| Course title | Topics in Phonetics 2 |
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| Course code | KAA/AF11 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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The content of the course is chosen for each semester. See the course objectives.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The seminar aims to explore specific topics related to phonetics and phonology. SPRING SEMESTER 2026 Scripting and Data Analysis in Linguistics (SDAL / AFO4 / AF11) Tuesdays, 11:30 Instructor: Jonáš Podlipský No prior experience? No problem! This hands-on, beginner-friendly course will help you gain essential skills for linguistsand professionals in many other fields: coding in R and statistical analysis. What you'll learn: the basics of handling, exploring, and visualizing data in the R programming language, the most widely used data analysis tool, and building foundational statistical models. Why take this course? Coding and data analysis are in-demand skills across a wide range of careers. Whether you're passionate about linguistics or eager to enhance your skill set, this course is designed for curious, motivated students ready to discover the power of data. We'll start from the very beginning, so no prior experience with programming or statistics is required! The course mainly rely on the following book most of which we will read during the semester: Winter, B. (2020). Statistics for Linguists: An Introduction Using R. Routledge. The course has two main goals: 1. To introduce students to basics of statistical analysis (of linguistic and other types of data) using R, including the creation of various types of graphs. Specifically, we will focus on importing data into R, transforming data into appropriate formats, inspecting raw data, conducting basic descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency and variability), and visualizing raw data using different types of plots. 2. The main aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of regression modeling. We will practice the use and interpretation of basic linear models, as well as linear mixed models and generalized linear mixed models. Requirements for credit: Active participation in the seminars, submitting assignments throughou the semester, reading the assigned chapters, presentation of a final project, passing a final test (which will be waived for well-working students). Spring semester 2025, Tuesday 9.45: PRONUNCIATION TRAINING (Š. Šimáčková) The course is devoted to pronunciation training. It starts with a review of typical features of the Czech accent in English and an explanation of their origin. The following training is focused on remedial activities. Special attention is paid to rhythm and intonation.THE COURSE IS NOT FOR STUDENTS WHOSE PRONUNCIATION IN ENGLISH IS ALREADY VERY GOOD. Other topics: FOREIGN ACCENT: This seminar focuses on pronunciation of English as a second langauge, specificaly on the phenomenon of FOREIGN ACCENT. The idea is to READ and DISCUSS research papers related to the topic in order to identify those aspects of FA which are researched. We will try to understand the theoretical approaches to the study of FA and see what problems and issues remain unresolved and lend themselves to further research. ACOUSTIC PHONETICS Draws on your knowledge from AFO1. Our goal will be to deepen our understanding of acoustic properties of (English) speech sounds and running speech. Understanding, interpreting and reading waveforms and spectrograms. Acoustic analyses of selected speech samples as well as students' own speech. Class project: creating phonetic training software to be used in AFO2.
Students will gain insight into the area selected for the given semester and will explore the various directions that reasearch takes in the area. They will learn how to read critically research papers on related topics and will gain a basic understanding of statistical terminology. The Practical Pronunciation course aims at helping students to improve their oral skills in English. |
| Prerequisites |
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Students should have a basic knowledge of phonetics and phonology. (recommended prerequisites: UJ00 or AFO1)
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student, Written exam
Active participation in the seminars, submitting written assignments according to a given plan, presentation of a research topic in class. A final written test. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): English Philology (2020) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): English for Translators and Interpreters (2024) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): English for Translators and Interpreters (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |