AJPV_VYSA Pronunciation Practice A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Vaněk (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
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
AJPV_VYSA/01: Tue 13:55–14:40 učebna 12, M. Vaněk
AJPV_VYSA/02: Tue 13:00–13:45 učebna 63, M. Vaněk
Prerequisites
A course participant must have taken the foundational pronunciation courses in the first year of study and either passed them satisfactorily or needs further pronunciation practice in order to pass them in the second year of study.As constant reference is made to the subject matter of the foundational pronunciation course,it is not recommended that students take the course in their first year of study.
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 the course is to provide further practice of problems covered in the foundational pronunciation course (AJ2BP_FF1A,AJ3BP_FF1A),mainly in the areas of rhythm,stress and intonation, to students who are interested in improving an already good performance or provide further assistance to students repeating the foundational pronunciation course or the qualifying exam. After practising different combinations of stressed and unstressed syllables in various rhythm patterns focus moves to practical use of intonation patterns in specific life situations,such as apology,asking for information,giving information,reassurances and the like.Advanced spoken texts are used to further reinforce the use of the individual patterns in an interesting and meaningful way.
Syllabus
  • 1.Rhythmical patterns (different combinations of stressed and unstressed sylables in an English foot) 2.Basic intonation patterns in English (fall,rise,fall-rise,rise-fall,level) 3.Greetings. 4.Asking for information. 5.Giving information 6.Reassurances 7.Apologies 8.Limited agreement 9.Indignation and extreme surprise 10.Lists and other uninvolved exchanges 11.Dramatic monologues-listening,analysis,repetition 12.Reading conversational transcripts
Literature
  • THOMSON,I.Intonation Practice.Oxford: Oxford University Press,1990.ISBN 0-19-453090-6
  • ALLEN,W.S. Living English Speech.Longman,1965
  • MORTIMER,C. Dramatic Monologues for Listening Comprehension.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,1989.ISBN 0-521-22923-5
  • HANCOCK,M.English Pronunciation in Use.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,2003.ISBN 0-521-00185-4
  • GRAHAM,C. Jazz Chants.Oxford:Oxford University Press,1978.ISBN 0-19-502407-9
Teaching methods
drill, repetion, discussion
Assessment methods
The course ends with a credit for which student must memorise one of the dramatic monologues done in class and present it during a short interview.The student must be able to defend his/her pronunciation strategies (choice of intonation patterns,choice of sentence stress position etc.) In addition ,questions will be asked concerning the situtional use of individual intonation patterns as demonstrated in the seminar.
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: 1 hodina.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016.
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