Practical Phonetics of the English Language

Course unit code

Specialization  45.03.02 Linguistics

Course unit title

Practical Phonetics of the English Language

Name(s), surname(s) and title of lecturer(s)

Irina G. Razina, Associate Professor

Level of course

Bachelor

Semester

1-4

ECTS credits

16

Working hours

Contact hours

68(semester)/272(course)

lectures

seminars

practical classes

68/272

laboratory classes

consultations

Independent work

76/304

Total

144(semester)/576(course)

Work placement

none

Language of instruction

English

Prerequisites

Level of English: intermediate

Objectives of the course

 Learning outcomes

 A student’s assessments methods

aims:

- to study the phonetic aspect of the language use;

- to study the consonantal and vowel systems of the English language;

- to study intonation system of the English language;

- to study phonetics norms of English pronunciation and its regional and social accents.

Formation of competence:

а)intercultural:

- the ability to develop cultural and professional level independently and to master new methods of research;

- the ability to get and use new knowledge independently.

b) professional:

- the ability to use the system of linguistic knowledge including the functioning of the language in the professional sphere;

- the ability to operate  the knowledge to solve the professional problems;

- the ability to master the skills through self-control and self-development.

 Tests and exams.

Teaching methods

Practical classes, individual training of language skills

Course unit content

Title

Lecturers  (hours)

Self-study (hours)

Introduction into English Phonetics.

10

12

Organs of articulation and their function

4

4

Classification of English vowels and consonants

20

26

Orthography. Reading rules

10

12

Syllable and stress as phonetic units. Rules of syllable division and accentuation of words

20

24

Modifications of sounds in connected speech

32

34

Intonation as a phonetic unit. Utterance stress and intonation pattern

34

38

Intonation contours typical of different communicative types of sentences

34

38

The intonation structure of the English phrase

32

34

Rhythm as a structural component

12

14

Phonetic styles of the English language: formal, informal and neutral

32

34

Variety of English pronunciation

32

34

       272

   304

Assessment requirements

Student’s skills in this subject will be evaluated by means of  written and oral tests, semester and final examinations.

Assessment criteria

The assessment of the presented works is carried out by the following criteria:

– compliance of the contents to a subject;

– ability to use the phonetic structures of the language in accordance with the given situation;

– compliance of registration to requirements;

– accuracy of a language use;

– work is handed over in time.

The composition of final accumulative mark

Final accumulative mark consists of:  tests –40 %, exam – 60 %

Course outline arranged by

Irina G. Razina