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KAA / BFONA
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAA
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BFONA
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Title
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Phonetics and Phonology
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
3
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
1
[HRS/WEEK]
Seminar
1
[HRS/WEEK]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / 46
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0 / 0
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0 / 1
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / 90
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0 / 0
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0 / 1
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
Yes
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Fundamental course |
Yes
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Fundamental theoretical course |
Yes
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Substituted course
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KAA/FONA
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The main objective of the course is to acquire theoretical knowledge of English phonetics and phonology and improve students' pronunciation. Also, the course aims at the comparison of the English and Czech phonological systems and raising students' competence to present the phenomena concerned to learners at primary schools.
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Requirements on student
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Attendance, preparing and delivering presentations, completion of assigned tasks during the semester
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Content
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Introduction to the field and basic terminology.
Monolingual, bilingual and pronunciation dictionaries.
Vocal anatomy.
The International Phonetic Alphabet.
Aspects of classification of consonants and vowels and their basic properties.
Pronunciation of grammatical endings.
Sound and spelling correspondences.
The syllable.
Stress, connection to morphological structure of words and word class.
Weak forms.
English rhythm.
English tones, the structure of tone unit and functions of intonation.
Aspects of connected speech.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
GIMSON, A. C. An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English. London: Arnold, 1980.
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Basic:
O'CONNOR, J.D. Better English Pronunciation. Cambridge: CUP, 2000.
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Basic:
ROACH, P. English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge: CUP, 2000.
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Basic:
VOLÍN, J. IPA-Based Transcription for Czech Students of English. Praha: Karolinum, 2003.
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Basic:
WELLS, J. C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. London: Longman, 2000.
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Recommended:
CRYSTAL, D. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford: Blackwell, 1991.
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Recommended:
JONES, D. English Pronouncing Dictionary (ed. by P. Roach and J. Hartman). Cambridge: CUP, 1997.
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Recommended:
BRADFORD, B. Intonation in Context. Cambridge: CUP, 1988.
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Recommended:
KENWORTHY, J. Teaching English Pronunciation. London: Longman, 1987.
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Recommended:
JENKINS, J. The Phonology of English as an International Language. Oxford: OUP, 2000.
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
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Competences acquired |
Students will gain the ability to describe the mechanisms of speech production and perception, the system of English consonants and vowels and compare it with the system in Czech. Students will develop a competence to apply the knowledge of English word and sentence stress, intonation and all the processes of connected speech into practice. Students will also learn to use the International Phonetic Alphabet. |
Teaching methods |
- Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Methods of individual activities
- Skills training
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Assessment methods |
- Written examination
- Presentation
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