Spanish phonetics 1.S3.EP.ES.4

Course objectives:
- analysis of the phonetic and phonological system of the contemporary Spanish language (vowels, consonants, diphthongs, triftongs, hiatus)
- learning the correct articulation of sounds.
- learning correct pronunciation, including intonation.
- learning to spell and stress, including the use of graphic accent, intonation patterns and dialectical forms.
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Course content:
1. Getting to know the basic concepts of phonetics and phonology as well as getting to know the apparatus of human speech.
2. Classification of sounds (consonants, vowels, diphthongs).
3. Diphthongs, triphthongs and gaps.
4. Stressing in gaps, diphthongs and triphthongs.
5. Places of articulation of sounds.
6. Variants of pronouncing vowels and their phonetic transcription.
7. Variants of pronouncing consonants.
8. Assimilation of sounds.
9. Syllables.
10. Accent
11. Distinctive accent function.
12. Words with and without accents.
13. Intonation - typical patterns.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
classroom pronunication tasks, presentation, discussion, individual work, group work, ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total number of ECTS: 1 0,5 ECTS – 15 hours: class participation (50% university site/50% online) 0,5 ECTS – 10 hours: preparation + 5 hours: consultations

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

Full time studies academic profile

Type of course

elective courses
foreign languages

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Requirements

English and Spanish elective module Spanish language and culture

Course coordinators

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Katarzyna Krupa-Walkowiak

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge
1. Student knows the rule of Spanish phonetics (m-W-1/P6S_WG)

Skills
2. Student can pronounce Spanish words accurately (m-U-2/P6S_UK)

Social competences
3. Student has awareness of the responsibility for the preservation of the cultural heritage, and tolerance for diversity in foreign language pronunciation (m-K-2/P6S_KO)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Active participation in classes - 40% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3)
3. Reading a text outloud with correct rponunciation - 30% of the final grade (outcome 2)
4. Correctly delivering an oral answer - 30% of the final grade (outcome 2,3)

Pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading list:
used in the classroom
• Martilla J.A., Sánchez A., MANUAL práctico de corrección fonética del español, SGEL, Madrid 1998
• Nowikow W., Fonetyka hiszpańska, Warszawa: PWN, 2005

used for self-study
• Alvarez Martinez M.A. (coord.), En fonetica. Elemental A2, Madrid: Anaya, 2008
• Nuno Alvarez M.P., En fonetica. Medio B1, Madrid: Anaya, 2008
• Siles Artes J., Ejercicios prácticos de pronunciación de español, SGEL, Madrid, 2000.

Supplementary reading:
• Cortes Moreno, M.,Didáctica de la prosodia del español: la acentuación y la entonación.Madrid: Edinumen, 2002
• Quillis A., Tratado de fonología y fonética españolas, Madryt 1999.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1.S3.EP.ES.4 in USOSweb