English phonetics 1 1.S3.EP.PP.7
Course objectives:
The main aim of the course is to improve pronunciation of vowels, diphthongs and consonants.
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Course content:
Practicing sound pronunciation, vowel length differentiation, production exercises and minimal pair differentiation, reading a phonetic transcription, word transcribing, short vowels, long vowels, diphthongs, tripthongs, plosive consonants, nasal consonants, other consonants.
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Methods of instruction/forms of classroom activity:
individual and group work, practical language exercises, repeating recorded sounds, reading transcribed sounds, transcribing, working with computer programme „Say it right”, ICT tools/MSTeams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
obligatory courses
foreign languages
obligatory courses
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Course coordinators
Term 2023/24-Z: | Term 2024/25-Z: | Term 2022/23-Z: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
Student knows:
1. the system of transcription (IPA) (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. place and way of articulating the sounds in English (k_W04/P6S_WG)
Skills
Student can:
3. use the transcription system (IPA) (k_U06/P6S_UK)
4. correctly pronounce sounds in English (k_U06/P6S_UK)
Assessment criteria
Form of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Active participation in classes - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)
2. Oral tests - pronuncing sounds in isolation and in a text, reading sounds from transcription - 40% of the final grade (outcome 2,4)
3. Transcription tests - transcribing individual sounds and words - 40% of the final grade (outcome 1,3)
pass at 60% of the final grade
Practical placement
not applicable
Bibliography
Reading list:
Baker, A. (2005). Ship or sheep: An intermediate pronunciation course. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
O’Connor, J. D. (2009). Better English pronunciation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Roach, P. (2009). English phonetics and phonology: A practical course. New York: Cambridge University Press
Additional information
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