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Electives: Fundamentals of American pronunciation - course description

General information
Course name Electives: Fundamentals of American pronunciation
Course ID 08.9--ESP-FAP-S24
Faculty Faculty of Humanities
Field of study WH - oferta ERASMUS / Filologia angielska
Education profile -
Level of studies First-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2024/2025
Course information
Semester 2
ECTS credits to win 2
Course type optional
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr hab. Leszek Szymański, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Class 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The course aims at familiarizing th students with selected sounds of American English which are difficult for Poles, as well as with elements of prosody..

Prerequisites

A completed course in English phonetics, a command of English at a level that allows full participation in the classes.

Scope

The classes consist of practical exercises that improve articulation: at the segmental level - selected sounds (vowels, consonants and diphthongs) of American English that cause difficulties for Poles, and at the suprasegmental level: (word, phrasal, sentence) stress, intonation and rhythm.

Teaching methods

Conversational lecture, laboratory exercises, situational method, production exercises.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Regular and active participation in classes, and a positive result of an oral test at the end of the course.

Recommended reading

  1. Baker, A. and Goldstein, S. Pronunciation pairs: An introduction to the sounds of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.

  2. Wells, J.C. Pronunciation dictionary. Pearson/Longman, 2008

Further reading

1. Baker, A. and Goldstein, S. Pronunciation pairs: An Introductory Course for Students of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.

2. Sauer, W. American English pronunciation: A drillbook. Universitätsverlag Winter, 2011.

Notes


Modified by dr hab. Leszek Szymański, prof. UZ (last modification: 20-05-2024 08:52)