Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500245 English Studies | OT | 3 | 0 |
2500245 English Studies | OT | 4 | 0 |
Course requirements
The course will consist of an introduction to the principles, methods and techniques of articulatory, acoustic and auditory phonetics which are the basis, or substance, of phonological facts. The acoustic-auditory cues used in English to signal sound contrasts and prosodic features will be described and analyzed and compared to those of Spanish and Catalan. The methodology of experimentation in phonetics and phonology will be presented.
Students will learn to:
Methodology
Introduction of each topic by the teacher. Discussion of assigned readings. Methodological demonstrations.
Practical exercises in class or as homework and completion of assignments (acoustic analysis of speech; quantification and relationship between phonetic and phonological categories; phonetic and phonological transcription; perceptual analysis of speech sounds; familiarization with the phonetic and phonological characteristics of second/foreign language speech).
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Lectures | 30 | 1.2 | 12, 9 |
Reading and practice exercises | 20 | 0.8 | |
Type: Supervised | |||
Group discussions | 5 | 0.2 | 2, 9, 6 |
Individual assignments | 20 | 0.8 | 2, 12, 10, 7 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Individual study | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 2 |
Reading and exercises | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 6 |
ASSESSMENT
• Two written exams, middle and end of the semester (30% each). A passing grade of 5 is required for the final average.
• Assignments (32%).
• Homework, class exercises and class participation (8%).
Please, note:
Re-assessment conditions: Only students who have passed at least 60% of the course evaluation are eligible for reassessment, provided they have done all the assignments and exams. The maximum mark that can be assigned at reassessment is 5/10. The re-assessment dates are assigned by the university and will not be changed to suit individual students' needs. The on-going homework and in-class exercises cannot be reassessed.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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2 written tests | 30% each | 4 | 0.16 | 5, 12, 8, 9, 6 |
Homework and in-class exercises | 7% | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 5 |
Individual assignments | 33% | 11 | 0.44 | 3, 13, 12, 10, 7, 9, 6, 4, 11 |
Main readings
Ladefoged, Peter. 2001. A Course in Phonetics (4th edition) New York: Hartcourt. (2005. 5thEd. Thomson/ Wadsworth Publishers / Ladefoged, Peter & Johnson, Keith. 2011. 6thedition. Cenage.)
Rogers, Hank. 2000. The Sounds of Language. London: Longman.
Further bibliography
Borden, Gloria .J., Harris, Katherine .S. & Raphael, Lawrence J. 1994. Speech Science Primer. Baltimore, London: Williams and Wilkins. 3rd edition.
Clark, J. and Yallop, C. 1990. An introduction to phonetics and phonology. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell.
Gick, Bryan, Wilson, Ian & Derrick, Donald. 2013. Articulatory Phonetics. Wiley-Blackwell.
Johnson, Keith. (1997). Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell (2nd ed. 2002, 2rd ed. 2012).
Kent, Raymond D. & Read, Charles. 2002. The Acoustic Analysis of Speech. Singular/Thomson Learning
Ladefoged, Peter. 2001. Vowels and Consonants. Oxford: Blackwell. (2nd ed. 2004)
Ladefoged, Peter. 2003. Phonetic Data Analysis: An introduction to phonetic fieldwork and instrumental techniques. Wiley-Blackwell,
Strange, Winifred (Ed.). 1995. Speech Perception and Linguistic Experience: Issues in Cross-language Research. York Press.
Additional bibliography will be specified during the course.