The English Pronunciation Course 4101-3SFO
TOPIC AREAS
1.VOWELS
Quality and length
Monophthongs, diphthongs and triphthongs
SES English and GenAm vowels.
2. CONSONANTS
Fortis versus lenis
Consonant sequences
3. SES/GenAm realisational differences
4. SES/GenAm distributional differences
5. CONNECTED SPEECH
Full and reduced forms of function words
Stylistic variations: assimilation, elision, linking
6. STRESS AND RHYTHM
7. INTONATION
The tone-unit: Nucleus, head, pre-head, and tail.
Functions of intonation: attitudinal, accentual, grammatical, and discoursal.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
the student has a basic knowledge of the relevant concepts of phonetics and phonology, such as stress, rhythm, intonation, tone, tonality, tonicity etc., which has practical application in EFL teaching. H1P_W01
the student has a comprehensive knowledge of the pronunciation of English, which helps him/her speak intelligibly and which has practical application in EFL teaching; the student is able to recognize various types of pronunciation errors and can identify the sources of mispronunciations; the student has a basic knowledge of English-Polish phonological CA, which enables him/her to reduce/eradicate mispronunciations resulting from phonetic interference. H1P_W02
the student is familiar with the basic–both English and Polish–terminology/nomenclature of English phonetics and phonology.
H1P_W03
SKILLS
the student has the necessary level of self-study skills to use a variety of sources (pronunuciation dictionaries and new technologies–ICT) in order to master pronunciation, improve communication skills and develop his/her professional competences in EFL teaching. H1P_U02 H1A_U01 H1A_U03
H1A_U10
the student possesses pronunciation skills at CEFR level C1; these include academic English and the language of classroom communication/instruction, in accordance with the requirements specified in the standards of teaching. H1P_U14
SOCIAL SKILLS
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
SOCIAL COMPETENCE(S)
the student understands the importance of lifelong learning H1P_K01
the student is able to interact and work in a group H1P_K02
the student is aware of the level of their knowledge, pronunciation and communication skills and understands the need for on-going professional training and personal development. H1A K01 H1A K04 S1A_K02
the student learns to become more tolerant of differences: more tolerant towards other languages, dialects, accents or cultures. H1P_K06
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