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Lecturer(s)
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Kořínková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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This course is related to the basic course in phonetics and phonology and treats some of the following areas in depth or extends them: a comparison of the suprasegmental features of English and Czech; the most frequent pronunciation errors of Czech learners and various remedial tasks to deal with them, and the exploitation of different media (electronic, online and paper) for the purposes of practising pronunciation. However, it also reflects the participants' needs and wants in the area of improving their pronunciation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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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
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Learning outcomes
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The aim is to contribute to the overall improvement of learners' oral performance, to develop abilities to (self) correct and analyse recordings of themselves from the point of view of pronunciation, and to enable students to choose suitable remedial activities.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Analysis of linguistic
Successful completion of the course requires active participation in seminars, 70% attendance, regular preparation for sessions and preparation and presentation of 1 - 2 activities focused on improving English pronunciation.
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Recommended literature
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BOWLER, B., CUNNINGHAM, S. (1999). New Headway Upper-Intermediate Pronunciation Course. . Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Hancock, M. (2003). English Pronunciation in Use. Cambridge: CUP.
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Jones, D. (2006). English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge: CUP.
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VOLÍN, JAN. (2003). IPA-Based Transcription for Czech Students of English. . Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Nakladatelství Karolinum.
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Wells, J.C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd.
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Wells, John. (2008). Pronunciation Poll.
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