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

English Philology - Practical Profile

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties - total number of ECTS: 3 1 ECTS – 30 hours in class 0,5 ECTS - 15 hours direct contact with the instructor 1,5 ECTS – 45 hours preparation

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

full time studies practical profile

Type of course

foreign languages
obligatory courses
foreign languages
obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 1

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Course coordinators

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Elżbieta Szymańska-Czaplak

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Elżbieta Szymańska-Czaplak

Term 2022/23-Z:

Katarzyna Buczek

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

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

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