PdF:NJP_FOF Phonetics (lect.) - Course Information

NJP_FOF Phonetics and Phonology (lecture)

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 2 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

Mon 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

• Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - German Language (programme PdF, B-SPE)
• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme PdF, B-SPE)
• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme PdF, B-TV)

Course objectives

After completing the series of lectures the students should be able to gain basic knowledge of German phonetics and phonology and formulate differences between German and Czech pronunciation.

Syllabus

• 1. Phonetics and phonology and their importance for learners 2. Voice formation 3. Classification of speech sounds 4. German vowels 5. German diphthongs 6. German consonants 7. Assimilation 8. Syllable, word, sentence 9. Quantity, stress, intonation 10. Typical pronunciation mistakes of Czech native speakers

Literature

required 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

recommended literature
• 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
• Phonetik lehren und lernen. Edited by Helga Dieling - Ursula Hirschfeld. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2000, 199 pp. ISBN 3-468-49654-0. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; We divide the fundamentals of phonetics and phonology into 10 topics. For each topic we provide examples of a correct German pronunciation.

Assessment methods

Fulfilling requirements; short oral exam (one of ten learned topics)

Language of instruction

German

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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