AJ22066 Pronunciation Varieties of English

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 12:30–14:05 G31
Prerequisites
Familiarity with fundamental terms in phonetics/phonology as taught in the first year of BA studies.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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Course objectives
This seminar is designed for students who would like to become more familiar with the differences in accents used by native speakers of English. A wide variety of audio materials will be used and a number of native speakers with different accents will be invited to the seminar. The aim is to make the students more aware of the variations found in spoken English and help them to improve their own comprehension skills and pronunciation.
Syllabus
  • Introduction: What pronunciation implies in the English-speaking world. Standard and international English. Accents from the historical point of view. English-English accents. AmE accents. Global English, Pidgins and Creoles.
Literature
  • J.C.Wells - Accents of English
Teaching methods
Ample listening material with tapescripts is made available to students for home study (JC Wells, Accents of English; Collins and Mees, Practical Phonetics and Phonology). Useful websites are recommended. In class, further recordings are used and shared. The Sociolinguistics of accents is discussed on the basis of students' contributions.
Assessment methods
Assessment: attendance (3pts a session), theoretical and practical test max. 50pts, each presentation/contribution up to 10pts. 60 points are necessary for successful completion of the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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