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    Phonetics & Phonology II Mag.

    Lourdes Achard

    GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION

    Phonetics & Phonology I is the second formal course in the field of Phonetics and Phonology of the national teacher
    programme.

    LEARNING OUTCOMES
    • to acquaint students with theory and practice of English Phonetics and Phonology
    • to get rid of Uruguayan-to-English phonetics interference,
    • to build students’ awareness and concern for good pronunciation,
    • to draw students’ attention to the problem areas faced by Uruguayan learners of English,
    • to provide the students with necessary knowledge to be able to self-evaluate their own pronunciation and correct
    and assess the pronunciation of others,
    • to analyse a personal diagnostic speech sample in consultation with the instructor and to develop a personal plan for
    improvement targeting at specific areas of difficulty.

    This course is intended to offer student-teachers the possibility of deepening their understanding of pronunciation and
    communication skills, the issues involved in this processes that go beyond the mere classroom situation

    COURSE ASSESSMENT
    Students who finish the year with grade 6 or more will pass the course. Those who do not reach such level
    will have to take an exam.

    To pass the course students will have to:


    (1) Sit two term-tests one in June or July and the other one in October;
    (2) Do well in their oral presentations and classroom communication.
    (3) Have an active role in class discussions and reading of the course literature;
    (4) Adequately comply with all homework assignments;
    (5) Show some noticeable improvement in their pronunciation skill.
    (6) Perform well in all revision quizzes/tests throughout the year.

    The many assessment opportunities will weigh as follows:


    • Term tests 40%
    • Oral Presentations 30%
    • Involvement in class discussions & homework 30%

    “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” -Dennis P. Kimbro 1
    Phonetics & Phonology II Mag. Lourdes Achard

    Marks will be awarded based on the following criteria:

    12–(96% - 100%) – Student’s knowledge and understanding of course


    requirements exceeds
    expectations.

    11 – (92% - 95%) Outstandingly shows knowledge and understanding of course


    requirements
    10 – (88% - 91%) – Distinctively well shows knowledge and understanding of course
    requirements
    9 – (84% - 87%) Very well shows knowledge and understanding of course
    requirements.
    8 – (79% - 83%) – Well shows knowledge and understanding of course
    requirements.

    7 – (70% - 78%) – Satisfactorily shows knowledge and understanding of course


    requirements.

    6 – (60% - 69%) – Acceptably shows knowledge and understanding of course


    requirements
    5 – (50% - 59%) – Barely shows knowledge and understanding of basic course
    requirements.

    4 – (40% - 49%) – Shows some knowledge of the course.

    3 – (30% - 39%) Shows poor knowledge and of the course requirements.

    2 (20% - 29%) – Shows insufficient knowledge of the course.


    1 – (0% - 19%) Shows neither understanding nor knowledge of the course
    requirement

    “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” -Dennis P. Kimbro 2
    Phonetics & Phonology II Mag. Lourdes Achard

    COURSE COVERAGE

    Day Unit 1- Materials and Resources


    10 Entrance Examination
    March 17 Course Introduction
    Revision
    24 Accentuation English Phonetics for Spanish Speakers. Chapter 9 D. Finch,
    31 H. Ortiz Lira

    Day Unit 2 – Materials and Resources


    14 Primary and Secondary English Phonetics for Spanish Speakers. Chapter 9
    Stress Gimson’s Pronunciation of English p 235-249
    Accentual Patterns
    21 Suffixes and Prefixes Gimson’s Pronunciation of English-
    April English Pronunciation in Use
    28 Compound words Gimson’s Pronunciation of English- ´p 242
    Roach P., English Phonetics and Phonology- Chapter 11
    Gradation English Phonetics for Spanish Speakers. Chapter 10 & 11 D.
    Rhythm Finch, H. Ortiz Lira

    Materials and Resources


    5 Gimson’s Pronunciation of English p 263-269
    Weak Forms Roach P., English Phonetics and Phonology- Chapter 12
    12 Intonation Roach P., English Phonetics and Phonology- Chapter 15
    May Tone Unit Roach P., English Phonetics and Phonology- Chapter 16
    Functions of Intonation Roach P., English Phonetics and Phonology- Chapter 17
    May Roach P., English Phonetics and Phonology- Chapter 18
    19 Intonation Practice Sounds English- J O’Connor- Clare Fletcher
    Introducing Tones Fall English Pronunciation in Use
    Rise
    26 Intonation Practice Sounds English- J O’Connor- Clare Fletcher
    Introducing Tones Fall English Pronunciation in Use
    Rise

    “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” -Dennis P. Kimbro 3
    Phonetics & Phonology II Mag. Lourdes Achard

    Day Materials and Resources


    2 Question Tags
    9 More on Intonation Sounds English- J
    Question Tags O’Connor- Clare
    Fletcher
    English Pronunciation in
    June Use
    16 Intonation Cleft sentences Sounds English- J
    Repeat questions O’Connor- Clare
    More on Intonation Fletcher
    English Pronunciation in
    Use

    23 Mid-term test-

    Day WINTER BREAK Materials and Resources


    21 Correction of test
    28 Intonation for old and new Sounds English- J O’Connor- Clare Fletcher
    information English Pronunciation in Use
    July
    Comparison and Contrast
    Intonation in storytelling
    Being a good listener
    Intonation Sounds English- J O’Connor- Clare Fletcher
    Intonation in managing English Pronunciation in Use
    conversation

    .
    Day
    4 Features of Connected English Phonetics for Spanish Speakers. Chapter 11 D. Finch,
    Speech – Elision H. Ortiz Lira Chapter 8 - LPD
    August
    11 Assimilation – English Phonetics for Spanish Speakers. Chapter 11 D. Finch,
    Compression H. Ortiz Lira Chapter 8- LPD
    18 LPD
    Linking Handout
    25 Intrusive R Handout

    Day Materials and Resources


    Septem 1 Juncture Sound Foundations- A. Underhill
    ber 8
    Features of Connected Gimson’s Pronunciation of English
    Speech

    “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” -Dennis P. Kimbro 4
    Phonetics & Phonology II Mag. Lourdes Achard

    14 Features of Connected Gimson’s Pronunciation of English


    28 Speech

    Day Transcription Materials and Resources


    6 Revision
    Octobe 13 Oral Presentation
    r 20
    Mid-term test-
    27 Course Round up

    Bibliography

    v English Phonetics and Phonology: A Practical Course- Peter Roach

    v Gimson's Pronunciation of English- Alan Cruttenden

    v Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. John Wells

    v Ship or sheep? - Ann Baker

    v English Pronunciation in Use- 3 levels

    v How to teach Pronunciation – Gerald Kelly

    v Elements of Pronunciation – Colin Mortimer

    v A Course in English Phonetics for Spanish Speakers Diana Finch & Hector Ortiz Lira

    v A Little Encyclopaedia of Phonetics- Peter Roach

    v Test Your Pronunciation - Michael Vaughan-Rees

    v Better English Pronunciation – J O’Connor

    v Sound Foundations- Adrian Underhill

    v Teaching Pronunciation- A Reference for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other

    Languages- M Celce-Murcia, D.M. Brinton, J.M Goodwin.

    “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” -Dennis P. Kimbro 5

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