Course: Phonetics and Phonology II

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Course title Phonetics and Phonology II
Course code KGER/FOF2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Frydrychová Andrea, Mgr.
Course content
1.-2. The most significant problems of Czech students trying to maintain the codified norm of German pronunciation (in case of bachelor program focused on education). 3.-4. Phonetic description of German sounds related to the standard pronunciation (in respect to training methods of productive and receptive pronunciation) 5. Co-articulation and its manifestation. 6. Structuring of a speech continuum. 7. Syllable, syntagma, sentence. 8. Word accent. 9.-10. Intonation in a German sentence - melody, accent, phrasing. 11.-12. Further prosodic tools. 13. Phonologic relevance of prosodic phenomena.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to prepare students to successful communication in German. As speakers they will need productive and receptive German standard pronunciation. As future teachers they will be required to explain the pronunciation norm to their students competently and sensitively.
Student " knows and can identify the main pronunciation difficulties in German and their causes " knows the teaching methods of phonetics and phonology and pronunciation exercise typology " is acquainted with setting goals and requirements to learn phonetics and phonology according to the CEFR " knows the most important principles of controlling, testing and assessing of the level of phonetic language acquisition.
Prerequisites
Phonetics and Phonology I

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Credit requirements: Active participation in seminars, students must successfully complete required tasks, hand in portfolio based on course materials which must be approved by the tutor. Exam requirements: The exam comprises only a spoken part, where students are required to answer theoretical questions and read a text phonetically correct. There will be time given to read and prepare the text. Students are expected to show their ability to apply the gained knowledge in practical use.
Recommended literature
  • Dieling, H./ Hirschfeld, U. Phonetik lehren und lernen. Fernstudieneinheit 21. Berlin, 2000.
  • Hendrich, J. a kol. Didaktika cizích jazyků. Praha, 1988.
  • Kohler, K. J. Einführung in die Phonetik des Deutschen. Berlin, 1995.
  • Kolektiv autorů. Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch. Berlin, New York, 2009.
  • Mangold, M. DUDEN. Das Aussprachewörterbuch. Mannheim, Leipzig, Wien, Zürich, 2005.
  • Maroušková, M. - Schmidt, M. Jak správně vyslovovat němčinu. Ústí nad labem, 2005.
  • Maroušková, Marie. Metody a materiály k nácviku správné německé výslovnosti. Praha. 1980.
  • Palková, Z. Fonetika a fonologie češtiny. Praha: Karolinum, 1999.
  • Romportl, Milan. Základy fonetiky, Praha (SPN). 1973.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Intercultural German Studies (A14) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer