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Lecturer(s)
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Šimáčková Šárka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Podlipský Václav Jonáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Technical intro. Articulation and Acoustics. Phonology and phonetic transcription. The Consonants of English. The Consonants of English cont. Phonological rules. English Vowels. Varieties of English, General American English. English Words and Sentences. Stress & Rhythm. English Words and Sentences cont. Intonation. Acoustic Phonetics. Rounding up...
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 10 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 18 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 72 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of speech production and perception. It introduces the description of speech sounds from both articulatory and acoustic perspectives, the vowel and consonant inventories of English (i.e., British Received Pronunciation and American General American English), the main phonological processes influencing the realization of English sounds in connected speech, and the fundamentals of English prosody (stress, rhythm, and intonation). KAA/EPH2 (lecture) and KAA/EPH1 (seminar): - The courses partially overlap in content but differ in format. - Lecture (EPH2): provides a coherent and more in-depth explanation of phonetic phenomena. - Seminar (EPH1): emphasizes computer-based practical exercises and individualized feedback. - The courses are not dependent on each other and have no prescribed order.
Students will * gain knowledge of basic mechanisms of speech production and perception * be able to interpret wavefoms and spectrograms (visualizations of the acoustic properties of utterances) * be able to distinguish between different English vowels and consonants and describe them * acquire understanding of basic processes occuring in connected speech * be able to distinguish between standard British and American pronunciation
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Prerequisites
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No prior specialist knowledge or completion of other courses is required. A sound knowledge of English is necessary (the language of instruction is English).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Reading recommended literature. Studying each assigned chapter in detail one by one throughout the semester. Passing written tests during the course / passing a final test.
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Recommended literature
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Cruttenden, A. (2014). Gimson's Pronunciation of English.
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Ladefoged, P. (2006). A Course in Phonetics.
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