XAJk02 Practical Language and Phonology 2 AJ

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová (lecturer)
PhDr. Tamara Váňová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
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
Fri 22. 2. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 1. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 8. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 15. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 22. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 29. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 5. 4. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 12. 4. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 26. 4. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 3. 5. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11, Fri 10. 5. 10:00–11:50 učebna 11
Prerequisites
A2 according to the European Framework of Reference
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
Aims: • vocabulary enlargement with the focus on pronunciation (work with texts for listening, reading, writing and speaking to be transferred into Ss personalized portfolio; • strengthening of language skills (grammar, pronunciation) level A2-B1; • developing language skills - level with the focus on the suprasegmental area of pronunciation (i.e. reading, speaking, listening, and writing with understanding).
Learning outcomes
Aims: • vocabulary enlargement with the focus on pronunciation (work with texts for listening, reading, writing and speaking to be transferred into Ss personalized portfolio; • strengthening of language skills (grammar, pronunciation) level A2-B1; • developing language skills - level with the focus on the suprasegmental area of pronunciation (i.e. reading, speaking, listening, and writing with understanding).
Syllabus
  • Phonetics and Phonology: suprasegmental area of English pronunciation - weak forms, linking, rhythm Practical language: Grammar: 1) Present perfect simple and continuous (předpřítomný čas prostý a průběhový); 2) comparatives (komparativy); 3) superlatives (superlativy); 4) infinitive + to (infinitiv + to); 5) verb + ing (slovesa + -ing); 6) auxiliaries (pomocná slovesa). Topics: 7) Feelings (pocity); 8) movement (pohyb); 9) asking for information (dotazování se na informace); 10) taking something back (přebírání věcí zpět); 12) experience (zkušenosti).
Literature
  • OXENDEN, Clive. New English File - Pre-intermediate. 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-451909-0. info
  • HANCOCK, Mark. English Pronunciation In Use: Elementary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-340-95877-3. info
Teaching methods
Whole class work - lecture, listening, reading, group work, presentations Language advisory
Assessment methods
1) 2 consultations - the first consultation is based on your placement test and on you reading of Laura and Dolly (further plan for your language growth is established in terms of both practical language and pronunciation) - 50 points for the consultations (30 points for the first consultation, 20 points maximum for the next consultation - depending on the progress) 2) placement test - please, watch out for emails from Tamara Váňová and do the test before your first lesson - 20 points 3) oral test - pronunciation - 50 points 4) written test - practical language - 50 points 5) your journal - 30 points (journal is a special notebook - will be further explained) Pass mark: 70% i.e. 140 points (maximum number of points: 200)
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: 8 konzultací.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2827#section-0
Contact lessons: 22.2. INTRODUCTION AND one-to-one consultations 15.3. IPA revision, working on difficult phonemes - vowels, jazz chants introduction 22.3. Working on difficult phonemes - consonants, jazz chant practice, sentence stress introduction (patterns) 5.4. Winnie the Witch, endings (plural, 3rd person, past endings), nursery rhymes introduction, sentence stress pattern exercises 3.5. The Gruffalo, sentence stress etc. and one-to-one consultations
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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