NJI_02A German Phonetic

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Iva Zündorf, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Iva Zündorf, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 J21
Prerequisites
Not specified.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/22, only registered: 0/22
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The course deals with subject, terminology and methods of German phonetics and phonology. Students will be informed on speech production, phonation and articulation, on system of German vocals and consonants, coarticualation resp. assimilation as well as on stress, intonation and phonetic mistakes from the point of view of Czech German L2-speakers.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to apply the theoretical knowledge of German pronunciation rules; he or she will be able to identify pronunciation mistakes and correct them; He or she will also master the basic rules of pronunciation training in German as a foreign language.
Key topics
1. Phonetics, phonology, phonetic transcription, pronunciation training 2. Speech production 3. Classification of sounds 4. Vocals I 5. Vocals II 6. Diphthongs 7. Consonants I 8. Consonants II 9. Coarticulation 10. Stress 11. Intonation 12. Phonetic mistake, correction
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • RAUSCH Rudolf, RAUSCH Ilka. Deutsche Phonetik für Ausländer.Langenscheidt. 1991.
  • KRECH, Eva-Maria. Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch. Edited by Walter Haas - Ingrid Hove - Peter Weisinger. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2009, xi, 1076. ISBN 9783110182026. info
  • 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
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Seminar; pronunciation practice of German. individual training and training in groups, phonemic shadowing Homework, active autonomous study.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The written examination checks the theoretical knowledge and IPA transcription skills. The oral part deals with phonetic rhymes and standard pronunciation.
Language of instruction
German
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025, Autumn 2025, Autumn 2026.
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