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Seminar Sound and Sound Structure

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2020-2021

Admission requirements

Background in phonetics and phonology. Students are expected to be familiar with the contents of a general phonetics textbook, such as Rietveld & van Heuven (2009) Algemene Fonetiek [General Phonetics] (Coutinho, Bussum), Ladefoged (2001) A Course in Phonetics. Students should have completed the course Analysis and Synthesis of Speech (5194KTH06) by Jos Pacilly. Knowledge of statistics, e-prime, and Praat would be a plus.

Description

This course explores topics on sound and sound structure by critically reading and discussing a series of articles and working jointly on experiments which address research questions that arise in the context of the assigned literature.

Course objectives

After taking this class, students should be able to

  • understand the concepts and fundamental questions in several specific research areas concerning sound and sound structure.

  • learn how to conduct an experiment to address a question of scientific interest.

  • critically evaluate original research articles (their goals, methods, findings, and interpretations) in the area of experimental phonetics.

  • give an oral presentation on a scientific paper to a group of peers and to evaluate peer presentations.

  • summarize and synthesize the literature to write up a literature review.

  • write up the experimental results as a research project.

Timetable

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Mode of instruction

Seminar in English which includes lectures, student presentations, and hands-on projects

Assessment method

  • Oral presentations of 1) the reading materials and 2) your research proposal (25%)

  • Peer-review of your participation and contribution to the class 15%

  • Final assignment (end-term final paper): 60%

A subset of the tests can be arranged for resit.

Exam review

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

Mainly journal articles.

Registration

Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.

General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch

Contact

For questions related to the content of the course, please contact the lecturer, you can find their contact information by clicking on their name in the sidebar.

For questions regarding enrollment please contact the Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats
E-mail address Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats: osz-oa-reuvensplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl

For questions regarding your studyprogress contact the Coordinator of Studies

Remarks

not applicable