Admission requirements
None.
Description
This course will take the form of an introduction to the phonetics of modern English. It will examine, amongst other matters, the production of speech, the description and classification of speech sounds, and how sounds are combined in speech and what influence they have upon each other. In the practical component of the course, attention will be paid to phonemic transcription.
Course objectives
Students:
become acquainted with the terminology needed in the study of phonetics;
learn the properties of English phonemes and how to describe them, both singly and in combination;
learn the symbols needed to transcribe phonemically.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the BA English website
Mode of instruction
Lecture (1 hour per week) and seminar (2 hours per week)
Course Load
time spent on attending lectures and seminars: 39 hours
time for studying the compulsory literature: 39 hours
time to prepare for the exam and in-term quizzes: 54 hours
exam/quizzes: 4 hours
Tutoring/opportunity to inspect exam: 4 hours.
Assessment method
Assessment
Three in-term quizzes and a written exam.
Weighing
Three in-term quizzes (30%)
Written exam (70%)
If the in-term quiz average is lower than the written examination mark, only the latter will be taken into account (100%).
Resit
If the final grade is 5 or less students may take the resit once and the mark of the resit will constitute 100% of the final grade.
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.
Attendance
Attendance is compulsory. Missing more than three tutorials means that students will be excluded from taking the exam (or essay or other assignments) and resits. Consequently, the course cannot be completed during that particular academic year. Unauthorized absence also applies to being unprepared and/or not bringing the relevant course materials to class.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used to provide students with an overview of current affairs, as well as specific information about (components of) the course.
Reading list
Course book: Ladefoged, Peter & Keith Johnson (2014). A Course in Phonetics (7th edn.). Stamford: CEngage.
Recommended: Wells, John (1990). Longman Pronouncing Dictionary. Harlow: Longman.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch
NB: First year students will be enrolled by the coordinator of studies.
Students other than BA English language and culture studies need permission from the coordinator of studies before enrolling.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Registration Contractonderwijs
Contact
Please contact Student administration van Eyckhof for questions.