Course: Practical Phonetics

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Course title Practical Phonetics
Course code KGER/KPF
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Frydrychová Andrea, Mgr.
Course content
1. The relationship between the sound and written form of German 2. Phonetics as a branch of linguistics that the sound of language 3. Phonetic description of German sounds in relation to standard pronunciation 4. The main difficulties in mastering the codified pronunciation standard of German 5. Long closed and tense vowels 6. Front rounded vowels 7. German diphthongs 8. Reduced e and vocalized r 9. Ich-Laut, Ach-Laut 10. Ang-Laut 11. Word accent 12. Intonation of a German sentence - melody, accent, rhythm 13. Assimilation and coarticulation

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to improve the proficiency in the spoken form of the contemporary German on the basis of practical pronunciation exercises and activities, which focus primarily on practicing difficult pronunciation phenomena.
Students - can diagnose one's own pronunciation difficulties, - knows the methodological principles of practicing difficult pronunciation phenomena, - is able to eliminate the most significant self-pronunciation errors.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To obtain credit - Active participation in seminars - Completion of all assignments
Recommended literature
  • Dieling, H. & Hirschfeld, U. Phonetik lehren und lernen. Fernstudieneinheit 21. Berlin, 2000.
  • Hirschfeld, U. & Reinke, K. & Stock, E. Phonothek intensiv. Aussprachetraining. München, 2013.
  • Mangold, M. Das Aussprachewörterbuch. Manheim, 2005.
  • Maroušková, M. & Schmidt, M. Jak správně vyslovovat němčinu. Ústí nad Labem: UJEP, 2005.
  • Reinke, K. & Hirschfeld, U. 44 Aussprachespiele. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Stuttgart, 2014.


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