NJ_FOK Contrastive Phonetics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Kovářová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
Work with German text from the phonetic point of view with focus on comparison of German and Czech pronunciation.
Syllabus
  • 1. German text from the phonetic point of view 2. Focus on own pronunciation mistakes, methodology of avoiding the typical pronunciation mistakes of Czech native speakers 3. German pronunciation practice Seminar, credit, short oral exam. The students are supposed to master German pronunciation, as well as the methodology of avoiding the typical pronunciation mistakes of Czech native speakers.
Literature
  • 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
  • Duden :Aussprachewörterbuch : Wörterbuch der deutschen Standardaussprache. Edited by Max Mangold. 4. neu bearb. und aktualis. Mannheim: Dudenverlag, 2000, 894 s. ISBN 3-411-04064-5. info
Assessment methods
Seminar, credit. Term paper focused on an own German transcribed text (min. 100 words) with comments from the phonetic point of view. Focus on methodology of avoiding the typical pronunciation mistakes. The students work with their own phonetic wordbook during the semester.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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