A2BP_SFFB Phonetics and Phonology Seminar B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
A2BP_SFFB/01: Mon 9:45–11:25 učebna 57, I. Headlandová Kalischová
A2BP_SFFB/02: Mon 11:35–13:15 učebna 12, I. Headlandová Kalischová
Prerequisites
The student should be aware of basic problems he/she has on the segmental level and be working on reducing the frequency of errors as well as on improving the acoustic quality of individual sounds in order to effectively move towards the suprasegmental level.
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 to raise the student's awareness of potential problems a Czech student (and teacher) of English can have on the suprasegmental level in the pronunciation of English focusing mainly on the issues of stress,rhythm and intonation.The student will be acquainted with the changes of individual sounds within the context of connected speech (assimilation,elision,linking),the basic rules applying to word stress in English and the role of context (given and new information)in the area of the sentence stress.Further transcription training will be offered in the form of actually transcribing short texts as well as reading transcription exercise.To improve the student's listening comprehension skills, mainly understanding "small" words (weak forms,functional words,etc). dictations will be given on a regular basis.An integral part of the course is the student's guided individual home practice (trancriptions,reading handouts,reading transcribed texts) with the possibility for the student to be given feedback not only corporately in the classroom but also during special consultations on request.The final recording will be analysed and suggestions given concerning the student's further progress.
Syllabus
  • 1.Reduction,weak syllables and weak forms 2.English rhythm 3.Word stress in English-basic rules 4.The role of pauses in connected speech-thought groups 5.Given and new information and sentence stress 6.Aspects of connected speech-linking 7.Aspects of connected speech-assimilation and elision 8.Basic intonation patterns in English 9.Reading texts,mainly conversational transcripts 10.Revision lesson-work with the interactive CD-ROM-varities of English 11.Final recording 12.Analysis of the final recording
Literature
  • ROACH,P.English Phonetics and Phonology.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,2000.ISBN 0-521-78613-4
  • OTAVOVA,H.Nepublikovane katedrove vyslovnostni pracovni listy [ Unpublished pronunciation worksheets]
  • O'Connor,J.D. Sounds English.Longman,1991.ISBN 0-582-01439-5
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The course finishes with a credit .To obtain that,the student must actively participate in the lessons (80 % attendance required) ,do the required home assignments and perform satisfactorily at the credit interview which will be recorded and analysed.Students will be asked to involve in a short conversation with the examiner,read one prepared and one unprepared text and read a handout containing material covered.In all this, students must demonstrate good awareness (including self-correction)and good performance in the areas covered in the seminar.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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