English phonetics 1

języki obce
obowiązkowe

studia pierwszego stopnia

English Philology - Practical Profile

semestr 1

studia stacjonarne

profil praktyczny

języki obce
obowiązkowe

Realizowany w sali

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

Course description:

The course gives the students introductory practice in English phonetics. It is compatible with practical classes raising students' proficiency level to C1.

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

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

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge

Students know:

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

Students can:

3. use the transcription system (IPA) (k_U06/P6S_UK)

4. correctly pronounce sounds in English (k_U06/P6S_UK)

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