PREPARATION: COURSEBOOK READINGS & HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS  

Introduction

1. COURSEBOOK: 1. Introduction, 2. The production of speech sounds: 2.1 Articulators above the larynx
   

Phonemic transcription

1. COURSEBOOK: 2. The production of speech sounds: 2.1 Articulators above the larynx
2. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Fun poem about English pronunciation
   

English vowels, diphtongs and triphtongs

1. COURSEBOOK: 3. Long vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs
   
2. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn

Consonants

1. COURSEBOOK: 4. Voicing and consonants, 6. Fricatives and affricates, 7. Nasals and other consonants
2. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:Transcription of individual words (monophthongs, diphthongs and triphthongs)

Strong and weak syllables

1. COURSEBOOK: 8. Strong and weak syllables
   
2. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:Transcription of individual words (vowels & consonants)

1.  COURSEBOOK: 9. Stress in simple words
2. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: P. Roach-Phonetics and Phonology, Unit 9, p. 72, Written excercise
   

1. COURSEBOOK: 11. Complex word stress
2. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Transcription of individual words (with a choice of BBC or GA accent)
   
3. Mid-semester test on topics 1--6 

1. COURSEBOOK: 12. Weak forms

1. COURSEBOOK: 12. Weak forms

1. COURSEBOOK: 20. Varieties of English pronunciation
2. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: BBC v GA-transcription of a sentence in both accents
3. LISTENING: Accent 1, Accent 2

1. COURSEBOOK: AUDIO UNIT 13 Revision, 14 Aspects of connected speech (Rhythm)
2. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: BBC v GA (transcription of individual words)

1. COURSEBOOK: 15. Form & Function in intonation. Tone & tone languages. Some functions of English tones. Tones on other words.
   

Intonation: Part II

1.  COURSEBOOK: 16 the tone-unit. The structure of the tone-unit. 18. The attitudinal functions of intonation. Expressing attitudes.