RJ1006 Practical Russian Phonetics 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anastasija Sokolova, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Anastasija Sokolova, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
RJ1006/Kombi01: Fri 6. 10. 14:00–15:50 učebna 55, Fri 3. 11. 14:00–15:50 učebna 25, Fri 24. 11. 14:00–15:50 učebna 55, Fri 8. 12. 14:00–15:50 učebna 38, A. Sokolova
RJ1006/Prez01: Thu 8:00–9:50 kancelář vyučujícího, A. Sokolova
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the Russian alphabet.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is a development of the correct Russian pronunciation. Students will make transcription of Russian words, special attention will be paid to the Russian accent (stress) and reduction of the ustressed Russian vowels. Students will learn about the specifics of Russian: hard and soft consonants (15 pairs), pronunciation of vowels in stressed and unstressed syllables, Russian unpaired hard consonants [ж], [ш], [ц] and unpaired soft consonants [чʼ], [j], [шʼ:].
Course to be continued on Practical Russian Phonetics 2 (RJ1007).
Learning outcomes
Students:
- know the rules of transcription of Russian words and sentences,
- reduce vowels in unstressed syllables (in compliance with the rules of standard Russian);
- can pronounce selected Russian unpaired hard and soft consonants,
- distinguish the terms letter and sound.
Syllabus
  • 1. Russian alphabet and system of the Russian sounds: vowels and consonants. Orthographical letters, letters that represent vowels and consonants.
  • 2. Transcription, Standards of the transcription.
  • 3. Stress in Russian. Rhythm.
  • 4. Reduction. Pronunciation of the unstressed vowels.
  • 5. Transcription е, ё, ю, я at the beginning of words, after vowels, after ь, ъ.
  • 6. Voiced assimilation. Transcription and pronunciation of the voiced and unvoiced consonants.
  • 7. Paired hard and soft consonants, their transcription and pronunciation.
  • 8. Transcription and pronunciation of the combination of vowel + е, ё, и, ю, я.
  • 9. Transcription and pronunciation of the unpaired hard consonants [ж], [ш], [ц].
  • 10. Transcription and pronunciation of the unpaired soft consonants [чʼ], [j], [шʼ:].
  • 11. Reading of long words, phrases and short sentences.
  • 12. Melody of the Russian language in practice.
Literature
    required literature
  • KONEČNÝ, Jakub. Praktická fonetika ruského jazyka pro budoucí učitele. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Pedagogická fakulta, 2015, 169 stran. ISBN 9788072908356. info
    recommended literature
  • HOBZOVÁ, Irina. Praktičeskije upražněnija po fonetike russkogo jazyka [online]. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011. Dostupné z: http://is.muni.cz/do/ped/kat/KRus/fonetika/index.html.
    not specified
  • ODINCOVA, Irina Vladimirovna. Russkij jazyk kak inostrannyj. Zvuki, ritmika, intonacija. Moskva: Flinta, 2014. 367 s. ISBN 5-89349-383-4.
  • LJUBIMOVA, Nina Aleksandrovna. Lingvističeskije osnovy obučenija artukuljacii russkich zvukov: postanovka i korrekcija. Moskva: Russkij jazyk. Kursy, 2011. 240 s. ISBN 978-588-3372-499.
  • KNJAZEV, Sergej Vladimirovič and Jelena Vladimirovna MOISEJEVA. Sovremennyj russkij jazyk : fonetika : učebnoje posobije dlja bakalavriata i magistratury. Moskva: Jurajt, 2016, 329 stran. ISBN 9785991656337. info
  • KASATKIN, Leonid Leonidovič. Sovremennyj russkij jazyk : fonetika. Moskva: Akademia, 2006, 250 s. ISBN 5769524677. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, attendance is recorded. Students continuously submit homework.
Assessment methods
Written test that is included two parts:
1. Transcription of Russian words.
2. Transcription of Russian sentences.
Active participation in seminars, homework.
Language of instruction
Russian
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: v kombinovaném studiu 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
Other sources:

1. Basic Russian Pronunciation: https://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/pronounc.html

2. Russian Pronunciation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zltpo15toe0

3. Russian vowels and consonants: http://www.philol.msu.ru/~fonetica/index1.htm

4. Interactive IPA chart: https://linguistics.ucla.edu/people/keating/IPA/inter_chart_2018/IPA_2018.html.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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