AJL52089 Sociolinguistic Skills: Academic Oracy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021

The course is not taught in Spring 2021

Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Shahla Qojayeva (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D.
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
Fri 11:00–12:40 G22
Prerequisites
Having been through Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology and Spoken Fluency in BA studies and/or Pronunciation Varieties in MA studies at this department or similar seminars elsewhere is an advantage.
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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The purpose of this course is for the students to: A) discern the variety of speaking styles in English; B) cultivate their own spoken English to match their purposes at the Academia and elsewhere.
Learning outcomes
On copleting the course, a student will expand his/her ability to present a speech in public, both prepared and impromptu. They will be able to carry out a project in writing, rehearsing and performing a comic sketch.
Syllabus
  • The course's content is largely dependent on the students' own initiatives, however, always runs in three lines of activity: 1 an election of the most admired members of the teaching staff in two categories, native and non-native speakers of English; the two winners are the course's last session's guests and are asked how they attained their speaking mastership; 2 students' own presentations on interesting aspects of spoken English in the Academia; 3 writing, rehearsing and public performance of a 20-minute comic skit.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MEIER, Paul. Accents and dialects for stage and screen : an instruction manual for 24 accents and dialects commonly used by English-speaking actors. Lawrence, Kan.: Paul Meier Dialect Services, 2010, 354 s. ISBN 9780578004525. info
  • CELCE-MURCIA, Marianne and Lois MCINTOSH. Teaching English as a second or foreign language. New York: Newbury house publishers, 1979, xv, 389 s. ISBN 0-88377-125-X. info
  • CRYSTAL, David and Derek DAVY. Investigating English style. 1st pub. London: Longmans, 1969, xii, 264. ISBN 0582550114. info
Teaching methods
Interactive presentations provided by the teacher and by the students in turns, discussion, academic debate. Acting workshop - authorship, directing, advertizing and acting. Organizing an election, inviting and entertaining the course's invitees.
Assessment methods
Attendance 30pts; Presentations 10-20pts; Participation in the theatrical activity 10-20pts, Final speaking test max. 50pts.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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