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PREPARATION: COURSEBOOK READINGS & HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
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Introduction
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- COURSEBOOK: 1. Introduction, 2. The production of speech sounds: 2.1 Articulators above the larynx
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Phonemic transcription
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- COURSEBOOK: 2. The production of speech sounds: 2.1 Articulators above the larynx
- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Fun poem about English pronunciation
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English vowels, diphtongs and triphtongs
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- COURSEBOOK: 3. Long vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs
- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn
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Consonants
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- COURSEBOOK: 4. Voicing and consonants, 6. Fricatives and affricates, 7. Nasals and other consonants
- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:Transcription of individual words (monophthongs, diphthongs and triphthongs)
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Strong and weak syllables
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- COURSEBOOK: 8. Strong and weak syllables
- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:Transcription of individual words (vowels & consonants)
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Stress in simple words
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- COURSEBOOK: 9. Stress in simple words
- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: P. Roach-Phonetics and Phonology, Unit 9, p. 72, Written excercise
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Mid-semester written test on topic 1 - 6 |
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Complex word stress
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- COURSEBOOK: 11. Complex word stress
- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Transcription of individual words (with a choice of BBC or GA accent)
- Mid-semester test on topics 1--6
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Weak forms: Part I |
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- COURSEBOOK: 12. Weak forms
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Weak forms: Part II (Exercises) |
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- COURSEBOOK: 12. Weak forms
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Varieties of English pronunciation: BBC Accent v. General American |
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- COURSEBOOK: 20. Varieties of English pronunciation
- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: BBC v GA-transcription of a sentence in both accents
- LISTENING: Accent 1, Accent 2
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Aspects of connected speech:
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- COURSEBOOK: AUDIO UNIT 13 Revision, 14 Aspects of connected speech (Rhythm)
- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: BBC v GA (transcription of individual words)
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Intonation: Part I
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- COURSEBOOK: 15. Form & Function in intonation. Tone & tone languages. Some functions of English tones. Tones on other words.
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Intonation: Part II
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- COURSEBOOK: 16 the tone-unit. The structure of the tone-unit. 18. The attitudinal functions of intonation. Expressing attitudes.
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