552.245 (21S) Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology

Sommersemester 2021

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First course session
09.03.2021 12:00 - 14:00 online Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer
LV Nummer Südostverbund ENI01001UL
Course title german Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology
Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
Course model Blended learning course
Online proportion 33%
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 21 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 09.03.2021
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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Students have a clear grasp of the phonology of standard varieties of English. They can describe segmental and suprasegmental features of utterances and can use the IPA both receptively and productively. In addition, they have an understanding of principles of pronunciation teaching.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Lectures, group work, student assignments.

Course content

  • Speech sound production
  • Speech sounds
  • Consonants and Vowels
  • Sounds in language
  • The sounds of English (RP)
    • English consonants and vowels
    • Accents, variation
    • (Words, connected speech, rhythm,…)
  • Phonetic differences between English and German
  • Influences on pronunciation
  • Pronunciation Teaching
    • The place of pronunciation; goals, models, targets, teaching approaches, learner motivation

Curricular registration requirements

Students need to have passed 'Introduction to Linguistics' I and II

Literature

Celce-Murcia, Marianne; Donna M. Brinton & Janet M. Goodwin. 2010. (2nd ed.): Teaching Pronunciation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

Cruttenden, Alan. 2014. Gimson's pronunciation of English. Eighth edition. New York: Routledge.

Skandera, Paul and Peter Burleigh: A Manual of English Phonetics and Phonology; Narr, 2011 (2nd ed.) 

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Assignments, participation, quizzes, final exam.

Examination topic(s)

Content covered in class. 

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Written exam, complemented by oral exam in case of mandatory online testing. 

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Topics in Linguistics I (Compulsory subject)
      • ENI.001 Topics in Applied Linguistics ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.245 Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 15W.2)
    • Subject: Topics in Linguistics I (Compulsory subject)
      • ENI.001 Topics in Applied Linguistics ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.245 Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor-Lehramtsstudium Bachelor Unterrichtsfach Englisch (SKZ: 407, Version: 19W.2)
    • Subject: Topics in Linguistics I (Compulsory subject)
      • ENI.001 Topics in Applied Linguistics ( 2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 552.245 Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 3., 4. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Fachliches Grund- und Aufbaustudium Linguistics (Compulsory subject)
      • Module: Aufbaustudium Linguistics
        • 4.4 Topics in Applied Linguistics ( 0.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
          • 552.245 Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology (2.0h PS / 3.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 3. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Wintersemester 2020/21
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics:Phonology (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.246 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: The sounds of English (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation a (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.246 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
  • 552.246 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 552.245 PS Topics in Applied Linguistics: Phonology and Pronunciation (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)