50 učebna 63, A. Kovářová
NJ_G110/02: Wed 11:00–11:50 učebna 64, A. Kovářová
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
After completing this seminar the students will be able to interpret differences in pronunciation between German and Czech vowels, consonants, assimilation and suprasegmental phenomena of German pronunciation and characterize typical pronunciation mistakes made by Czech native speakers.
Learning outcomes
The student gains an overview of the system of German phones. He knows how to express the difference in pronunciation between Czech and German vowels, diphthongs, and consonants. He can characterize mistakes in pronunciation of Czech native speakers in German language. The student gains an overview of certain phenomenon of German pronunciation. He can apply this knowledge to improve his own pronunciation. He knows how to avoid typical mistakes in pronunciation made by native Czech speakers in standard German.
Syllabus
  • 1. Pronunciation of phonemes different to Czech 2. Comparison of Czech and German assimilation 3. Practice of reduction 4. Pronunciation and grammar 5. Text from the phonetic point of view 6. Texts suitable for pronunciation practice 7. New materials for teaching German pronunciation 8. IPA practice
Literature
    required literature
  • KOVÁŘOVÁ, Alena. Úvod do fonetiky a fonologie němčiny. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2003, 60 s. ISBN 8021032634. info
    recommended literature
  • KRECH, Eva-Maria. Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch. Edited by Walter Haas - Ingrid Hove - Peter Weisinger. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2009, xi, 1076. ISBN 9783110182026. info
  • DIELING, Helga and Ursula HIRSCHFELD. Phonetik lehren und lernen. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2000, 199 s. ISBN 9783468496547. info
  • KOVÁŘOVÁ, Alena. Německá gramatika a základy německé výslovnosti. První vydání. Brno: Nová škola, 2013, 64 stran. ISBN 9788072894970. info
Teaching methods
Seminar; practice of pronunciation of German Phonemes different to Czech, assimilation and suprasegmental phenomena of German pronunciation. Homework, active independent study.
Assessment methods
Credit: Active participation during the seminar, students are supposed to master standard German and methods of unteaching typical mistakes in German pronunciation. Colloquium; The students are supposed to master German pronunciation, as well as the methodology of avoiding the typical pronunciation mistakes made by Czech native speaker. The aim of this subject is to practice the phonetics transcription. Term paper focused on a German transcribed text with comments from the phonetic point of view.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin v kombinované formě.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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