English phonetics 2 1.S3.EP.PP.8
Course objectives:
- make students aware of the importance of accurate pronunciation in English
- develop speaking and communication skills through discussion in groups and individual presentations;
- improve fluency and the ability to lead the conversation;
- develop skills for the use of English at C1 level.
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Course content:
- articulation rules in segmental and suprasegmental units;
- the notion of intonation and its patterns;
- native and non-native like accents;
- interference errors in pronunciation.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
problem-solving: classic problem-solving, situational; repetitive practice: a range of phonetic exercises and practice performed individually, in pairs, or in a group. practical listening exercises, individual and/or group project (take-home assignments, presentations), discussion, ICT tools /MSTeams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
foreign languages
foreign languages
obligatory courses
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Requirements
Course coordinators
Term 2022/23-L: | Term 2023/24-L: | Term 2024/25-L: |
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
Students know:
1. know rules of correct uses of spoken English, as well as of various registers to be used appropriately to social contexts (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. the main methods of analysis and interpretation of uses of language that are typical of public communication, are aware of the complexity and evolution of linguistic systems and meaning-making practices and know the formal properties and application of various genres and conventional practices in public communication (k_W03/P6S_WG)
Skills
Students can
3. collaborate with other students to prepare projects, presentations in English that can be publicized out of class (k_U09/P6S_UO)
4. use spoken (relative to C1 level) with accurate pronunciation (k_U06/P6S_UK)
Social competences
5. Students are well-organized and reliable as regards assignments (k_K01/P6S_KK)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
1. a written test – 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,5)
2. active class participation – 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
3. individual oral presentation – 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,4,5)
pass at 60% of the final grade
Bibliography
Reading list
1) Hewings, M. (2007). English Pronunciation in Use (Advanced). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2) Baker, A. (2005). Ship or Sheep: An intermediate pronunciation course. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
3) Bradford, B. (1992). Intonation in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
4) O’Connor, J. D. (2009). Better English Pronunciation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Supplementary reading list:
1) Peter Roach, 2005, English Phonetics and Phonology: a Practical Course, CUP.
2) Jolanta Szpyra-Kozłowska, 2005, Workbook in English Phonetics (for Polish Students of English), Wyd. UMCS w Lublinie.
3) Włodzimierz Sobkowiak, 2001, English Phonetics for Poles. A Resource Book for Learners and Teachers, Wyd. Poznańskie
Additional information
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