FPF:UCJAU023 Pronunciation Tendencies in Pr - Course Information

UCJAU023 Pronunciation Tendencies in Present English

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Timetable

each even Thursday 9:45–11:20 M8

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

• Secondary School Teacher Training in English (programme FPF, N7504 UcSS)

Course objectives

The lecture will familiarize the students with the pronunciation tendencies in English from the beginning of the 20th century. The seminar focuses on practical examples, identification and practicing the production of the selected phenomena.

Syllabus

• 1. Received pronunciation
  2. Received pronunciation at the beginning of the 20th century
  3. Received pronunciation in the middle of the 20th century
  4. Received pronunciation in the new millenium
  5. Assimilation
  6. Geographical varieties - atypical pronunciation of certain sounds
  7. Juncture
  8. Estuary English
  9. Glaswegian and Scots
  10. Hiberno-English
  11. Speech therapy and ELT
  12. Pronunciation in the mass media

Literature

recommended literature
• Roach, P. English Phonetics and Phonology. info
• Wells, J.C. Harlow. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. info
• Wells, J. Phonetic blog. info
• Trudgill, P. The Dialects of England. info
• Kolář, P. What is RP Today. info

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Written test

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