Intendierte Lernergebnisse
Admission to this course will take place AFTER the results of the Placement Test have been received by the instructor. An e-mail explaining the course schedule will take place thereafter.On completing the course, students should be familiar with the phonemes of English, primary focus will be on North American English;intonation and other prosodic features; word and sentence stress; the IPA notation of the above and their realization in an American standard; andconnected-speech phenomena: linking, reduction, pausing.
Lehrmethodik
Lecture, group work, individual work, extensive at-home practiceThis course will be conducted via blended-learning. This means there will be some classes when you will need to be present in the classroom, some where you are working on assignments on your own, and some where we are all online together (but not together in the same room). This schedule will be discussed and agreed upon with students insofar as possible. I will be in contact after the admission process (Aufnahmeselektion) is complete with further details. You should have, at a minimum, a device with a stable internet connection, a microphone and headset, and (should it be needed) a camera. These will facilitate any eLearning sessions in this course.
Inhalt/e
The course aims to improve the students' pronunciation skills (in American English) by increasing their awareness and providing practice opportunities. students are expected to commit to extensive at-home practice.Topics to be covered in this course include but are not limited to:IPA system;Word and phrasal stress;Intonation and other ;suprasegmental elements of English;Vowels and consonants, in isolation and in combination; andAttitudes and obstacles in the acquisition of pronunciation.
Erwartete Vorkenntnisse
Students are not expected to know the International Phonetic Alphabet, but quick mastery of the English-related signs must be accomplished early in the term.
Curriculare Anmeldevoraussetzungen
Please see your individual curricula to determine eligibility for this course.
Literatur
In addition to readings provided to students on Moodle, students are encouraged to consult the following texts for further explanation:Teaching American English Pronunciation, Peter Avery & Susan Ehrlich, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.Well Said: Pronunciation for Clear Communication, 3rd/4th edition, Linda Grant, Boston, MA : Heinle/Cengage Learning.Upon request, more texts relating to specific questions can be supplied.