Course: Pronunciation Practice

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Course title Pronunciation Practice
Course code KAJ/YBPRO
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Kořínková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- overview of problematic elements of English pronunciation, with focus on Czech users of English - the strengths and weaknesses of each student´s own pronunciation, - activities specifically aimed at improving the pronunciation of the seminar participants.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 1 hour per semester
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: - describe and explain in detail the typical segmental and suprasegmental elements of English pronunciation and compare them with the pronunciation of their mother tongue, - demonstrate improvement in their own English pronunciation, both in the articulation of individual sounds and in the effective implementation of the suprasegmental components of pronunciation (rhythm, accent, intonation, linking, assimilation, elision), - recognise and characterise the main national variants of the English language, - use a pronunciation dictionary flexibly and effectively.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic

80% attendance, active participation in lessons, preparation and presentation of short pronunciation activities according to the teacher's requirements, introductory and final recordings, demonstrating student´s improvement.
Recommended literature
  • BOWLER, B., CUNNINGHAM, S. (1999). New Headway Upper-Intermediate Pronunciation Course. . Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Hancock, M. (2003). English Pronunciation in Use. Cambridge: CUP.
  • Jonathan Marks. (2012). The Book of Pronunciation. Surrey.
  • Jones, D. (2006). English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge: CUP.
  • Martin Hewings. (2007). English Pronunciation in Use Advanced. Cambridge.
  • VOLÍN, JAN. (2003). IPA-Based Transcription for Czech Students of English. . Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Nakladatelství Karolinum.
  • Wells, J.C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd.
  • Wells, John. (2008). Pronunciation Poll.


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