(in Polish) Fonetyka języka angielskiego 4100-1SFJA

The aim of the course is to assist students in correcting and getting rid of unfavorable features of their own pronunciation; elimination of typical errors in English pronunciation resulting from differences between the sound systems of the native language and the English language at the level of speech sounds (vowels, consonants) and prosody (word and sentence stress, intonation); support in achieving the fluency and correctness of pronunciation expected from an English teacher (in relation to the accent chosen as a pattern / model); awakening the awareness and phonetic sensitivity of students; preparing them to work independently on their own English pronunciation based on the available tools; introducing selected elements of the phonetic description of the English language and phonological issues.
The curriculum includes description and intensive training of the articulation of consonants and vowels; selected allophonic phenomena; word-to-word phonetics; assimilations and elisions; weak and strong forms of grammatical words; word button, rhythm and intonation; comparison of the English and American standard of pronunciation (SES and GA); selected issues in the phonetics of the Polish language; phonetic transcription (phonemic, allophonic).

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Prerequisites (description)

After completing the course, students have knowledge of the basic differences in pronouncing speech sounds between Polish and English and are able to apply this knowledge in further stages of pronunciation learning. They correctly distinguish all the sounds of English speech (vowels and consonants), both in the pronunciation of individual words and in connected speech. They use phonetic transcription (IPA). They describe aspects of English phonetics in comparison to Polish.

Course coordinators

Eugeniusz Cyran

Type of course

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foreign languages
obligatory courses

General:

obligatory courses
foreign languages

Mode

Blended learning

Learning outcomes

Knowledge – the student:

- recognizes and describes complex phenomena and issues related to English pronunciation (K_W03)

- explains the principles of correct articulation of English sounds and typical problems in teaching them (K_W03, K_U01)

- identifies areas requiring improvement in their own phonetic accuracy (K_W03, K_U07)

Skills – the student:

- identifies and classifies pronunciation errors in themselves and others (K_U07)

- improves their own English pronunciation skills through error analysis and self-reflection (K_U07, K_K01)

- applies their phonetic knowledge in both theory and practice (K_U01)

Social competences – the student:

- demonstrates reflectiveness and critical thinking regarding English pronunciation (K_K01)

- seeks expert opinions when facing difficulties with pronunciation error analysis (K_K02)

Assessment criteria

Partial written and/or oral assignments.
Midterm tests in written and/or oral form.

Grading criteria for written tests and oral responses:
3.0 – 60% – 67%
3.5 – 68% – 75%
4.0 – 76% – 83%
4.5 – 84% – 91%
5.0 – 92% – 100%

Grading criteria for oral tests:
1. Correct pronunciation of consonants (20% of the grade)
2. Correct pronunciation of vowels (20% of the grade)
3. Correct pronunciation of words (phonetic phenomena at the word level, stress, aspiration, vowel reduction, lengthening/shortening, assimilation, etc.) (20% of the grade)
4. Proper linking of words (phenomena at word boundaries, e.g., linking "r", fluency) (20% of the grade)
5. Correct intonation (20% of the grade)

Final grade calculation:
-Oral assessments, e.g., dialogues (50% of the final grade) (K_U01, K_U_07, K_K01, K_K02)

-Grades from transcription tests (25% of the final grade) (K_W03, K_U01, K_U_07, K_K01, K_K02)

-Grades from theoretical tests (25% of the final grade) (K_W03)

Bibliography

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Carley, P. & Mees, I.M. English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice, London, Routledge, 2017.
Cruttenden, A., Gimson's pronunciation of English, Edward Arnold, London, 2014.
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Hawkins, P., Introducing phonology, Routledge, London, 1992.
Jassem, W., Exercises in English pronunciation, PWN, Warszawa, 1995.
Jones, D. An English pronouncing dictionary, (15th ed), Roach, P.& Hartman, J. (eds), CUP, Cambridge, 1997.
Knowles, G. O., Patterns of spoken English, Longman, London, 1984.
Lindsay, G. English after RP. Standard British Pronunciation today. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Mortimer, C., Sound right! Longman, London, 1975.
O’Connor, J.D., Better English Pronunciation, CUP, Cambridge, 1980.
Ponsonby, M., How now brown cow? A course in the pronunciation of English, Prentice Hall, London, 1987.
Reszkiewicz, A., Correct your English pronunciation, PWN, Warszawa, 1981.
Roach, P., English phonetics and phonology, (2nd ed), CUP, Cambridge, 1991.
Roach, P., Introducing phonetics, Penguin, London, 1992.
Sobkowiak, W., English phonetics for Poles, Bene Nati, Poznań, 1996.
Underhill, A., Sound foundations, Heinemann, Oxford, 1994.
Wells, J. C., Accents of English, CUP, Cambridge, 1982.
Wells, J. C., Longman pronunciation dictionary, Longman, Harlow, 2000.
Wełna, J., English spelling and pronunciation, PWN, Warszawa, 1982.

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