Culture-oriented English practice: Phonetics workshop 15-COEP-PW-ES-12

(First semester of a two-semester course. Next semester: 15-COEP-PW-ES-22.)

This workshop is aimed at introducing you to basic concepts of the English sound system(s) and speech production. It is assumed that you haven’t received any accent training before, and that your knowledge about English vowels and consonants, or about IPA transcription, is limited.
The ultimate aim of this two-semester course is for you to be able to control your own and other people’s pronunciation. A by-product of this should be a reasonable level of English pronunciation as your language competency. The more specific aims for the upcoming semester are:
- to make you aware of the differences between the English and the Polish sound systems
- to introduce you to the phonemic transcription and the IPA symbols
- to introduce you to the sounds used in world's languages
- to practise pronunciation of consonants and vowels (to a limited degree)
- to practise listening as an inseparable part of pronunciation training
- to acquaintance you with present and real-life native pronunciation models
- to expose you to different accents spoken in the United Kingdom, particularly in England

Module learning aims

(in Polish) a. Wyrobienie u Studenta świadomości różnic między polskim a angielskim systemem dźwięków b. Wprowadzenie transkrypcji fonemicznej oraz symboli IPA c. Praktyczna nauka akcentu w języku angielskim d. Wyrobienie u Studenta umiejętności efektywnego słuchania jako kompetencji językowej e. Zapoznanie Studenta z rodzimymi i nierodzimymi akcentami języka angielskiego f. Zapoznanie Studenta z obecnymi i prawdziwymi modelami wymowy w języku angielskim

Major

English Studies: Literature and Culture

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

(in Polish) - konwersacje w grupach 2- lub 3-osobowych - praca w grupach 4– lub 5–osobowych przy tworzeniu plakatów

Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)

yes - partly

Cycle of studies

1st cycle

Module type

compulsory

Year of studies (where relevant)

Year 1

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

(in Polish) a. Dobra znajomość języka angielskiego w mowie i piśmie b. Pełna sprawność aparatu mowy i słuchu

Course coordinators

Term 2018/SZ:

Kamil Malarski

Term 2022/SZ:

Ronald Kim
Kamil Malarski
Paul Newsham
Elżbieta Wilczyńska

Bibliography

García Lecumberri, María Luisa and John Maidment. 2000. English transcription course. London: Arnold.
Jones, David. 2006. Cambridge English pronouncing dictionary. (17th edition by Peter Roach, James Hartman and Jane Setter. With CD-ROM.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McMahon, April M.S. 1994. Understanding language change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (200-209).
Sawala K, Szczegóła T, Jankowski M, Weckwerth J. 2011. Say It Right - Multimedialny Kurs Wymowy i Słownictwa Angielskiego. Wersja 3.0. (+ DVD-ROM) Poznań: SuperMemo World - Oficyna Wydawnicza Atena.
Sobkowiak, Włodzimierz. 2004. English phonetics for Poles. (3rd ed.) Wydawnictwo Poznańskie.
Wells, John C. 2008. Longman pronunciation dictionary. (3rd edition. With CD-ROM.) London: Pearson Education

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 15-COEP-PW-ES-12 in USOSweb