KAFON1 English phonetics I

Prague City University
winter term 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kristýna Červinková Poesová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Svobodová (lecturer)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The series of lectures aims at introducing some basic concepts of English phonetics and phonology on both segmental and suprasegmental level. The main focus of the seminars will be put on pronunciation practice and the development of transcription skills with regard to teaching English as a foreign language.
Syllabus
  • 23/10 Phonetics and phonology; some basic terminology
  • 30/10 Speech and writing; speech organs
  • 6/11 English vowels
  • 13/11 English consonants I (general classification)
  • 20/11 English consonants II (problematic sounds, silent letters)
  • 27/11 Connected speech – linking, elision, assimilation + test
  • 4/12 Syllable and phonotactics
  • 11/12 The nature and placement of word stress
  • 18/12 Sentence stress and weak forms + test
  • 8/1 Rhythm
  • 15/1 Intonation I (pitch range, tone unit, basic tones)
  • 22/1 Intonation II (accentual and grammatical function)
  • 29/1 credit test + teaching pronunciation
Literature
  • ROACH, P. English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge, 2002. info
  • VOLÍN, Jan. IPA-based transcription for Czech students of English. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2002, 108 s. ISBN 802460423X. info
Assessment methods
Requirements for credit: no more than 3 absences; homework; successful passing of at least one of the two short tests plus the final credit test from phonemic transcription EXAM: two parts: theoretical and practical (reading aloud)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter term 2013, winter term 2014, winter term 2015, winter term 2016, winter term 2017, winter term 2018, winter term 2019, winter term 2021, winter term 2022, winter term 2023, winter 2024.
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