UCJAFONA English Phonetics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Jašková (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is for the students to acquire the ability to identify English sounds and their correct pronunciation and to understand the phonological system of English pronunciation as compared to Czech. In order to do that, students must master phonological transcription and fluent reading.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic categories, speech organs, RP, IPA
    2. English short vowels
    3. English long vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs
    4. English plosives
    5. English fricatives and affricates
    6. Nasals and consonant clusters
    7. Pronunciation of r, l, j, w
    8. Stress (derived words, compounds)
    9. Weak forms
    10. Rhythm
    11. Assimilation, linking and elision
    12. Phonological transcription
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.fpf.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=671
Phonological transcription.
Fluent reading of texts and tongue-twisters.
Pronunciation of crucial words.
Knowledge of the theory system.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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