Course: Phonetics and Phonology II

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Course title Phonetics and Phonology II
Course code KGER/KFOF2
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Frydrychová Andrea, Mgr.
Course content
1. The main difficulties of Czech students with German pronunciation: confrontation analysis of German and Czech phonological system, error analysis, aspects of pronunciation error assessment, analysis of main difficulties 2. List of difficult words to pronounce 3. Difficult words to pronounce I 4. Difficult words to pronounce II 5. Process of converting the written language into spoken language 6. Learning objectives and requirements to master the phonetics 7. Setting goals according to the CEFR 8. Questions of teaching phonetics - curriculum, basic methodological principles, introduction, practice and fixing of pronunciation 9. Pronunciation exercise typology 10. Motivational aspects of foreign language pronunciation acquisition 11. Pronunciation control, testing, assessment and marking

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, M. Základy fonetiky. Praha, 1983.


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