IRJ01 Practical Phonetics 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Vahalová (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
IRJ01/01: Fri 4. 10. 8:00–9:50 učebna 62, Fri 1. 11. 8:00–9:50 učebna 62, Fri 15. 11. 8:00–9:50 učebna 62, Fri 29. 11. 8:00–9:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), L. Vahalová
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the Russian alphabet.
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 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:].
Learning outcomes
Students know the rules of transcription of Russian words and sentences, can correctly pronounce Russian paired hard and soft consonants, reduce vowels in unstressed syllables, can correctly pronounce Russian unpaired hard and soft consonants.
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 a vowel, after ь.
  • 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 + letters 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
  • Valgina, N. S., Rozental, D. E., & Fomina, M. I. (2002). Sovremennyj russkij jazyk: Učebnik. Moskva: Logos. Dostupné také z: http://www.hi-edu.ru/e-books/xbook107/01/topicsw.htm.
  • ODINCOVA, Irina Vladimirovna. Russkij jazyk kak inostrannyj. Zvuki, ritmika, intonacija. Moskva: Flinta, 2014. 367 s. ISBN 5-89349-383-4.
  • BULANIN, Lev L‘vovič. Fonetika sovremennogo russkogo jazyka. Izd. 3. Moskva: URSS, 2011, 204 s. ISBN 9785397020862. info
  • OLIVERIUS, Zdeněk František. Fonetika russkogo jazyka. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987. info
Teaching methods
Seminars.
Assessment methods
Written test, that is included two parts:
1. Transcription of Russian words phrases.
2. Transcription of Russian sentences. 70% is required to pass the test.
Language of instruction
Russian
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
If less than 5 students sign up, the course will not take place. Students can take corresponding courses in the Department of Russian Language and Literature. Attendance is not compulsory, but strongly recommended. For independent work: https://is.muni.cz/do/ped/kat/KRus/fonetika/index.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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