Descriptive grammar of English with elements of historical grammar - phonology 1.N3.EP.26

Course objectives:
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with fundamental concepts and theories relevant to the study of phonology.
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Course content:
1. Phonetics vs. phonology (sounds and sound types)
2. The definition of phoneme: the relationship between phonemes and allophones
3. Description and classification of the English consonant phonemes (distinctive features)
4. Description and classification of the English vowel phonemes
5. Contrastive and complementary distribution, free variation
6. The English syllable and rules of syllabification
7. Suprasegmental phonology (accent, sonority, intonation).
8. Elements of old and middle English phonology.
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Methods of teaching: presentation, discussion, text analysis, language analysis, pair work, ICT tools/e-learning option if needed

Kierunek studiów

English Philology

Nakład pracy studenta

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total number of ECTS: 3 0,5 ECTS = 15 hours of classes 2 ECTS point = 30 hours of preparation to classes and 30h hours preparationto the final test (reading assignments) 0,5 ECTS point = 10 hours consultations

Poziom studiów

studia pierwszego stopnia

Profil kształcenia

Studia niestacjonarne profil akademicki

Rodzaj przedmiotu

obowiązkowe

Semestr, w którym realizowany jest przedmiot

semestr 1

Tryb prowadzenia

Realizowany w sali

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

W cyklu 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Tomasz Sutarzewicz

W cyklu 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Tomasz Sutarzewicz

W cyklu 2022/23-Z:

Tomasz Sutarzewicz

Efekty kształcenia

Learning outcomes acc to PQF 2019:

Knowledge
1. A student knows the key concepts in phonology (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. A student knows the main theories and approaches to analyse phonological phenomena (k_W04/P6S_WG)
3. A student knows the complex nature and historical changes of language regarding phonology. (k_W05/P6S_WG)

Skills
4. A student is able to use terminology relevant to phonology (k_U01/P6S_UW)
5. A student is able to work in pairs or groups on different phonology related exercises (k_U08/P65_UO)

Kryteria oceniania

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Active in-class participation - 45% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
2. Final written test - 55% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)

Grading criteria:
60 -67% 3.0
68 - 75% 3.5
76 - 83% 4.0
84 - 91% 4.5
92 - 100% 5.0

Literatura

Reading list:
Giegerich, H. J. (1992). English phonology: An introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McMahon, A. (2003). An introduction to English phonology. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Roach, P. (2000). English phonetics and phonology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wełna, J. (1996). A brief outline of the history of English. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.

Więcej informacji

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