English phonetics and phonology 15-FIF-ZL

The course will cover the following content blocks:

Phonetics

· Human articulatory tract

· Description of sounds

· Phonemes of English

· Allophones of English phonemes

· Suprasegmental features of English

· Connected speech

Module learning aims

(in Polish) C1: prezentacja podstawowych zagadnień z zakresu fonetyki i fonologii języka angielskiego; C2: wyposażenie studentów w aparat pojęciowy niezbędny do opisu i analizy dźwięków języka angielskiego;

Information on where to find course materials

Faculty of English e-learning platform

Major

English philology (part-time studies)

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

Tutorials, individual and groupwork during classes, minilectures, discussion; tasks and discussions via the e-learning platform Moodle.

Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)

n/a

Student workload (ECTS credits)

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

n/a

Course coordinators

Marcin Krygier

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

· describe sounds of English phonetically and phonemically

· carry out a phonetic analysis of English words and phrases

· use basic phonetic terminology and the International Phonetic Alphabet

Assessment criteria

The course utilises on-going evaluation (based on timely completion of tasks on the Moodle e-learning platform) plus a final written exam.

Practical placement

n/a

Bibliography

Peter Roach. 2009. English phonetics and phonology: A practical course. Cambridge: CUP.

Alan Cruttenden. 2014. Gimson's pronunciation of English. London: HEP.

Włodzimierz Sobkowiak. 2004. English phonetics for Poles. Poznań: WP.

David Crystal (ed.). 2010. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge: CUP.

Additional information

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

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